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ALBERT EINSTEIN, TIME MASON, ISSUE ONE
(Tony Donley/Marcus Perry; 31 pages; ACTION LAB COMICS, 2018)
I'd always heard that famed theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was the kind of guy that you'd like to hang out with. You know, a wicked sense of humor, a definite hit with the ladies and, of course, a time-traveling super spy with a mean right-cross. Wait… what? That's right, folks, Professor Einstein was/is/will be a member of a secret group – the Time Masons – who have vowed to fight those pesky time anomalies that tend to mess with everybody's past, present and potential future; simply put, Einstein is one of a team of agents charged with keeping the time-line straight for all humanity. If that means he's gotta kick a little megalomaniacal butt in the process, so be it. ALBERT EINSTEIN, TIME MASON is a wicked cool take on one of the most famous minds this world has ever known. In Tony Donley's concept, Einstein is a quick-witted quipster, dealing out scientific barbs that sting nearly as much as his fists. With Marcus Perry fleshing out the script, the action and the acerbic wit comes at the reader in a fast and furious manner, punctuating Donley's own stellar artwork. And, while we're talking art… how about that amazing cover by Dave Johnson, huh? Donley also provides an equally cool variant
ALBERT EINSTEIN, TIME MASON issue 1, page 1 (Written by TONY DONLEY and MARCUS PERRY, art by TONY DONLEY)
This first offering, "Brain Game," finds ol' Al traveling to the year 2214 to recover his brain, which was stolen shortly after his death in 1955. Did I mention the time anomaly thing? The professor's grey matter has been heisted by a group of anti-socials calling themselves "Sci-Oscalists," ostensibly to power a time robot which will enable their leader to enslave all existence. There are stereotypes a-plenty, but with everybody (including the characters) in on the joke, they are not hurtful or objectionable in the least. There's a miniature mad scientist, suitably disorganized and bumbling henchmen and, of course, a large (as in tall, muscular and buxom) female, possibly of Aryan or Russian descent, acting as the madman's personal body guard and second in command. Being outgunned, Albert does the only thing he can do: He surrenders… but, only until he can formulate a plan out of this weighty predicament. That plan is action-packed in a far-out Jim Steranko NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD kinda way, but with more jokes. No sexist, Albert is not hesitant to mix it up with the bigger-than-life woman and, if need be, to deliver a few cheap shots. Most ongoing series (as I believe this one to be) will build to such a confrontation over a few issues in a grand story arc, but not here. I'm not sure how Donley and Perry can continue such a furious pace for our erstwhile hero, but I'm certainly up for the ride!
Now, about the art: Tony's angular style is reminiscent of Steve Ditko at his best, with nods to Mike Zeck and the great Gil Kane along the way. The futuristic machinery borrows from both Ditko and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Jack Kirby. His colors are very old-school, flashy and bright, a style which lends itself well to the feel of the book. The lead character's look is borrowed from – varyingly – Tom Selleck as MAGNUM, PI, Bruce Campbell, Ditko's Doctor Stephen Strange and Bob Larson's Tony Stark. The intricacy of the design and the artwork itself are actually more implied than fully realized; a stylistic choice that, again, works in the favor of the material. I certainly wouldn't want to get lost in an overly busy panel to the extent that I lose the narrative and, therefore, the pure joy derived from taking this creation as a whole. By the time I arrived at the bottom of the last page and saw the "To be continued" line, I was salivating for the next installment. Very few books have ever made me feel that way. C'mon already, guys, with issue number two!
Comics TWO GEEKS WALK INTO A BAR | Darren Tracy | November 13, 2018 | Action Lab Comics Action/Adventure ALbert EInstein ALBERT EINSTEIN TIME MASON Comics Dave Johnson Fantasy Historical Fiction Marcus Perry Ongoing Series Science-Fiction Spy Thriller Time Travel Tony Donley
PUPPET MASTER, VOLUME 1: THE OFFERING
(Shawn Gabborin/Michela Da Sacco/Yann Perrelet; 67 pages; ACTION LAB: DANGER ZONE; 2015)
I've never been a huge fan of Charles Band's PUPPET MASTER movie franchise. Ever since my first viewing at age seven (yes, I watched rated R films as a seven year old child… thanks, Mom), I've always found the series to be overtly desperate without providing much quality to back up the undeniably ambitious plot. So, naturally when Unka D asked me to review the recent continuation of the PUPPET MASTER mythos from Action Lab's Danger Zone mature readers imprint, my expectations were thoroughly embedded beneath the soles of my Vans sneakers. Luckily for me, I was pleasantly surprised.
PUPPET MASTER Issue 1 cover, page 3 (Written by SHAWN GABBORIN, cover and art by MICHELA DA SACCO and YANN PERRELET)
Familiarity settles in quickly as the story kicks off at the well known Bodega Bay Inn. For newbies to the series, the aforementioned lodge has become a staple setting in the ten film (yes, ten film!) franchise. After a quick intro sequence involving an unlucky vagrant who meets his untimely demise, we're introduced to the protagonists of the tale, a group of horny college students who, in typical '80s horror fashion, have decided to get hammered and spend the weekend at the abandoned inn.
PUPPET MASTER Issue 2 (Cover by MICHELA DA SACCO and YANN PERRELET)
Script-wise, these books are topnotch. All the recognizable puppets make their triumphant returns (Blade being my personal favorite.). The narrative is paced like a horror film, which really keeps you immersed in the overall linearity of the story. Ladened with genuinely creepy moments, the tone of the miniseries-within-a-series (this collection features the first three-issue story arc of the current ongoing series) walks the line between black humor and horror very well. The artwork, courtesy of Michela De Sacco, really captures the dark, yet kitschy vibe that is so identifiable with the franchise. Chock-full of brutal death scenes, there is more than enough blood and guts here to please the gore hounds, as well.
Shawn Gabborin has done an admirable job of taking a brand that has been contrived (at best) for the better part of the last decade and breathing new life into it. This reviewer looks forward to seeing where the story goes from here. PUPPET MASTER, VOLUME 1: THE OFFERING is available at comic shops everywhere, as well as the usual on-line places, including digital download outlets such as ComiXology. For more on the PUPPET MASTER movie franchise, as well as signed, limited edition comics and more visit: Full Moon Direct.
Comics Graphic Novels TWO GEEKS WALK INTO A BAR | Dustin Endicott | December 11, 2015 | Action Lab Comics Charles Band Collection Comics ComiXology Danger Zone Digital Comics Fantasy Full Moon Direct Graphic Novels Horror Michela Da Sacco Movie Adaptation PUPPET MASTER Shawn Gabborin Yann Perrelet
THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN
(Jill Lepore; 410 pages; ALFRED A KNOPF PUBLISHING/RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS; 2014)
If you're going into THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN expecting a major discourse on some secret comic book origin story of the Amazon princess, you are definitely looking in the wrong direction. The book is more of an historical look back at the suffrage and feminist movements of the late nineteenth and the first eight decades of the twentieth centuries. It also works as, quite possibly, the most comprehensive and accurate biography of Wonder Woman's creator, William Moulton Marston, who was – to say the least – a deeply flawed individual. Many of Marston's flaws and foibles were at the core of the character's creation and writer Jill Lepore's examination of his early scripts and notes highlights his attempts to forward his fervent feminist beliefs through a series of failed teaching positions and "scientific" experiments that were – and, I'm being generous here – borderline, at best.
THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN (AMERICAN SCHOLAR 13 1943-44) (Art by HARRY G PETER)
Almost from birth, William Moulton Marston surrounded himself with strong, independent thinking women; he had to… he was far too lazy to have any job other than the odd "professorship" that allowed him to practice his borderline kinky experiments virtually unmolested. His aunt, his female students and lab assistants and his wives carried the financial burdens of the classroom, laboratory and household. A student aide and paramour (Olive Byrne, niece of famed feminist and trail-blazing birth control advocate, Margaret Sanger) was brought into the home as nanny to his two young sons; when she became pregnant, Marston made her wife number two, telling the two Missus Marstons that the third (and eventually fourth) child would continue under the tutelage and care of number two, while the more successful number one would be called "Mother" to all four and continue to bring in the household funds. The fact that these women didn't kill him (or each other) must be proof that females are, indeed, the superior sex… cuz I woulda beat the guy like a baby seal.
THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN (DC Comics editorial meeting, 1942, with William Moulton Marston. artist Harry G Peter, editor Sheldon Mayer, publisher MC Gaines) (Publicity photo)
But, anyway, the great character of the women in his life DID give Marston the template for the first female super-hero; the fact that he was able to snow the editors and publisher of DC Comics with the concept that Wonder Woman's strength was best exhibited by her continually being bound in some form or other (almost always by the male of the species, with chains being the favorite mode of bondage, though the Amazon was also harnessed into a straightjacket, locked in an electrified cage and hogtied with a rope) speaks volumes to the man's mastery at the art of humbuggery. When the thought police came a-calling, he would be sure to have all of his Amazons in a row, usually in the form of one of his smitten female colleagues or some borderline-legitimate psychologist who moved in the same semi-reputable circles as Marston, ready with their own convoluted explanations of how depicting such scenes of bondage would, ultimately, empower women to become the family, political and social leaders that is their destiny; disputes and wars would cease, leading to a Utopian society with peace and love and dancing.
THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN (cover of WONDER WOMAN #7, Winter 1943) (Art by HARRY G PETER)
The guy musta been doing something right, however, as Wonder Woman became wildly popular. And, not just among the young boys who were the vast majority of comic book readers at that time; Princess Diana had found a new audience as young girls all across America began reading her adventures and emulating her amazing feats in their backyards and living rooms. When two members of the Justice Society of America, the Flash and Green Lantern, were awarded their own books, the editors of ALL STAR COMICS conducted a readers poll to which hero should take their place within the ranks. Wonder Woman was far and away the victor. However, Marston wasn't writing the adventures of the JSA, so the Amazon was made official secretary of the team, in charge of holding down the fort while the men were off fighting evil and in charge of coffee and snacks during meetings. These tales were, by and large, written by legendary comic scribe, Gardner F Fox, though it has long been rumored that Robert Kanigher may have ghosted several of those JSA adventures. That would actually make some kind of since, as Kanigher hated not only Marston, but his creation, as well. This visceral dislike of the character led to the eventual dumbing down of the Wonder Woman strip, as Kanigher was named as Marston's replacement upon the latter's death in 1947, a post he held for more than 22 years; suddenly, Diana Prince's alter ego became a besotted and lovelorn member of the weaker sex, falling prey to ridiculous scheme after ridiculous scheme as she pined away for her boss in Military Intelligence, Captain (eventually Colonel) Steve Trevor. Trevor ended up saving the Amazonian warrior as often – or more often – as she saved him.
THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN (cover of MS #1, July 1972) (Art by ROSS ANDRU and MIKE ESPOSITO)
As the turbulent sixties were coming to an enlightened end, Kanigher finally relinquished his hold on Wonder Woman in 1968 and Diana relinquished her powers to become a mortal woman, working as a secret agent to clear Steve Trevor of a bogus murder charge. The death knell for this "liberated" Wonder Woman came with the December 1972 issue, a "special Women's Lib issue." Denny O'Neil was gone, too, replaced by… Robert Kanigher, back for another (short-lived) round. The damage to the venerable character had been done during Kanigher's first monumental run and, seemingly, month after month, the poor scripts and ill-conceived attempts at relevancy piled degradation upon degradation on the Amazon princess, even as a new publication from the National Women's Political Caucus called MS featured her on the cover of their debut issue in 1972 (which may have prompted the return of the original Wonder Woman costume and powers a few months later). Wonder Woman remains a stalwart of DC Comics, considered to be an integral part of "the Trinity," with Superman and Batman. A couple of generations of new creative teams have removed the layers of tarnish to return the character to something much closer to the character William Moulton Marston originally envisioned nearly 75 years ago. Lepore has delved deep and dissected every aspect, every historical event that has gone into the creation of the first female super-hero; likewise, she points to the many ways that Wonder Woman – and, by extension, Marston – has molded the history of the women's movement since she first burst onto the scene in 1941. You don't have to be comic book fan to enjoy THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN, nor do you have to be a woman or a feminist to appreciate the history and politics that led to Wonder Woman's creation and longevity; the book is just a good, thought-provoking read.
THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN (author Jill Lepore) (photo credit: DARI MICHELE)
It should be noted that since the book's publication, several descendents of the Marstons have come forward to dispute many of the assertions that Ms Lepore puts forth regarding the family and their lifestyle; for what it's worth, much of this information has been floating around for quite awhile and I tend to support the Lepore's version of events. I'll leave it to you to make up your own minds.
Comics LITERARY LICENSE... REVOKED! Non-Fiction Book Reviews | Darren Tracy | February 28, 2015 | Amazons Biography Comics DC Comics Denny O'Neil Fantasy Jill Lepore Margaret Sanger Mythology National Women's Political Caucus Non-Fiction Olive Byrne Robert Kanigher Steve Trevor Suffrage Movement Super-Hero William Moulton Marston Wonder Woman
AMELIA COLE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE FATE, NUMBER 20
(Adam P Knave/DJ Kirkbride/Nick Brokenshire; 19 pages, digital; MONKEYBRAIN COMICS, 2015)
The AMELIA COLE series follows the adventures of a young woman, raised in the magic arts by her aunt. Amelia uses her magic to cross between two separate worlds, one where magic is the norm, the other where science rules (the realm she believes to be her home world); in each world, the other discipline is unheard of. The series works in arcs of six issues each but, they are not self-contained… the finale of one arc leads directly into the plot and storyline of subsequent arcs. So, before getting on with specifics on this issue (the second chapter in the fourth story arc), let's get a little bit of insight into the characters and the basic premise of the overarching story in this superb, tightly scripted series, shall we?
AMELIA COLE AND THE UNKNOWN WORLD (cover art: NICK BROKENSHIRE)
The first story arc, AMELIA COLE AND THE UNKNOWN WORLD, introduces Amelia, a young woman who suddenly loses everything she loves – her family, her friends, her world. She then loses her beloved aunt and another world and, now, she finds herself trapped in a third dimension that may or may not be her actual birth place. She quickly runs afoul of the law for using her magic powers in an unlawful fashion and, eventually, ends up fighting the authorities' enforcer, a dark robed mage called the Protector. Defeating the well-meaning puppet hero, Amelia now finds herself the city's new Protector.
AMELIA COLE AND THE HIDDEN WAR (cover art NICK BROKENSHIRE)
Things really begin to heat up (as if the action in the first series wasn't enough!) in AMELIA COLE AND THE HIDDEN WAR. As the new Protector of Otysburg, Amelia – along with her pet golem, Lemmy – goes about protecting and saving the populace, regardless of their social standing (mage protection is fine, non-mage protection is in violation of the city's penal code), something that seriously ticks off the Magistrate, whose puppet strings are being pulled by a dark and mysterious wraith cabal known as the Council. Meanwhile, Hector Garza, the former Protector is fighting another war against other-dimensional demons with Omega Company, a military outfit he signed up with when he lost his job. Neither Amelia nor Hector realize that they are, in fact, fighting a common foe.
AMELIA COLE AND THE ENEMY UNLEASHED (cover art NICK BROKENSHIRE)
As the name emplies, AMELIA COLE AND THE ENEMY UNLEASHED sees the Council come out of the shadows and, after killing the Magistrate, begin to siphon off all of the magic powers on Amelia's adopted world. Amelia (and Lemmy) and Hector (and the other two surviving members of Omega Company) team up and raise a valiant defense; ultimately, though, the two Protectors are thrown into the other two dimensions: Hector into the non-magic realm; Amelia back to the magic realm.
AMELIA COLE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE FATE, issue 19 (cover art NICK BROKENSHIRE)
Which brings us to AMELIA COLE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE FATE. With Amelia back in the magical realm, it doesn't take long for the gendarme to come a-callin'. Hector, trapped in a world where magic doesn't exist, is enjoying the simple life with… Amelia's best friend from that dimension. Back in the third realm, the Council has turned Otysburg into a war zone, with Lemmy, Omega Company and their friends the only resistance. So, now you're pretty much up to date as we move on to a more in-depth review of Part Two of …THE IMPOSSIBLE FATE.
