Tales from the Heart 3549729 224927541 2008-07-11T01:17:17Z Stoshmaster 1494661 More info, rewriting, better references '''Tales from the Heart''' is the title of a series of comic books, written by [[Cindy Goff]] and illustrated by [[Rafael Nieves]] and [[Saitu Hayden]]. Told through the eyes of protagonist Cathy Grant, the comics detail the adventures of a [[Peace Corps]] volunteer in the [[Central African Republic]] in the mid-1980s.<ref>[http://peacecorpsonline.com/messages/messages/467/2013032.html "Cindy Goff published ''Tales From The Heart Of Africa'' about Peace Corps Volunteers in the Central African Republic," Peace Corps Online, April 12, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2008.]</ref> The work explores why so much effort by so many volunteers wrought so little change. Later stories delve into the reign of the mad dictator [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]].<ref>[http://mcf.dreamhost.com/gn/africabloodlines.html "''A Tale from the Heart of Africa: Bloodlines''," Malaysian Comics Fan, August 29, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2008.]</ref> The first two issues of the series were published by [[Entropy (publisher)|Entropy]] in 1987, with nine later issues published by [[Slave Labor Graphics]] (from 1988 to 1994). Two color graphic novels, ''Tales from the Heart of Africa: The Temporary Natives'' (1990) and ''A Tale From the Heart of Africa: Bloodlines'' (1992)<ref>[http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=50684 The Grand Comics Database Project]</ref> were published by [[Marvel Comics]] (under their [[Epic Comics]] imprint). == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Slave Labor Graphics titles]] [[Category:Non-fiction graphic novels]] [[Category:Peace Corps]] [[Category:Central African Republic]] {{comics-stub}}