Where We Live: Las Vegas Shooting Benefit Anthology
by J.H. Williams III
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"On October 1, 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada suffered the worst mass shooting in modern American history, resulting in 58 deaths and over 500 injured. It broke my heart. Las Vegas is my home. I felt like something needed to be done to help in a unique way."--JH WILLIAMS III, Artist and Curating Editor This "unique way" was the genesis of the WHERE WE LIVE anthology--a riveting collection of both fictional stories and actual eye-witness accounts told by an all-star line-up of the top talent working show more in comics today. All the creators have graciously volunteered their time and talent to help bring some sense to this senseless act and, in the process, raise money for the survivors and their families.The book will include a variety of perspectives with key themes exploring gun violence, common sense gun control, value of a compassionate society, mental health stigmatization, aftermath of tragedy and how individuals and communities persevere and an appreciation of Las Vegas as a vibrant community.100% of the proceeds for the WHERE WE LIVE anthology will be donated to Route 91 Strong, a non-profit organization. show lessTags
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This collection of short works is stronger than the average benefit graphic anthology due to a large percentage of the stories being based on interviews with people who were at the actual music festival or living in Vegas and dealing with the fallout of the horrible massacre. It was good to see nurses and other support workers represented.
I wholly support the messages calling for gun control and the end of gun violence. Good points were made about the connections to domestic violence, mental health issues, and the history of our cultural love affair with guns.
I wholly support the messages calling for gun control and the end of gun violence. Good points were made about the connections to domestic violence, mental health issues, and the history of our cultural love affair with guns.
Many great stories for a great cause... May we never need another benefit comic like this...
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129+ Works 10,604 Members
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Jason Aldean
- Important places
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Important events
- Route 91 Harvest Festival (2017); Las Vegas shooting (2017)
Classifications
- Genres
- Graphic Novels & Comics, Tween
- DDC/MDS
- 364.152 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Offenses against the person Homicide
- LCC
- PN6728 .W437 .W44 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 53
- Popularity
- 575,413
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.28)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 1