AMELIA COLE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE FATE, issue 20, page 1 (Written by ADAM P KNAVE and DJ KIRKBRIDE, art by NICK BROKENSHIRE)
As the issue begins, Amelia is pondering the unavailability of magic tomes on audiobook; Hector is enjoying a quiet meal with Laura, Amelia's friend; and their friends back on the blended world have come up with a plan: Since the Council are not too particular about their victims, the group will recruit the entire city – non-mage and mage alike – to wage war against their conquerors. While this issue isn't as action-packed as most of the previous nineteen, there's still enough action to keep things interesting: Lemmy and the rest are on the run from the Council and trapped in their own home; Amelia has a run-in with a police officer back at her Aunt Dani's shop but, eventually, she wins him over to her cause, as they begin a city-wide search for Hector; Hector and Laura are assaulted and, while Hector ineffectively waves his wand at the guy, Laura takes control with some moves she learned in a self-defense class; later, however, Laura is amazed as Hector's powers return full-strength and he saves a man from certain death.
The rest of the book deals with how everybody is handling being in a very different world than the one they woke up in earlier in the day. The characters, the worlds and the story created by writers Adam P Knave and DJ Kirkbride are all so vibrantly real (yeah… I realize that I just said that about magicians, evil wraiths, dimension travel and golems… but, it's true), that you get caught up in the story and the lives of these characters and can't wait for the next issue to get here. Nick Brokenshire's artwork fits the story perfectly… look closely through all twenty issues and you'll see sly little nods to some of the comics greats (there are several storefronts with names like Frazetta, Toth and Eisner; the heroic leader of Omega Company is named Kubert) and some very recognizable characters from the big and small screens (Wimpy makes an appearance on a Tuesday; Shaggy shows up in a scene, as does the Monopoly dude; Eddie Murphy's character from THE NUTTY PROFESSOR and Gene Wilder as Frankenstein appear in a research lab). The supporting cast are each drawn with a specific personality in mind, with no short cuts, especially the brilliantly conceived Lemmy. The various worlds are all familiar enough that they could be this Earth, but with enough differences to let us know that we ain't in Kansas anymore. Nick colors his own pages (with an occasional assist from Ruiz Moreno), working with a very bright… well, actually, more of a pastel… palette that is extremely effective on this strip, proving that a book like this doesn't necessarily need to be dark and gloomy (though there are those types of scenes, as well).
And, let's talk about the depiction of our title character. Amelia isn't a typical female lead. She isn't waif thin with an impossibly large bust. She's just… beautifully average. Amelia Cole is the kind of girl next door that you always had a crush on when you were growing up and the kind of young woman that you could fall deeply in love with and want to be around as much as possible. And, that is definitely one of the things that makes this book so appealing… the fact that the lead character seems so utterly normal and approachable. With the major publishers killing off all of their characters and starting over every few months, you really can't afford to become too invested in any of those books; the story and art of AMELIA COLE melds beautifully to create one of the best ongoing series that I've read in a good little while.
Individual digital issues of AMELIA COLE, as well as the first three six-issue collections are available from Monkeybrain and comixology.com; graphic novels of the first three story arcs, each with unique bonus material, are printed and published through IDW and are available there and from all of the usual suspects. I heartily suggest that you pick up this series from the beginning, in whatever form you like. As the title page of issue 19 says, "If you haven't, read previous issues. This issue will be here when you're done… "
Comics TWO GEEKS WALK INTO A BAR | Darren Tracy | February 27, 2015 | Action/Adventure Adam P Knave AMELIA COLE Comics ComiXology Digital Comics DJ Kirkbride Fantasy IDW Publishing Monkeybrain Comics Nick Brokenshire Science-Fiction Supernatural
EMPIRE OF THE WOLF
(Michael Kogge/Dan Parsons/David Rabbitte/Chris Summers/Marshall Dillon/Doug Beekman; 125 pages; ALTERNA COMICS; 2014)
EMPIRE OF THE WOLF is a four issue limited series – collected here in one place – that explores historical aspects of the Roman empire, melding realities with the mythological story of Romulus and Remus, which, naturally, leads to the introduction of another European legend into the mix – the werewolf. Overall, the story is well constructed, though I did find it a bit confusing differentiating between the characters. I found myself re-reading pages and going back farther into the story to catch up on who was doing what and where they were doing it (and to whom); that problem, I feel, has more to do with the artists' designs and execution than a jumbled script. If you've been around for as long as I have, then you probably remember Barry (Windsor) Smith's early work on CONAN THE BARBARIAN, THE AVENGERS, IRON MAN and some other Marvel books, as well as Mike Grell's earliest efforts at DC with THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, GREEN ARROW and, of course, THE WARLORD; while I have come to appreciate the art and storytelling prowess of both of these gentlemen, those early works featured rather stiff figures, with odd angles and extended torsos and faces. Dan Parsons, who pencilled the first two issues, has those same tendencies; David Rabbitte, penciller on the final two issues, suffers the same malady, though to a lesser extent (maybe that similarity is an attempt to retain continuity throughout the series). The colorists (Rabbitte on the first and fourth issues, Chris Summers on the middle two) worked directly over the pencil art, giving the pages a cool painted look, which smooths out some of the problems already alluded to. Don't get me wrong… while the artwork may be an acquired taste (at least, for me), it is in no way inferior. In fact, both artists prove they are not without talent, as there are several absolutely brilliantly illustrated pages in each of the four issues (plus, Parsons handled the original cover art, which is certainly of a high standard). Also, special mention must be made of the other member of the original artistic team, letterer Marshall Dillon, who was handpicked by Kogge to give the pages the look and feel of those early '70s Marvel books by such greats as John Costanza and Sam Rosen. His work does, indeed, add a special touch to the book.
EMPIRE OF THE WOLF: Issue 1 cover, page 1 (Cover by DAN PARSONS; Written by MICHAEL KOGGE, art by DAN PARSONS and DAVID RABBITTE)
The first issue (or Book I, to be more accurate) is sub-titled "The Savage North" and introduces the two protagonists, centurions of the Second Augustan Legion, Canisius Sarcipio, a former slave, and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, nephew to the emperor, who are leading their forces through Britannia, convinced that the only way to civilize the Celts is to conquer them; failing to civilize the Celts, nothing less than their utter destruction will do. As their general, Titus Flavius Vespasianus, joins them, it would seem that their decision has been made for them: Genral Vespasianus has discovered the eviscerated body of a fellow soldier, the work of a Druid sect under the leadership of a giant named Caradog. As the general and centurions lead their armies, intent on destroying everything in their path, they encounter Caradog, a killing machine who quickly dispatches over a hundred Roman soldiers as well as Vespasianus, all in the name of his ancestor, Remus. As the general lies dying of his wounds, he gives his command to Canisius; Lucius and Canisius pursue Caradog, eventually catching up to… something that definitely isn't human. At home, in Rome, Canisius' beloved, Lavinia, a Virgin of Vesta, is troubled by dreams and visions of death and defeat. Her visions prove to be right; as Lucius is bitten by the monstrous Caradog, Canisius forces the fight, allowing his friend to escape back to the Roman encampments. Meanwhile, Lavinia, cursing Vesta, vows that if Canisius does not return, Rome will burn. There's a lot of groundwork to digest in "The Savage North," and much that needs to be explained. The story is off to an action-packed start but, for it to be told properly, it cannot maintain this break-neck level.
