Joan of Arc, and reflects on the reality that this ancient Christian saint fought for the same cause as these Boxer rebels: the unity and freedom of her country. As the Boxer rebellion erupts around her she is plagued by visions of St. At her baptism, she is even given a real name: Vibiana. Four-Girl is also a young Chinese peasant who escapes the oppressive sexism in her culture by converting to Christianity. In Chinese culture, the number four is considered unlucky because it sounds like their word for “death.” As the fourth daughter born to a family long plagued by misfortune, her distraught grandfather refuses to give her a name, and her family takes to calling her Four-Girl. The second volume, Saints, is told from the point of view of a young girl. Along his journey, Little Bao is guided by visions of the spirit of Ch’in Shih-Huang, China’s first emperor (think Chinese George Washington only a tad more genocidal). He also works to protect the beloved stories of his culture from destruction at the hands of foreign Christian missionaries and traitorous Chinese Christian converts. Little does he know that his efforts will fan the flame of one of the bloodiest wars in modern history. The first volume, Boxers, is told from the point of view of Little Bao, a young Chinese peasant grows up to become the leader of a band of Boxer Rebels hoping to take back their country from European Imperial rule. Boxers and Saints is a two-volume graphic novel set during the Boxer Rebellion in China.

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