<DIV><p><I>District Comics</I> is a graphic anthology featuring lesser-known stories about Washington, DC, from its earliest days as a rustic settlement along the swampy banks of the Potomac to the modern-day metropolis. Spanning 1794?2009, <I>District Comics</I> stops along the way for a duel, a drink in the Senate's speakeasy, a look into the punk scene, and much more.</p><p>Featuring stories by:</p><ul><li>Scott O. Brown, award-winning man of comics and Harvey Award nominee<li>Chad Lambert, five-time Howard E. Day Memorial Prize finalist and writer for <I>Kung Fu Panda</I> and <I>Megamind</I><li>Jim Ottaviani, creator of <I>The New York Times</I> bestseller <I>Feynman</I></ul><p><B>Matt Dembicki</B>, a member of the D.C. Conspiracy?a comics creators collective in the nation's capital?previously edited and contributed to the Eisner-nominated and Aesop Prize?winning <I>Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection</I>. His graphic novel <I>Xoc</I>?about a great white shark?will also be published in 2012.</p><BR></DIV>