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[May] 2012 · 24.99 USD; 27.99 CAD · 152 pages
On sale 2012-03-28
Rated Suggested for Mature Readers
ISBN 978-1-4012-2351-9
UPC 978140122351952499
Synopsis
In 1870, Ciara O'Dwyer and her daughter emigrate to America from Ireland. Her husband Fintan, who was supposed to follow her, never arrives. She survives and makes her way out of the Five Points slums in New York. In 1960, Johnny McCormack arrives in New York from Galaway,Ireland seeking fame. He settles in Greenwich Village, encounters a ghost and eventually gains recognition when he performs 'Ciara's Song' on the national stage. In 2010, inspired by the songs of Johnny McCormack, wealthy Irishman Lewis Healy comes to America to trace the connection between himself, Johnny and Ciara.
Notes
The author states that the book was inspired by the ballad "Thousands Are Sailing" by the Pogues.
Reprinted in
- The Best American Comics #2013— short excerpt
Credits
- Script
- Derek McCulloch
- Pencils
- Colleen Doran
- Inks
- Colleen Doran
- Colours
- José Villarrubia
- Letters
- Jared K. Fletcher
- Editor
- Joan Hilty
- Assistant editor
- Joe Hughes, Sarah Litt
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