Dave Maass, local author of the newly released graphic novel Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis will discuss this work, its history, the research and development process, and its ongoing relevance for a modern audience. Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis is based on an opera composed during the Holocaust from inside the Terezin Concentration Camp. The graphic novel reimagines the opera in a new format, bringing this important work of art to a modern audience.