Big Jim is a historical graphic novel collaboration between Rory McConville and I, published by the O’Brien Press.
On August 26th 1913, the trams of Dublin stopped. The Great Dublin Lockout had begun. Over the next four months, James Larkin would lead the workers of Dublin against William Martin Murphy and the Employers Federation in a conflict that would change the face of Irish industrial relations.
Dublin was brought to its knees by the food shortages and the aftermath of Bloody Sunday. As winter approached, Larkin lead his Firey Cross campaign to England, hoping to rally the entire United Kingdom to strike in support of the Irish worker.
‘a valuable and refreshing look at an important part of Irish history’ Evening Echo‘[O’Brien Press graphic novels] appeal as much to children as to older readers’ Evening Echo
‘the Irish comics industry has never been in better form, something which this offering from Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch only serves to confirm’ Sunday Business Post
Book Details:
Price: €12.99
Binding: pb
ISBN-10 1-84717-306-3
ISBN-13 978-1-84717-306-5
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