Napoleon’s Starship
Written and Illustrated by Katherine Blakeney
Napoleon Conquers Space!
Napoleon's Starship is told through the eyes of Gavroche, a young revolutionist and artist. On Earth, she joined the protests against Napoleon's cruel rule. No longer being able to stand his tyranny, Gavroche stows away on Napoleon's Starship, determined to assassinate him.
When she is caught by Napoleon's troops, Napoleon's Master of Artistic Propaganda attempts to force her to use her art for propaganda. Gavroche resists, eventually meeting the denizens of this new planet. A kinship is formed with these creatures that speak through scent and Gavroche devises a desperate plan to overthrow the galactic emperor!
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“An alternative history asking if Napoleon conquered other planets would he pillage their art and antiquities too?”
Imagine an alternative timeline where Napoleon not only conquers Earth, but also reaches out into the stars! Napoleon was a polarizing character in history, to say the least. As with so many figures in history, he was a mix of positives and negatives.
On one hand he was a great commander and leader, on the other a ruthless raider of antiquities and a looter of artwork. During his campaigns in Egypt, he discovered the Rosetta Stone, used to unlock the ancient Egyptian language, but then subsequently took much of what he discovered back to France with him.
Throughout his military career he won 52 battles and ruled over 44 million people in Europe and overseas colonies. Now imagine if this shrewd and unrelenting emperor-general had access to other planets...
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Katherine Blakeney
Artist, Archaeologist and All-Around Awesome!
Katherine Blakeney is an artist, writer, animator, archaeologist and pilot. Her stop-motion animated short films have screened at numerous international film festivals and won several awards. Katherine's paintings have been exhibited at Cork Gallery in Lincoln Center. Every summer she works in ancient Egyptian tombs, uncovering the secrets of Ancient Egyptian craftsmanship.
Napoleon's Starship directly draws upon Katherine's experience as an archeologist and what she has seen on her digs in Egypt. She is very passionate about preserving our ancient history and art while still bringing it to the people. Art isn't just something for the privileged, it is for all of us!
Napoleon’s Starship was initially featured within the pages of We Suck at Comics, Volume 1, a quirky and diverse anthology about all things rejection. Want to get a taste of it?