EMPIRE OF THE WOLF: Issue 2 cover, page 1 (Cover by DAN PARSONS; Written by MICHAEL KOGGE, art by DAN PARSONS and CHRIS SUMMERS)
However, with Book II, "The Mark of the Beast," even though the action doesn't slow appreciably, the story does advance nicely… so, what do I know, huh? Canisius' battle with the beastial Caradog leaves them dead or dying – the former from a vicious bite from the latter; Caradog from his own weapon, a mystical sword called "Moonblade." By now, we all know what's happening here, right? Caradog and his followers are werewolves, a fact that can only mean… Canisius isn't dead, just weak from loss of blood, with the added bonus of the lupine infection passed on from his foe's bite. In the meantime, Lucius (who is also infected) claims sole command of all Roman forces in Brittania, seeking the glory that will make it possible for him to ask for the hand of the lovely Lavinia; he didn't necessarily seek the death of his friend but, he certainly intends to take advantage of it. Canisius awakens, naked and freezing, as a Druid sorceress named Ambrosia appears. Ambrosia, knowing the warrior's fate, has purposed to bring out the beast in Canisius, thinking that he may be the chosen one, who will lead the Celts to ultimate victory. Upon Lucius' homecoming, he is – naturally – rebuffed by Lavinia. There's a nice bit of Royal Court intrigue, as the "conquering hero" is feted by his uncle, the emperor, and his ambitious mother. I guess if you wanna call the last few pages of this chapter a "surprise ending," that works as well as any. Differentiating between the two primary characters is a lot easier in this issue, mainly because they're never together. Again, the writing is crisp; the artwork features flashes of brilliance but, still, the characters occasionally suffer from a… uh… stiffness, I suppose, is the best word. Parsons' action scenes seem to be more fluid here than in Book I, so that's a definite plus.
EMPIRE OF THE WOLF: Issue 3 cover, page 1 (Cover by DAN PARSONS; Written by MICHAEL KOGGE, art by DAVID RABBITTE and CHRIS SUMMERS)
An origin story of sorts opens Book III, subtitled "The Blood of Remus." The legend of Romulus and Remus, sons of the Roman god of war, Mars, born of a virgin, unfolds in the first six pages of the chapter, offering insight into the main tale of EMPIRE OF THE WOLF. Mythology buffs will remember that the twins were raised by wolves and, eventually, Romulus' lust for power led to the death of Remus at his brother's hand. David Rabbitte's art and Chris Summer's use of subdued earth-tones to color these pages are the best of the series so far; the opening splash page alone is a thing of compositional beauty, boding well for the rest of this book, as well as the final chapter of the series. As the Druid Ambrosia relates to Canisius the legendary tale, he begins to understand and accept what has happened; his memory also returns and he is determined to return to Rome and Lavinia. Upon entering a Roman outpost, he is met by an old friend who is surprised to see him; it seems that Lucius has declared him dead and has become the cruel emperor Nero. Now, Canisius has another reason to return home: To liberate Rome and his beloved and to seek revenge on his traitorous friend. As his plans now seems to dovetail with that of the Druids, a plan is formulated and the group boards a Roman galleon returning to Rome. While on board, a Roman officer attacks Ambrosia, triggering the lupine change in Canisius. Meanwhile, back in Rome, the desire of two great leaders, Lavinia, witnesses a brutal attack by the beastial Lucius, sending her fleeing from the city. From that point, things get a bit muddled, with shipwrecks, vengeance-seeking corpses and some very confusing scenes taking place in a cave; originally, Canisius appears to be under the thrall of a sibyl who has taken the form of Lavinia but, suddenly, the scene shifts to another cave where Lavinia is hiding from the wrathful Lucius, who has managed to hunt her down. As long as you pay close attention to the captions, you're gonna know what's going on but, now that both Lucius and Canisius are basically in the same situation, the identity problem has, again, reared its utterly confused head. Our heroes simply look too much alike for a casual reader to browse over this part and not come away scratching their head. The pencil art throughout the cave scenes would have benefited from some inks, as the shading leaves the faces looking a bit muddy; other than that minor complaint, the artwork is, overall, a vast improvement over the first two installments. With a little more exposition mixed in with the action, Book III has set up what should be an exciting and eventful finale.
EMPIRE OF THE WOLF: Issue 4 cover, page 1 (Cover by DAN PARSONS; Written by MICHAEL KOGGE, art by DAVID RABBITTE)
Book IV is "Empire of the Wolf," an epic culmination of Michael Kogge's two decade journey to tell this story. It begins with Canisius' journey through Hades, searching for the soul of Ambrosia; the Druid, however, did not perish in the shipwreck and she – and several surviving members of the sect – are saved and brought to Rome… entertainment for the emperor. Lucius, allying himself with Lavinia's father, has taken her as his reluctant empress and, as the brutal Nero, sends Ambrosia and her companions to certain doom, facing a menagerie of wild beasts in the gladiatorial ring. When Canisius appears from the depths of Hades, the two old friends battle for supremacy, with a fight that rages throughout the city. With Rabbitte now coloring his own pencil work, the art takes on a more atmospheric tone, especially the scenes at the River Styx and in Hades and the fight scenes. I'm really not the type of person who enjoys delivering spoilers, so… I'll just tell you that, in this version, the historical burning of Rome definitely does not happen while Nero fiddles. The finale of EMPIRE OF THE WOLF also features reversals of fortunes, acts of revenge, scenes of comeuppance, historical references that give the story a vibrant ring of truth and a very satisfying ending. I don't know if Kogge has any plans for a sequel, but if he does… sign me up. By the way, how about that brand new, awe-inducing Doug Beekman painting that appears on the cover of this collection? I would stack that up against any (non-Frazetta) cover to ever grace an issue of CREEPY or EERIE.
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27 Examples of Journalists Failing to Disclose Sources as Funded by Monsanto
Nov. 28, 2015 10:12AM EST Food
Following a Columbia Journalism Review article on whether science journalists should accept money from corporate interests and whether there is adequate disclosure of sources' corporate ties and conflicts of interest, U.S. Right to Know reviewed recent articles to assess how often journalists and columnists quote academic sources without stating that they are funded by the agrichemical giant Monsanto.
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Our review found 27 articles quoting (or authored by) university professors after they received Monsanto funding, but without disclosing that funding.
This is a collapse of journalistic standards. When reporters quote sources about food issues such as GMOs or organic food, readers deserve to know if the sources have been funded by Monsanto or have other conflicts of interest.
The principal effect of failing to reveal these conflicts of interest is to unfairly enhance the credibility of Monsanto-funded academics and their support of GMOs and criticism of organic food, while detracting from the credibility of consumer advocates.
Our review found that many top media outlets quoted either University of Florida Professor Kevin Folta or University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Bruce Chassy without disclosing that the professors received funding from Monsanto. According to documents published by the New York Times, Professor Folta received Monsanto funding in August 2014 and Professor Chassy in October 2011, if not before.
Many of these journalistic failures occurred at influential news outlets: newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune; science publications such as Nature, Science Insider and Discover; magazines such as the New Yorker, Wired and The Atlantic; as well as broadcast outlets like ABC and NPR.
Following is a list of news articles quoting (or authored by) Professors Folta and Chassy—after they received their Monsanto funding—but failing to disclose that they had received the Monsanto funding.
New York Times: "Taking on the Food Industry, One Blog Post at a Time." By Courtney Rubin, March 13. (Also ran in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune).
New York Times: "Foes of Modified Corn Find Support in a Study." By Andrew Pollack, Sept. 19, 2012.
Washington Post: "Kraft Mac & Cheese Just Got Duller. You Can Thank (Or Blame) 'The Food Babe'." By Michael E. Miller, April 21. (Also ran in the Chicago Tribune).
Washington Post: "Proof He's the Science Guy: Bill Nye Is Changing His Mind About GMOs." By Puneet Kollipara, March 3.
Nature: "GM-Crop Opponents Expand Probe Into Ties Between Scientists and Industry." By Keith Kloor, Aug. 6.
NPR: "Is The Food Babe A Fearmonger? Scientists Are Speaking Out." By Maria Godoy, Feb. 10.
New Yorker: "The Operator." By Michael Specter, Feb. 4, 2013.
The Atlantic: "The Food Babe: Enemy of Chemicals." By James Hamblin, Feb. 11.
Wired: "Anti-GMO Activist Seeks to Expose Scientists Emails with Big Ag." By Alan Levinovitz, Feb. 23.
