Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of publisher Ten Speed Press, has announced a four-volume adaptation of Revolution Trilogy, the bestselling three-volume history of the Revolutionary War by historian Rick Atkinson, adapted by Norah Neus, with art by Italian graphic novelist Federico Pietrobon.
The first volume in the Revolution Trilogy novels, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777, spent nearly three months on the New York Times bestseller list in 2019. The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780, published earlier this year, debuted as the #1 New York Times nonfiction bestseller,
The graphic novel series will launch with The British Are Coming: The Graphic Edition, Volume 1 in both hardcover and softcover in June 2026, followed by Volume 2 in Autumn 2027. The first two volumes adapt Atkinson’s first book, which sold over 250,000 copies across formats. Four more book are planned in the graphic novel series.
Volume One adapts the first half of the novel, covering the battles at Lexington and Concord in Sprin 1775 through the siege of Boston in 1776.
From the battles at Lexington and Concord in the spring of 1775 through the Siege of Boston in 1776, American militiamen and the newly created Continental Army take on the world’s most formidable adversary: the British Empire. The gripping saga is alive with astonishing characters: Henry Knox, the former bookseller with an uncanny understanding of artillery; Nathanael Greene, the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes a brilliant battle captain; Benjamin Franklin, the self-made man who proves to be the wiliest of diplomats; and George Washington, the commander-in-chief who learns the difficult art of leadership when the war seems all but lost.
The story is also told from the British perspective, making the mortal conflict between redcoats and rebels all the more compelling.
“Full of riveting details and iconic stories, The British Are Coming, Volume 1 is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering,” say Ten Speed Graphic. “Expertly rendered in gripping graphic novel-style artwork, the battle for independence is brought to life like never before. Discover the first act of America’s creation in this vividly illustrated graphic history.”
“Mr. Atkinson has redefined what popular history can be,” Ten Speed Press Publisher Aaron Wehner said in a statement.
“His work captures the sweep of world events with the intimacy of lived experience, uniting impeccable research with deeply human storytelling.”
The Creative Team
Rick Atkinson, a former staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post, is a multiple Pulitzer Prize winner, for journalism and history, who’s currently touring the United States to promote The Fate of the Day, the second novel of the Revolution trilogy, which sees George Washington’s army fighting on a knife edge between victory and defeat.
He is also author of the Liberation Trilogy – An Army at Dawn (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History), The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light – as well as The Long Gray Line and other books. His many additional awards include a Pulitzer Prize in journalism, a George Polk Award, and the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award.
Nora Neus studied the history of journalism, with a focus on the turn of the twentieth century, for her master’s degree from King’s College London. She is an Emmy Award-nominated producer, author, and freelance journalist, with bylines in CNN, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, VICE News, POLITICO Magazine, The Washington Post and more. Her multidisciplinary work is focused on some of our world’s most challenging issues. She has reported from inside wartime Ukraine during the Russian invasion, from behind bars at a maximum security prison, from 14,000 feet above sea level in the San Juan Mountains, and from rural Puerto Rico after devastating earthquakes.
She is the author of adult nonfiction books 24 Hours in Charlottesville: An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy and the forthcoming 24 Hours at the Capitol: An Oral History of the January 6 Insurrection, YA historical fiction graphic novel Renegade Girls: A Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-Rousing, and co-author of middle-grade graphic memoir Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put The Spotlight on Syria, featuring art by Julie Robine.
Nora also helps other storytellers reach new audiences through her media development and editorial services company Longform Lab Media Group.
Passionate about drawing since childhood, Federico Pietrobon quickly became a great comic book reader. In 2000, he enrolled in the Milan Comic School, subsequently working exclusively as a colourist for various Italian and then French publishing houses, including Sergio Bonelli, publishers of Tex Willer, Dylan Dog and many others.
In 2011, he decided to return to his first love, drawing. Thanks to his meeting with Jean-Luc Istin and Stéphane Betbeder, he embarked on the direction of the trilogy Deep, for Soleil, written by Stéphane, and also worked on volume 4 by Alice Matheson. In 2019, at Glénat, he drew volume 8 of the Vinifera series.
His credits also include volumes 3 and 4 of the Wisher series (for Lombard) and volume 1 of La Compagnie des Tébrès (Éditions Glénat BD).
His most recent work is as artist on Sauvages, written by Christian Lachenal and Bruno Lecigne, published in French by Humanoides earlier this year, a thriller set in a wildlife park.
• The British are Coming Volume 1 is available to pre-order here from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link) in hardback and softback editions | 272 pages | ISBN: 978-0593799307
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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