The Divine (graphic novel) Yann Martel, best known for the international bestseller "Life of Pi". It was released in July 2015 and has hit the New York Times Best Sellers list. It has since received highly positive reviews. "Publishers Weekly" had chosen "The Divine" for "top ten graphic novel for spring 2015", describing it later on as: "Heady, hellacious, and phantasmagoric". Jesse Karp on his Booklist review wrote: "Stunning artwork and creeping dread weave together in this satisfying and moving page-turner". Douglas Wolk from The New York Times described it as "a too rare example of artists getting top billing", referring to the artwork
Richard Parker (colonel) nearly wiped out at the Battle of Waxhaws. Parker and Heth led the 1st and 2nd Virginia Detachments, which were new units. From 14 February to 6 March, the 3rd North Carolina Regiment was assigned to Parker's Brigade. On 8 May 1780 Parker died of wounds sustained during the Siege of Charleston. Another source gives Parker's date of death as 24 April. He was one of about 90 Americans killed during the siege, which resulted in Lincoln's surrender of 2,650 Continental Army soldiers, plus militia. Richard Parker (colonel) Richard Parker (1751 – 8 May 1780) was an American colonel who