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"Give Me Liberty" is a four-issue dystopian graphic novel miniseries published in 1990 by Dark Horse Comics, created by writer Frank Miller and artist Dave Gibbons. Set in a near-future United States fractured by corporate monopolies, extreme poverty, and political polarization, the story tracks the life of Martha Washington. She rises from an impoverished inner-city housing project to become a highly trained combat soldier fighting on behalf of a deeply flawed government. The narrative targets mature audiences with its sharp political satire, cyberpunk aesthetics, and examination of systemic inequality.
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What is Give Me Liberty about?
Give Me Liberty is a dystopian science fiction story about Martha Washington, a young woman from a Chicago housing project who becomes a soldier in a fractured future United States. The plot combines corporate power, poverty, civil conflict, and political extremism.
Who is Martha Washington?
Martha Washington is the central freedom fighter of the series, created by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons. Her story begins in the Cabrini-Green housing projects and later takes her through civil war and space travel.
How long is the original Give Me Liberty comic?
The original series is a four-issue Dark Horse Comics miniseries published in 1990. It is the first part of the larger Martha Washington saga.
What should I read after Give Me Liberty?
The main follow-ups include the five-issue Martha Washington Goes to War from 1994, the three-issue Martha Washington Saves the World from 1997, and the one-shot Martha Washington Dies from 2007. Dark Horse collected the wider saga in The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century. [Dark Horse](https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/30-470/The-Life-and-Times-of-Martha-Washington-in-the-Twenty-First-Century-Second-Edition-TPB)
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