Swallows and Amazons characters in Arthur Ransome books According to Ransome, every place in his book can be found in the Lake District, but he took different locations and placed them in different ways: the lake is a fictionalised version of Windermere but the surrounding countryside more closely resembles that around Coniston. Wild Cat Island, the location of the island camp, has elements from Peel Island in Coniston and Blake Holme (or Blakeholme) in Windermere. Holly Howe, the farmhouse where the Swallows stay, is based on Bank Ground Farm, which exists to this day. It was featured in the 1974 film. Reviewing the
Amazons Attack! title at "Silver Bullet Comics", described it as "lackluster." The level of displeasure among certain fans led some readers to mail their copies of Amazons Attack back to DC Comics editors. The series has been collected into a single volume: Amazons Attack! Amazons Attack! is a six-issue comic book limited series that was published by DC Comics. Written by Will Pfeifer and pencilled by Pete Woods, the first issue was released April 25, 2007. A proposed story titled "Amazons Attack!" was originally slated as one of the mini-series that lead into the "Infinite Crisis" storyline. However, it was cancelled and