ABC News: "Scientists Developing Hypo-Allergenic Apples." By Gillian Mohney, March 22, 2013.
Science Insider: "Agricultural Researchers Rattled by Demands for Documents from Group Opposed to GM Foods." By Keith Kloor, Feb. 11.
Columbia Journalism Review: "Why Scientists Often Hate Records Requests." By Anna Clark, Feb. 25.
Discover: "Open Letter to Bill Nye from a Plant Scientist." By Keith Kloor, Nov. 10, 2014.
Discover: "How to Balance Transparency with Academic Freedom?" By Keith Kloor, Feb. 27.
Discover: "Anti-GMO Group Seeks Emails from University Scientists." By Keith Kloor, Feb. 11.
Forbes: "Zombie Retracted Séralini GMO Maize Rat Study Republished To Hostile Scientist Reactions." By Jon Entine, June 24, 2014.
Forbes: "Did The New Yorker Botch Puff Piece On Frog Scientist Tyrone Hayes, Turning Rogue into Beleaguered Hero?" By Jon Entine, March 10, 2014.
Forbes: "You Can Put Lipstick On A Pig (Study), But It Still Stinks." By Bruce M. Chassy and Henry I. Miller, July 17, 2013.
Forbes: "Anti-GMO Scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini, Activist Jeffrey Smith Withdraw from Food Biotech Debate." By Jon Entine, May 29, 2013.
Forbes: "Malpractice On Dr. Oz: Pop Health Expert Hosts Anti-GM Food Rant; Scientists Push Back." By Jon Entine, Oct. 19, 2012.
Forbes: "Scientists Smell a Rat In Fraudulent Genetic Engineering Study." By Henry I. Miller and Bruce Chassy, Sept. 25, 2012.
Forbes: "The Science of Things That Aren't So." By Bruce Chassy and Henry I. Miller, Feb. 22, 2012.
Des Moines Register: "Consumers Are Misled About Organic Safety." By John Block, Oct. 10, 2014.
Gainesville Sun: "Genetically Modified Foods Face Hurdles." By Jeff Schweers, June 29, 2014.
Peoria Journal Star: "Hybrid Crops That Used to Offer Resistance to Rootworm No Match for Mother Nature." By Steve Tarter, June 21, 2014.
Gawker: "The 'Food Babe' Blogger Is Full of Shit." By Yvette d'Entremont, April 6.
Louis Post-Dispatch: "California Labeling Fight May Raise Food Prices for All of Us." By David Nicklaus, Aug. 19, 2012.
This is merely one example of two professors who were not identified as received funding from Monsanto and yet these two professors received major traction in the media as "independent" experts on GMOs and organics. The only reason the professors admitted to receiving Monsanto funding was due to emails uncovered by Freedom of Information Act requests filed by U.S. Right to Know, a consumer group.
How often does it happen that journalists present other academics funded by food or agrichemical companies as "independent" sources and without disclosing their corporate funding?
One remedy for this problem is that when journalists write about food, that they carefully ask their sources whether they have any conflicts of interest, where they get their funding from and whether they receive any funding from food or agrichemical companies like Monsanto or their PR front groups.
That, however, may not be enough. Professor Kevin Folta received Monsanto funding, yet repeatedly denied ties to or funding from Monsanto. Reporters—and readers—should be aware that such deceit by Monsanto-funded academics has recently occurred and be on their guard against it.
EPA Asks Court to Revoke Approval of New Weed Killer for Genetically Engineered Crops
Costco and Red Lobster Say No to GMO Salmon
Monsanto's Roundup: The Whole Toxic Enchilada
Christie Brinkley Slams Monsanto and GMOs, Says 'We're Guinea Pigs'
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import { USERS } from './endpoints.js';
import { addUserToInstructorsInCourse, addUserToStudentsInCourse, addUserToTutorsInCourse } from './course.js';
import { login } from './requests.js';

export function getUser(artemis, i, baseUsername) {
    const username = baseUsername.replace('USERID', i);
    const res = artemis.get(USERS + '/' + username);
    if (res[0].status !== 200) {
        console.info('Unable to get user ' + username + ' (status: ' + res[0].status + ')!');
    }
    return res[0].body;
}

export function updateUser(artemis, user) {
    const res = artemis.put(USERS, user);
    if (res[0].status !== 200) {
        console.info('Unable to update user ' + user.login + ' (status: ' + res[0].status + ')!');
    }
}

export function newUser(artemis, i, baseUsername, basePassword, studentGroupName, instructorGroupName, asTutor) {
    const username = baseUsername.replace('USERID', i);
    const password = basePassword.replace('USERID', i);
    let authorities = ['ROLE_USER'];
    if (i === 1) {
        authorities = ['ROLE_USER', 'ROLE_INSTRUCTOR'];
    }
    if (asTutor) {
        authorities = ['ROLE_USER', 'ROLE_TA'];
    }

    let groups = [studentGroupName];
    if (i === 1) {
        groups = [studentGroupName, instructorGroupName];
    }

    const user = {
        login: username,
        password: password,
        firstName: 'Artemis Test ' + i,
        lastName: 'Artemis Test ' + i,
        email: username + '_testuser_' + i + '@tum.invalid',
        activated: true,
        langKey: 'en',
        authorities: authorities,
        groups: groups,
        createdBy: 'test-case',
    };

    console.log('Try to create new user ' + username);
    const res = artemis.post(USERS, user);
    if (res[0].status !== 201) {
        console.info('Unable to generate new user ' + username + ' (status: ' + res[0].status + ')!');
        return -1;
    } else {
        console.log('SUCCESS: Created new user ' + username + ' with groups ' + res[0].body.groups);
    }

    return JSON.parse(res[0].body).id;
}

export function updateUserWithGroup(artemis, i, baseUsername, course, asTutor) {
    const username = baseUsername.replace('USERID', i);
    if (asTutor) {
        addUserToTutorsInCourse(artemis, username, course.id);
    } else {
        addUserToStudentsInCourse(artemis, username, course.id);
    }

    if (i === 101) {
        addUserToInstructorsInCourse(artemis, username, course.id);
    }
}

export function createUsersIfNeeded(artemis, baseUsername, basePassword, adminUsername, adminPassword, course, userOffset, asTutor) {
    const shouldCreateUsers = __ENV.CREATE_USERS === true || __ENV.CREATE_USERS === 'true';
    const iterations = parseInt(__ENV.ITERATIONS);
    // Use users with ID >= 100 to avoid manual testers entering the wrong password too many times interfering with tests
    const userIdOffset = 99;

    if (shouldCreateUsers) {
        console.log('Try to create ' + iterations + ' users');
        for (let i = 1 + userIdOffset; i <= iterations + userIdOffset; i++) {
            let userId;
            if (asTutor) {
                userId = newUser(artemis, i + userOffset, baseUsername, basePassword, course.teachingAssistantGroupName, course.instructorGroupName, asTutor);
            } else {
                userId = newUser(artemis, i + userOffset, baseUsername, basePassword, course.studentGroupName, course.instructorGroupName);
            }
            if (userId === -1) {
                // the creation was not successful, most probably because the user already exists, we need to update the group of the user
                updateUserWithGroup(artemis, i + userOffset, baseUsername, course, asTutor);
            }
        }
    } else {
        console.log('Do not create users, assume the user exists in the external system, will update their groups');
        for (let i = 1 + userIdOffset; i <= iterations + userIdOffset; i++) {
            // we need to login once with the user, so that the user is synced and available for the update with the groups
            login(baseUsername.replace('USERID', i + userOffset), basePassword.replace('USERID', i + userOffset));
        }
        artemis = login(adminUsername, adminPassword);
        for (let i = 1 + userIdOffset; i <= iterations + userIdOffset; i++) {
            updateUserWithGroup(artemis, i + userOffset, baseUsername, course, asTutor);
        }
    }
}

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However since Margaret didn't arrive in Scotland until 1068 this seems mistaken, although it could just be a case of getting the dates wrong.
There was a church on this site from at least the beginning of the 12th century, and possibly earlier, although I haven't yet found any other references to a fort.
