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THE LUCKY ONES - A WW2 COMIC BOOK

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COMIC BOOK IN PROGRESS.

THE LUCKY ONES - A WW2 COMIC BOOK

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Behind the Images

ABOUT "THE LUCKY ONES"

As we near the 80th Anniversary of WW2's D-Day we remember the men who fought that war as heroes. We often forget that they were also humans. This Graphic Novel Comic Book shows their humanity. PTSD followed home soldiers before we knew the name for it, and we didn't talk about the honorable soldiers who were gay men.

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About this comic book

This is the work of decades... I just never had the right medium to tell this story.

Then I rediscovered Comic Books.

Here are your Trigger Warnings: This is a story about PTSD, survivor's guilt, the gay men in service to their country in WW2 and the friends who tried to protect them.

~ M.M. Dumas

During WWII the Life expectancy of a combat engineer was 32 seconds in a combat environment.

~ SGT. NICHOLAS CRUM, COMBAT ENGINEER UNITED STATES ARMY

Creators and Covers

Writer M.M.Dumas has been working on The Lucky Ones for decades. — Writer: M.M. Dumas

The 1st Cover — Issue 1
The Lucky Ones: In Training
Cover Artist: C. Peña

Artist Chris Peña has been working on The Lucky Ones for 2 years. — Interior Artist: C. Peña

The alternate cover for Issue 2 — Issue 2
The Lucky Ones: Travel
Cover Artist: C. Peña

Pencils and paper start the process of creating a script for a comic book. — Graphics and Letters: M. Waggoner

Artist Ben Donahue created this alternate cover for Issue 3. — Issue 3
The Lucky Ones: St. Lo
Cover Artist: B. Donahue

Our original primary cover art of the entire Squad of the Lucky Ones. — Issue 4
The Lucky Ones: The Job
Cover Artist: C. Peña

AUTHOR's GALLERY - M.M.Dumas

The Lucky Ones Back Story

The origin story of this comic begins more than 40 years ago when my father started (finally) telling me stories of his War Years. By 2005 I had a screenplay based on these stories. But it languished in the back of a filing cabinette for nearly a decade.

This is a work of FICTION based on Historical Fact

The training and battles depicted in this story are as close to what happened as historical reports allow. The personnel depicted are made whole by creative writing and interviews with veterans, and no one engages in life the same way.

This is a LGBTQ+ Ally story

In the midst of World War II, a squad of combat engineers find themselves serving alongside comrades who happens to be gay. Despite the prevailing prejudices of the time, the soldiers form a deep bond with their gay comrades, transcending societal norms and expectations. Amidst the chaos of training and battle, they all find the true nature of friendship in war: compassionate, resilient, and courageous individuals who shares the same dedication to their mission, whether straight or gay.