1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed

This graphic history adapts Cline’s influential 2014 work 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed into a story-driven comic format. It follows two young characters—Pel, a member of the Sea Peoples, and Shesha, an Egyptian scribe—who travel across the Eastern Mediterranean to understand why multiple great civilizations fell around the same time.

The book blends:

• Archaeological evidence
• Historical scholarship
• Adventure-style storytelling