Socrates

Beautifully illustrated graphic novel for fans of history and biography

Athens, 399 BC. In what may be remembered as the first trial for crimes of opinion, Socrates is sentenced to death. Accused of corrupting youth with atheistic doctrines, the philosopher's line of defense is uncompromising and defiant. He is thus sentenced to drink hemlock by an even larger majority of jurors, and once in prison, awaiting execution, he refuses to flee lest he violate those laws to which he has always been devoted. Socrates was not only one of the best known and most influential philosophers in human history, but also the first martyr for his own ideas. His trial tells how the greatest democracy of the time could have sentenced the best of its citizens to death." with "Someone really kicked the hornet’s nest at Messina High. Hero was hoping to survive freshman year without any trouble, but when their cousin Beatriz drags them into a feud with fellow senior Ben, things get messy. Especially when Hero catches feelings for Claudio, a transfer student and one of Ben’s friends. Before the budding sweethearts can get together, they’ll have to play matchmaker and hope to calm the raging upperclassmen before their chaos tears the school apart. With college letters and prom night on the horizon, will anyone find their happy ending, or will they all feel the sting of total rejection? Abuzz features a fully reimagined cast with LGBTQ characters and the same classic Shakespearean miscommunications, heartbreak, and hijinks!