The "Big Book Of..." is an Eisner Award-winning series of softcover Graphic Novel anthologies published by DC's Paradox Press imprint. 17 Big Books were published between 1994 and 2000.
Written by John Wagner, the Big Book of Martyrs examines the lives and deaths of Christian martyrs, including Saint Valentine, Joan of Arc, Saint Ursula, and Saint George. The last chapter deals with people who have been tortured for their faith in more recent history, demonstrating that religious fervor is not a thing of the past.
The full list of Big Books is:
The Big Book of Urban Legends
The Big Book of Weirdos
The Big Book of Death
The Big Book of Conspiracies
The Big Book of Freaks
The Big Book of Little Criminals
The Big Book of Hoaxes
The Big Book of Thugs
The Big Book of Losers
The Big Book of The Unexplained
The Big Book of Martyrs
The Big Book of Scandal!
The Big Book of Bad
The Big Book of The Weird Wild West
The Big Book of Vice
The Big Book of Grimm
The Big Book of The '70s
Condition |
PR 1.0 |
FR 1.5 |
GD 2.0 |
VG 4.0 |
FN 6.0 |
VF 8.0 |
VF/NM 9.0 |
NM- 9.2 |
NM 9.4 |
MINT 10.0 |
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Issues | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total £ | 0.20 | 0.45 | 0.70 | 2.15 | 4.80 | 8.40 | 10.20 | 10.80 | 12.00 | Total title value in pounds in UK markets | |
Total $ | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 2.80 | 6.00 | 10.60 | 12.80 | 13.60 | 15.00 | Total title value in dollars in US markets |
Note: some PR issues may have no value. Selected issues in FN, VF or VF/NM may not exist in some titles.