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Despite his momentary weakness, Eb has a strong conscience and doesn’t want to bear the humiliation of desertion or the responsibility of abandoning his comrades, so when President Abraham Lincoln declares a temporary amnesty for all deserters who are willing to rejoin the ranks, Eb jumps at the opportunity. Sometime after Shiloh, however, Eb deserts the ranks due to illness, trauma, and overwhelming homesickness. Unlike Tom, he survives the Battle of Shiloh. The realities of war begin to dawn on him as early as the campaign on Forts Henry and Donelson, where he and Tom witness soldiers dying of exposure after they foolishly leave blankets and coats behind to lighten their loads. Eighteen years old when the Civil War breaks out, Eb expresses faith in the Northern cause and volunteers to join the Union army as soon as he can. Eb Carron is Matthew Creighton’s nephew, although he grows up alongside the rest of the Creighton children- John, Bill, Tom, Mary, Jenny, and Jethro-after his parents die when he is a child. Holland likens comics books to modern-day mythology - “morality tales” of honor, history and adventure, he says. After all, he says, who doesn't love a good superhero story? It didn't take much prodding to get them on board the project. The cover of "Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda: A Ground-Breaking Anthology from the African Diaspora." (Titan Books)Įarlier this month, Holland edited an adaptation called “Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda: A Ground-Breaking Anthology from the African Diaspora.” He found 18 award-winning authors to contribute with their own stories about Wakanda, including Sheree Renée Thomas, Christopher Chambers and Nikki Giovanni. “Still to this day, 50 years later, I still have my comic book digital subscriptions,” Holland says. His father gave him a copy of “The Avengers” that featured the Black Panther superhero. Holland’s story is similar to Jennings’, except it was Holland’s father who first introduced him to comic books, he says. Some of the first comics he dove into were “Mighty Thor,” “Spider-Man” and “Daredevil.” “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t a comics fan,” Jennings says. The two creatives are part of a growing number of people committed to crafting diverse storylines for the next generation of comic aficionados. Magic happens when author Jesse Holland and illustrator John Jennings come together to talk about their mutual life-long love of comics and favorite superheroes. (Courtesy) This article is more than 2 years old. I have two solid days of partying until I need to sober up for the family Christmas Day.' How cool to have Christmas fall on Monday. 'Dan's meeting me in five minutes and I'm free. 'Oh, Meg, I'm so out of here.' 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