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Exclusive: Discover By Water: The Felix Manz Story’s character designs

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Plough Publishing House‘s By Water: The Felix Manz Story is the first of a three-volume graphic novel series that dramatically and creatively evokes a little-known chapter in the history of Europe’s Reformation. Written by Jason Landsel and featuring art by Sankha Banerjee, By Water is a compelling and timely story about young people standing up for truth against the corrupt political and religious leaders of their day.

Would you die for your beliefs? Five hundred years ago, in an age marked by war, plague, inequality, and religious coercion, there were people across Europe who dared to imagine a society of sharing, peace, and freedom of conscience. These radicals were ready to die for their vision. They were executed by the thousands—by water, by fire, and by sword—in both Catholic and Protestant states.

We have an exclusive look at the character designs for this anticipated graphic novel.

  • Christoph Froshauer
  • Marg Sattler
  • Conrad Grebel
  • Georg Blaurock
  • Katharina Von Zimmern
  • Zwingli, Grebel, and Blaurock
  • Ursulla

By Water: The Felix Manz Story delivers the basics but backmatter is the real draw

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By Water, is a true story of friendship and betrayal set in the Swiss city of Zurich. It chronicles the conflict between establishment reformer Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531) and his student Felix Manz (1498–1527), who at first reveres Zwingli as a father figure but ends up drowned on Zwingli’s orders for insisting that only adult believers should be baptized.

Story: Jason Landsel
Art: Sankha Banerjee
Script: Richard Mommsen

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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TRAVELING TO MARS #4

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 (DC Comics) – Someone is killing versions of Superman across the multiverse and Jon Kent is called upon to stop the killing.

ARC (Image Comics) – An intriguing comic focused on illegal poaching and those fighting against it.

Black Tape #2 (AWA Studios) – The first issue was interesting about a musician who died and the viper’s circling to take advantage of what’s been left by him.

Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #2 (Marvel) – The first issue was a lot of fun putting the spotlight on a relatively new character and taking a familiar dynamic and switching it up.

By Water: The Felix Manz Story (Plough Publishing) – The true story of the conflict between establishment reformer Ulrich Zwingli and his student Felix Manz.

Dejah Thoris #1 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Chuck Brown writing an early chapter of Dejah’s life? Yeah, we’re intrigued.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (IDW Publishing) – With a film coming later this month, check out the prequel comic!

The Gimmick #1 (AHOY Comics) – It’s superpowers meets wrestling in a very interesting debut that sets up an intriguing world and story.

Killchella #3 (Scout Comics) – What should’ve been the festival weekend of a lifetime has now turned into a nightmare. It’s the horror genre mixed with summer music festivals.

New Mutants: Lethal Legion #1 (Marvel) – We’re told this ties into the upcoming “Fall of X” which puts it on our spotlight.

Predator #1 (Marvel) – We’re promised this will turn what we know about the Predators on its head and we’re here for it.

Samurai Doggy #4 (AfterShock) – The previous issue was a visual feast and we’re intrigued what this next issue brings.

Space Job #2 (Dark Horse) – The first issue was hilarious and caught us off guard. We laughed a lot and hoping for more of that in the second issue.

Stoneheart #1 (Image Comics) – A new ongoing fantasy series from Emma Kubert.

Traveling to Mars #4 (Ablaze) – Roy gets an unexpected chance at salvation when his estranged wife agrees to talk to him before his spaceship cuts off communications with the Earth. A surprisingly heartfelt series.

X-23: Deadly Regenesis #1 (Marvel) – An unknown chapter of Laura’s life!

Weekly Preview! Comics! Graphic Novels! Manga! Oh my!

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There are a lot of comics coming out every week to be covered. Check out some of what we’ll be reviewing and this is only the beginning!

This week’s reviews include:

  • By Water: The Felix Manz Story (Plough Publishing House)
  • Samurai Doggy #4 (AfterShock)
  • Solo Leveling Vol. 6 (Yen Press)
  • Song of the Sea (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)
  • Tomb Raider King Vol. 2 (Yen Press)

Plough Publishing House, AfterShock, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, and Yen Press provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review

Plough Publishing House to Release a Three-Volume Graphic Novel Series about Unlikely Heroes of Radical Reformation

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Would you die for your beliefs? Five hundred years ago, in an age marked by war, plague, inequality, and religious coercion, there were people across Europe who dared to imagine a society of sharing, peace, and freedom of conscience. These radicals were ready to die for their vision. They were executed by the thousands—by water, by fire, and by sword—in both Catholic and Protestant states. Next year, Plough Publishing House will present By Water: The Felix Manz Story, the first of a three-volume graphic novel series that dramatically and creatively evokes a little-known chapter in the history of Europe’s Reformation. Written by Jason Landsel and featuring art by Sankha Banerjee, By Water is a compelling and timely story about young people standing up for truth against the corrupt political and religious leaders of their day.

Felix Manz was the son of a Catholic priest who became an unlikely leader and the very first martyr of the Radical Reformation. The graphic novel chronicles Manz’s real life conflict with his mentor, the establishment reformer Ulrich Zwingli. The trilogy tells the story of the radicals from the Reformation period who tried to build an alternative society inspired by Gutenberg’s Bible and Thomas More’s Utopia.

By Water: The Felix Manz Story will be published by Plough Publishing House on March 21, 2023 and will be followed by subsequent volumes titled By Fire and By Sword.

By Water: The Felix Manz Story