Kirk Hill is in the parish of Carmichael and the county of Lanarkshire.
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Eleanor of Lancaster
Lady Beaumont
Countess of Arundel
An 18th-century depiction of Eleanor and her second husband, Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel
Lewes Priory, Sussex
John de Beaumont, 2nd Baron Beaumont
(m. 1330; died 1342)
Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel
(m. 1344)
Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont
Matilda de Courtenay
John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury
Joan Fitzalan, Countess of Hereford
Alice Fitzalan, Countess of Kent
Mary Fitzalan, Lady Strange of Blackmere
Eleanor Fitzalan
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
Maud Chaworth
Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel (sometimes called Eleanor Plantagenet;[1] 11 September 1318[2] – 11 January 1372) was the fifth daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth.
1 First marriage and issue
2 Second marriage
3 Later life
4 Ancestry
First marriage and issue
Eleanor married first on 6 November 1330 John de Beaumont, 2nd Baron Beaumont (d. 1342), son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan, 1st Baron Beaumont (c.1288-1340) by his wife Alice Comyn (1289-3 July 1349). He died in a tournament on 14 April 1342. They had one son, born to Eleanor in Ghent whilst serving as lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa of Hainault:
Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont, (4 April 1340 – 25 July 1369[3]), the first husband of Lady Margaret de Vere (d. 15 June 1398), the daughter of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford by his wife Maud de Badlesmere. Henry and Margaret had one son, John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG (1361-1396).
On 5 February 1345 at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel.[4]
His previous marriage, to Isabel le Despenser, had taken place when they were children. It was annulled by Papal mandate as she, since her father's attainder and execution, had ceased to be of any importance to him. Pope Clement VI obligingly annulled the marriage, bastardized the issue, and provided a dispensation for his second marriage to the woman with whom he had been living in adultery (the dispensation, dated 4 March 1345, was required because his first and second wives were first cousins).
The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
Richard (1346–1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
John Fitzalan (bef 1349 - 1379)
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (c. 1353 - 19 February 1413)
Lady Joan FitzAlan (1347/1348 - 7 April 1419), married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
Lady Alice FitzAlan (1350 - 17 March 1416), married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (Thomas Holand)
Lady Mary FitzAlan (died 29 August 1396), married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Lady Eleanor FitzAlan (1356 - before 1366)
The memorial effigy of Eleanor and Richard Fitzalan in Chichester Cathedral.
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England. Her husband survived her by four years, and was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed."
The memorial effigies attributed to Eleanor and her husband Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel in Chichester Cathedral are the subject of the celebrated Philip Larkin poem "An Arundel Tomb."
Ancestors of Eleanor of Lancaster
16. John of England
8. Henry III of England
17. Isabella of Angoulême
4. Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster
18. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
9. Eleanor of Provence
19. Beatrice of Savoy
2. Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
20. Louis VIII of France
10. Robert I of Artois
21. Blanche of Castile
5. Blanche of Artois
22. Henry II, Duke of Brabant
11. Matilda of Brabant
23. Marie of Hohenstaufen
1. Eleanor of Lancaster
24. Pain de Chaworth
12. Patrick de Chaworth
25. Gundred de la Ferte
6. Patrick de Chaworth, Lord of Kidwelly
26. Thomas de Londres
13. Hawise de Londres
27. Eva de Tracy
3. Maud Chaworth
28. William Beauchamp
14. William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick
29. Isabella Mauduit
7. Isabella de Beauchamp
30. John FitzGeoffrey
15. Maud FitzJohn
31. Isabel Bigod
Fowler, Kenneth. The King's Lieutenant, 1969
Nicolas, Nicholas Harris. Testamenta Vetusta, 1826.
Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, Lines: 17-30, 21-30, 28-33, 97-33, 114-31
^ The surname "Plantagenet" has been retrospectively applied to the descendants of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Empress Matilda without historical justification: it is simply a convenient, if deceptive, method of referring to people who had, in fact, no surname. The first descendant of Geoffrey to use the surname was Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (father of both Edward IV of England and Richard III of England) who apparently assumed it about 1448.
^ Burke's Guide to the Royal Family. Burke's Peerage Ltd., London. 1973. p. 196. ISBN 0220662223.
^ Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, 1st series, Vol. 12, No. 321.
^ also called Richard de Arundel
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A U.S. postal worker is being commended Friday for her quick thinking in helping an 81-year-old woman from falling for a scam a third time.
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Police say Qumail Mooredrew broke into Mama Santini Pizzeria in Brightwaters Sunday morning.
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War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) September 24, 2019 September 23, 2019
Massachusetts Privateers During the Siege of Boston
by Alexander Cain
The American brig Hero, right, engaging the British frigate Milford off Cape Ann on June 7, 1776.
Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Massachusetts Grand Army surrounded Boston and began to lay siege to it. The Massachusetts Committee of Safety quickly recognized that in order to drive the British army from the town, it had to starve them out.[1]
The British military had a longstanding practice of acquiring fresh provisions from local farmers. At first, Gen. Thomas Gage contemplated purchasing supplies from American farmers who lived on the islands in Boston Harbor. Unfortunately, many yeomen were reluctant to cooperate.[2] As a result, the general decided he would initiate military operations to forcefully seize necessary resources. Of course, the harbor islands only provided a limited amount of supplies. As a result, Gage was forced to rely heavily upon the long and tenuous communication lines to British possessions in Nova Scotia and the West Indies, and ultimately, back to England.
The Massachusetts Committee of Safety saw this logistical nightmare as an opportunity to loosen Gage's hold on Boston. Massachusetts had a long history of privateering during the previous French wars and almost immediately turned to the practice as a method to drive His Majesty's troops out of the town. Privateering, or "lawful piracy," was the act of seizing enemy supply or military vessels by civilian-owned warships. Privateers operated under the authority of "Letters of Marque" issued from governmental authorities and were often, if not solely, motivated by the opportunity for profit.[3] Massachusetts authorities actively encouraged just about any person with a seaworthy vessel to partake in privateer operations and placed no limits on the number of ships receiving Letters of Marque.[4]
Within a very short time, Gage's Atlantic supply lines fell prey to the privateer fleets of Newburyport, Salem, Beverly and Plymouth. According to reports from the Essex Gazette, Massachusetts privateers were far more successful in cutting off British supplies than their land-based counterparts. As early as September 9, 1775, the newspaper reported that "Last Saturday a privateer belonging to Newburyport carried into Portsmouth a schooner of forty-five tons, loaded with potatoes and turnips intended for the enemy in Boston."[5]
Many of these privateers traveled in groups that varied in size from a few ships to over twenty. One such squadron from Newburyport consisted of twenty-five vessels and over 2,800 men. A second from the same town boasted thirty vessels.
