Press Release
In a tragic instant, Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords went from a member of Congress to national symbol of hope and an upcoming issue of Bluewater Productions “Female Force” biography comic book series seeks to take full measure of her life as a legislator through her courageous struggle to recover from an assassin’s bullet
For the anniversary of the shooting, the NOOK & KINDLE editions of, “Female Force: Gabrielle Giffords” is available on Tuesday. The comic book follows the Fulbright Scholar’s career from local Tucson businessperson to popular Arizona politician. Most notably, the issue will revolve around the tragic events of January 8, 2011 when a gunman killed six people and wounded 13 others including Giffords in a horrific attempt on the Congressman’s life.
The physical copy comic book can be pre-ordered for a January 29th release. To pre-order the book, please click here: http://amzn.to/zylgm9
“Not to diminish the loss of life or life-changing injuries from this senseless act, but we witnessed something incredible,” said Bluewater president Darren Davis. “Giffords fought. She survived. And she began a remarkable and ongoing recovery.”
According to writer CW Cooke, another incredible thing happened. For a brief moment, her situation and the horrible tragedy made the public and the politicians that represent us examine the unceasing rancor in modern politics.
“Her struggle is a great American comeback story,” Cooke said, “From the scantest of movements in her fingers to her watching her astronaut husband’s liftoff on the penultimate Shuttle mission to her triumphant reappearance in the halls of Congress during the debt ceiling debate; Giffords is definitely a female force.”
“Female Force: Gabrielle Giffords,” penciled by Nicholas Justus, will retail for $3.99 and be available through most online venues like Amazon.com as well as local comic book stores. Biography issuesfeaturing Steve Jobs, commentator Arianna Huffington and mock-news icon JonStewart are available this week.
Bluewater launched the “Female Force” series in 2008 as a broad examination of strong and influential women who are shaping modern history and culture. In past issues, the monthly series has featuredMichelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Thatcher, JK Rowling, Sarah Palin and others.
Female Force individual issues are also available on Amazon.com, where they have been ranked among the site’s top 100 books.
About Bluewater Productions
Bluewater Productions Inc. is one of the top independent production studios of comic books, young adult books and graphic novels. Its extensive catalog of titles includes the bestsellers “10th Muse” and “The Legend of Isis” ”Bluewater publishes comic books in partnership with entertainment icon William Shatner (“TekWarChronicles”), legendary filmmaker Ray Harryhausen (“Wrath of the Titans,” “Sinbad: Rogue of Mars,” “Jason and the Argonauts,” et al) and celebrated actor Vincent Price (“Vincent Price Presents”), Additionally, Bluewater publishes a highly successful line of biographical comics under the titles “Female Force” and “Political Power.”
Bluewater aims to unite cutting-edge art and engaging stories produced by its stable of the publishing industry’s top artists and writers.
