More Weight: A Salem Story

In Salem, Massachusetts, 1692is a year of terror. When accusations ofwitchcraft plunge the community intoparanoia and death, curmudgeonly farmerGiles Corey and his great-souled wifeMartha are forced to confront their troubledpasts, fighting to hold onto their principleseven at the cost of their lives. In the 1860s,famed writers Nathaniel Hawthorne andHenry Wadsworth Longfellow stroll thestreets of Salem together, reflecting on theirown dark connections to those wicked days.Today, graphic novelist Ben Wickey wrestleswith the complex legacy of “the Witch City”and what it shows us about the best and worstof humanity.

Based on true events, set in three centuries,and hand-drawn over a decade, More Weight is a stunning visual symphony — a uniqueand profound inquiry into the infamousSalem witch trials and the long shadows theystill cast on us all.