Perhaps one of the most successful American supply interdictions during the Siege of Boston occurred on November 25, 1775 when the Lee, a privateer under the command of Capt. John Manly of Marblehead, captured the British vessel Nancy. According to a December 7, 1775 description, "Captain Manly, in the Lee, vessel of war, in the service of the United Colonies, carried into Cape Ann a large brig called the Nancy which he took off that place, bound from London to Boston, laden with about three hundred and fifty caldrons of coal; and a quantity of bale goods, taken by Captain Manly, was carried into Salem. She is about two hundred tons burthen, and is almost a new ship." Of course, the Nancy was a military ordnance vessel from Woolwich, England, that carried no less than 2,000 muskets, 31 tons of musket shot, 30,000 round shot of "various sizes," 100,000 musket flints, 11 mortar beds, and a 2,700-pound 13-inch mortar.[6]
A few weeks after the capture of the Nancy, the Essex Gazette announced Captain Manly had struck again. "Captain Manly has, within a few days past, taken another valuable prize, a sloop from Virginia bound for Boston, loaded with corn and oats; fitted out and sent by Lord Dunmore."[7]
Towards the close of 1775, Massachusetts privateers were not only preventing much-needed supplies from reaching Boston but were also seizing enemy vessels in rapid succession. According to one newspaper report, "several vessels loaded with fuel, provisions of various kinds, &c, bound to Boston, have been carried into Salem and Beverly within a few days past."[8] By mid-December, reports of successful captures by Massachusetts privateers were pouring into the colonies.[9] As Benjamin Hichborn noted to John Adams, "Our privateers have made so many Captures that, it is impossible for me to be particular, most of those from Europe I am informed have considerable quantities of Coal in them."[10] Likewise, James Warren, president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, wrote about the success of privateers against British supply lines. "Several Prizes have been taken in the week past, & among the rest a fine Ship from London, with coal, Porter Cheese Live Hoggs &c &c and a large Brigt [brigantine] from Antigua with Rum Sugar &c all the Country are now Engaged in prepareing to make salt Petre fixing Privateers, or Reinforceing the army."[11]
The activities of the Massachusetts privateers did not go unnoticed by British military officials. The spy Benjamin Church warned General Gage that "unless some plan of Accommodation takes Place immediately their [harbors] will swarm with Privateers."[12] Maj.Gen. William Howe openly complained about the interdiction efforts when he stated, "I am also concerned to observe the Uncertainty of defenceless Vessels getting into this Harbour is rendered more precarious by the Rebel Privateers infesting the bay, who can take advantage of many Inlets on the Coast, where His Majesty's Ships cannot pursue them, and from whence they can safely avail themselves of any Opportunities that offer."[13] Similarly, Admiral Graves wrote about the difficulty of protecting vital supply lines, "Notwithstanding the utmost Endeavors of the Cruizers to protect Vessels arriving with Supplies, the Rebels watch the opportunity of the Kings Ships and Vessels being off the Coast, slip out in light good going Vessels full of Men, seize a defenceless Merchant Ship and push immediately for the nearest Port the Wind will carry them to."[14] Eventually, Commodore Marriot Arbuthnot, who oversaw the Royal Navy's North American station at the outset of the war, was forced to concede the early success of the Massachusetts privateers. "I am sorry to inform their Lordships, that I have it from pretty good Authority that the Rebels have many Armed Vessels . . . I have great reason to believe their Orders are to interrupt the trade of this Country, by preventing them from sending lumber & other Necessary's to the West Indies, or Great Britain, & particularly to stop all supplies for Boston."[15]
Even as the British army was preparing to evacuate Boston, Massachusetts privateers were still harassing Crown shipping lanes. On March 6, 1776. "the Yankee Hero sent into Newburyport another prize, a fine brig of about two hundred tons burthen, laden with coal, cheese, &c, bound for White Haven, for the use of the ministerial butchers, under the command of General Howe, Governor of Boston. This is the fifth prize out of eight which sailed from the above port."[16] A little over a week later, Massachusetts sailors successfully intercepted a pair of vessels that carried artillery, ammunition, food and necessary medical supplies.[17]
According to historian George Clark, over a period of five months between November 1775 and March 1776, the number of British vessels captured en route to Boston "amounted to thirty-one, their tonnage to 3,045 tons."[18]A similar study conducted by James Richard Wils revealed that New England privateers seized £1,575,500 worth of ships and supplies during the first two years of the war.[19]
A letter of Marque signed by John Hancock.
The introduction of privateering had the desired result. The British encountered increasing difficulty in provisioning its army in Boston. Moreover, with the capture of supply vessels destined for the British garrison, the Americans gained muskets, ammunition, and provisions for themselves, affording them the potential ability to launch a land assault on the city. Worse still for the British, the soldiers and people in Boston began to starve.
Both General Washington and rebel authorities recognized the important contributions of privateers towards the war effort. As a result, less than one week after the evacuation of Boston, the Continental Congress passed the Privateer Act of 1776. The act expanded privateer operations and authorized the vessels to "attack, subdue, and take all Ships and other Vessels belonging to the Inhabitants of Great-Britain, on the High Seas. . . . You may, by Force of Arms, attack, subdue, and take all Ships and other Vessels whatsoever carrying Soldiers, Arms, Gun-powder, Ammunition, Provisions, or any other contraband Goods, to any of the British Armies or Ships of War employed against these Colonies."[20] In response, Massachusetts privateers, as well as those from other colonies, expanded their war efforts. According to the National Park Service, approximately 800 vessels were commissioned as privateers throughout the American colonies during the American Revolution. These ships were responsible for capturing or destroying over 600 British ships and inflicting approximately $18 million in damage, which translates to approximately $300 million today.[21]
[1]On May 7, 1775, the Massachusetts Committee of Safety passed a resolution ordering selectmen from the towns located near Boston "to take effectual methods for the prevention of any Provisions being carried into the Town of Boston." Minutes of the Massachusetts Committee of Safety 1775, in American Archives, Fourth Series, 6 vols., comp. Clarke M. St. Clair and Peter Force (Washington: U.S. Congress, 1837–46), 2: 753.
[2]Farm manager William Harris noted he was "very uneasy, the people from the Men of War frequently go to the Island to Buy fresh Provision, his own safety obliges him to sell to them, on the other Hand the Committee of Safety have threatened if he sells anything to the Army or Navy, that they will take all the Cattle from the Island, & our folks tell him they shall handle him rufly." William Harris quoted in H. Prentiss to Oliver Wendell, May 12, 1775, Essex Institute Historical Collections(Salem: Essex Institute, 1877), 13: 181.
[3]The objective was to capture prizes and sell the vessels and cargo for profit to the ship's owner, her officers and crew.
[4]According to a November 1775 resolution, Massachusetts privateers were authorized to "equip any vessel to sail on the seas, attack, take and bring into any port in this colony all vessels offending or employed by the enemy." An Act For Encouraging The Fixing Out Of Armed Vessels To Defend The Sea-Coast Of America, And For Erecting A Court To Try And Condemn All Vessels That Shall Be Found Infesting The Same, Massachusetts General Court, November, 1775, State Library of Massachusetts, Acts and Resolves of the Massachusetts General Court (1692-1780), archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/117010.
[5]Salem Gazette, September 9, 1775, in Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society(Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1885), 1: 21.
[6]Salem Gazette, December 7, 1775, ibid.
[7]Salem Gazette, December 21, 1775, ibid.
[8]Ibid.
[9]For example on Christmas Day, a Plymouth based privateer successfully intercepted a supply sloop from New York. "On the 25th of December last [1775] was taken by a Plymouth privateer and carried in there a small sloop from New York, Moses Wyman, Master, laden with provisions fur the ministerial army in Boston, consisting of thirty-five fresh hogs, one hundred barrels of pork, fifty barrels fine New York pippins, twenty firkins hog's feet, some quarters of beef, turkeys, &c., &c." Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 21.
[10]Benjamin Hichborn to John Adams, December 10, 1775, inJames Richard Wils, In Behalf of the Continent: Privateering and Irregular Naval Warfare in Early Revolutionary America(Greenville, NC: East Carolina University, 2012), 65-66.
[11]James Warren to John Adams, December 11, 1775, ibid., 66.
[12]Benjamin Cowell, Spirit of '76 in Rhode Island, or Sketches of the Efforts of the Government and People in the War of the Revolution(Boston: A. J. Wright, 1850), 29.
[13]William Howe to Lord Dartmouth,December 13, 1775, inWils,In Behalf of the Continent, 67.
[14]Samuel Graves to Philip Stephens, December 8, 1775, ibid.
[15]Commodore Marriot Arbuthnot to Philip Stephens, December 26, 1775, ibid., 68.
[16]Salem Gazette, March 6, 1776, in Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 21.
[17]On March 14, 1776, "a transport brig of sixteen guns, laden with naval stores and provisions bound from Boston for the ministerial fleet at the southward was taken. A ship of two hundred and forty tons also captured by Captain Manly about this time was shipped with six double fortified four-pounders, two swivels, and three barrels of powder, while the cargo consisted of one hundred and seventy-five butts of porter, twelve packages of medicine with large quantities of coal, sourkrout, &c, besides a great number of packages for the officers in Boston. She also brought out sixty live hogs, but only one of them was alive when she was carried in." Salem Gazette, March 14, 1776, in Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 22.
[18]Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 22.
[19]Wils, In Behalf of the Continent, 128.
