The Red Badge of Courage

Based on Stephen Crane's classic novel, this single-issue comic from Academic Industries adapts the harrowing story of a young soldier facing his first taste of battle during the Civil War. Writer Irwin Shapiro and artist E. R. Cruz bring the psychological turmoil and brutal realism of Crane's original text to the comics page. It stands as a concise, faithful graphic adaptation of a landmark work of American literature.