English school holidays issued with a penalty notice whenever they take their children on holiday during term time without getting authorisation from the school. Penalty notices can be issued by local councils, headteachers (including deputy and assistant heads authorised by them) and the police. Generally, schools will agree to no more than 10 school days of absence in any school year. The Swallows and Amazons series of children’s novels by Arthur Ransome are all set in the school holidays, generally the long (August) summer holidays although some are set in Easter or winter. For example, in "Pigeon Post", he wrote: "Term time was
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