[20]Instructions to the Commanders of Private Ships of Vessels of War, Which Shall Have Commissions or Letters of Marque and Reprisals, Authorizing Them to Make Captures of British Vessels and Cargoes(Philadelphia, 1776), www.sethkaller.com/item/1337-23701.99-John-Hancock-Signed-1776-Privateering-Act&from=5.
[21]John Frayler, "The American Revolution," National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/privateers.html.
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Jon Buckley says:
Thanks for this article. It comes at the perfect time for me as I just finished reading about Boston's deliverance in Rick Atkinson's excellent book, The British Are Coming. This article added wonderful color.
Alex Cain says:
Thanks Jon for the support! Atkinson's Book is a great resource and very well written. I'm probably due to read it again soon!
Carl Kaplan says:
Great article. In regards to the sentence, "Of course, the Nancy was a military ordnance vessel from Woolwich", is that meant to convey that the original account tried to cover up that it was an ordinance ship? Thanks.
Hi Carl!
Great question. According to early newspaper reports, when the Nancy was captured and escorted into an Essex County harbor, Massachusetts officials either were unaware or did not comprehend the magnitude of their capture. I've seen newspaper reports from Newburyport, Salem and Providence acknowledging that a supply vessel was captured but it was unknown of what was found onboard. I suspect many thought the Nancy was merely carrying provisions. Of course, once the contents, including the weapon caches, was discovered, it became a major headline in Massachusetts newspapers for a few weeks.
So short answer is no, they were not covering up what they discovered. I guess I was just trying to quickly summarize the importance of the ship.
Hope all is well!
Gene Procknow says:
Enjoyable and thought-provoking article! Did the Continental Congress have to pay the privateer captain and crew for the Nancy's captured muskets and other military stores?
Hi Gene!
What a great question! Unfortunately, I'm not 100% sure.
Traditionally, when an enemy vessel was captured by privateers, the ship was escorted into a safe harbor. A hearing (condemnation hearing) would be held before a judge to determine whether the ship's owner lost his claim to the vessel. If the judgment was issued ordering condemnation, the ship was auctioned off. Likewise, everything on board the ship that wasn't nailed down was auctioned off as well. I have a somewhat humorous account of a British captain bitterly complaining that after his captured vessel was escorted into Newburyport (MA), the residents didn't even wait for the condemnation hearing and instead began to auction everything on the ship as soon as it was moored to a wharf!
As for the Nancy, it appears once officials realized what they had, the supplies were immediately sent to Washington and the American forces outside of Boston rather than be auctioned off.
I seem to remember seeing references to Captain Manly and his crew being compensated for the Nancy but can say for certain where I saw it or whether it was for the sale of the ship itself (not the supplies) or if the Massachusetts or Continental government compensated them.
Let me check and get back to you!
OK…so according to the Essex Journal And New Hampshire Packet, published in Newburyport, Massachusetts on Friday, March 1st, 1776 the Nancy was scheduled to be condemned on March 20, 1776. It appear that happened, so Manly and his crew would have shared the profits from the sale of the vessel itself. As for the captured supplies…still looking to see what the compensation was if anything.
Alex, thank you for further research and info!
I do know later in the war, governments received a sizeable portion of the proceeds from the captured ships. Perhaps, in this early instance, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts took the muskets and other military stores as its cut, supplied them to Washington, and left the ship and the rest of the cargo to the ship's captain and crew.
Your article adds to a better understanding of the oft-neglected interactions between privateers and the supply of arms and military equipment to the Continental Army.
Nikola Kerkez says:
Always love reading an article on privateers in the Revolution. I'm a bit late to leave a comment now but I came up with this question only recently. You say that privateers sailed together in groups of several vessels. I'm wondering about two things:
1. Was traveling in groups for "safety in numbers"? in the event that they encounter a very powerful ship, say, a third rate British navy vessel? (not that I know the extent of Britain's naval presence outside of Boston's waters, just an assumption) I assume even the most powerful naval vessel would have trouble in an encounter with two dozen well-armed privateer vessels, assuming the vessel is patrolling alone.
2. A privateer's main goal was to make profit off of plundering enemy vessels: but wouldn't traveling in groups conflict with that goal? If I was a privateer, wouldn't my crew and I benefit more from plundering a ship all to ourselves instead of me and three, six, or ten other privateer vessels plundering a single vessel, in which we would have to split up the prizes?
Mike Barbieri says:
For those interested in seeing what the "Nancy" had aboard her when she left England, visit https://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw4.033_1059_1068/?sp=1 and the pages following ("George Washington Papers" at the Library of Congress). In seeing what the Americans inventoried after Capt. Manly and his crew captured her, visit the four pages of the "Papers of the Continental Congress" beginning at https://www.fold3.com/image/1/441973 (it's a free portion of fold3). It would be interesting to compare the two lists–a project for some other time.
'Twould appear from a number of letters that Washington started doling out the supplies taken on the "Nancy" within a couple of weeks.
Captured a couple times by the Royal Navy, Capt. Manly spent several months in Mill prison in England. He unsuccessfully attempted an escape more than once. Must have been quite the character.


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Looking at the returns of your fund holding today has you worried and fuming. That large-cap fund you thought was stable and had only moderate risk has actually lost you money in the past one year! Is this the cue for you to change your holding? Should you instead invest in that other fund that is showing high returns? Are you holding bad funds?
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How has the market performed?
An equity mutual fund invests in the stock market. Now, if the stock market were to correct – meaning that the stocks are falling – it is hardly logical to tag a fund as a poor performer because returns look to be in the low single digits or it slipped into losses. A fund would be hard-pressed to put up high returns if it were a broadly correcting market.
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A fund has performed well if it has beaten its benchmark.
What sort of fund is it?
Stocks break up into large-cap stocks (those with a market capitalisation of over Rs 15,000 crore), midcap stocks (between Rs 2500 and Rs 15,000 crore) and small-cap stocks (below Rs 2500 crore). In each market cycle – whether up or down – one set will outdo the others. In 2015, for example, the Nifty 50 index lost 4.1 per cent. Mid-cap stocks went the other way, gaining 6.2 per cent. The exact opposite happened in 2013, when the mid-cap and small-cap indices were far below their 2008 peaks even as the Sensex and Nifty surpassed their highs.
Your fund will have a strategy of either investing primarily in large-cap stocks, or mid-cap and small-cap stocks or a mix of these. Because each set behaves differently in each market cycle, comparing the returns of a large-cap fund when large-caps are down (as was the case in 2015) with a mid-cap fund when mid-caps are up will give you a completely wrong understanding of performance.
So here's the second point. Compare your fund with similar funds, also known as its category. Continuing with the BNP fund from above, its 12.1 per cent one-year loss would look miserable indeed if you compared it with, say, Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip's 3.9 per cent one-year loss. But the former is a large-cap fund and the latter is a mid-cap fund, and mid-caps began correcting only in the past two months while large-caps have been in the correcting zone from August last year. The BNP fund is still better than peers such as DSP Black Rock Top 100 or Canara Robeco Largecap+, as well as its category average of -14.9 per cent.
A fund has performed well if it has beaten both its benchmark and the category average.
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Looking at the top performing fund for the year gone by in order to figure out where to invest or to switch into because your fund is not doing well will more often than not, bring you grief. The top performer in one year does not have to be the outperformer in the following year. Had you invested in SBI Emerging Businesses in 2012, after you saw it among the best performers with a 56 percent return, 2013 would have seen the fund down 8.3 per cent. The BSE 500 index, its benchmark, returned 31 per cent and 2.3 per cent in 2012 and 2013.
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A fund is a good performer and a quality one if it has beaten its benchmark and category average consistently over the long term.
So don't unnecessarily fret over your fund's seemingly bad returns. Dig deeper and then decide whether or not you should change your fund.
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Because finding the such a consisitent performer may not be easy for first time investor in MF.
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As you've pointed out, it is hard for a first-time investor to figure out returns consistency. A good starting point is to, at least, look at year-wise returns for the fund and compare that to the benchmark and category. This will give some idea of whether the fund has suddenly begun doing well or doing badly.
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