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Books by DAN MILLMAN
THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR SAGA Way of the Peaceful Warrior Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior The Journeys of Socrates Peaceful Warrior: The Graphic Novel \
GUIDEBOOKS The Life You Were Born to Live Everyday Enlightenment No Ordinary Moments The Laws of Spirit Body Mind Mastery Living on Purpose Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior \
Bridge Between Worlds
CHILDREN’S
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Secret of the Peaceful Warrior Quest for the Crystal Castle
For more information about Dan Millman’s work: www.peacefulwarrior.com
PEAC1F8JSL WAKRBQK The Graphic Novel
Illustrations by Andrew Winegarner
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Text copyright © 2010 by Dan Millman Illustrations copyright © 2010 by Andrew Winegarner All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, or other — without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. This graphic novel depicts various actions involving physical risk. The author, illustrator, and publisher caution young readers to avoid attempting any stunts they may see in this or any fictional narrative. Cover and interior illustrations by Andrew Winegarner Cover design by Leslie Waltzer and Mary Ann Casler Cover color by Sandra Fremgen Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Millman, Dan. Peaceful warrior : the graphic novel / Dan Millman ; illustrations by Andrew Winegarner. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-932073-48-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Spiritual life—Comic books, strips, etc. 2. Graphic novels. I. Winegarner, Andrew. II. Title. PN6727.M564P43 2010 74!-5 973—dc22
First printing, November 2010 ISBN 978-1-932073-48-5 Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper New World Library is a proud member of the Green Press Initiative. 10 987654321
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Introduction My first book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, remains popular decades after its publica¬ tion. The Peaceful Warrior movie is available everywhere. So why add a graphic novel to the mix? For one thing, I’ve always loved the art and bubbled dialogue of comic books. As a child, Superman encouraged me to read. Then Archie and Veronica and Bat¬ man and an array of other superheroes inspired and amused me in high school and served as guilty pleasures in college. That affection, as much as anything, inclined me to reach out to a new audience, including anyone who enjoys illustrated stories but might not be ready to sit down with a long book. So the idea of a graphic novel floated around for years. But then something happened that finally kicked this project into gear. In 1990 I wrote a screenplay — my vision of how Way of the Peaceful Warrior might be adapted for film. I showed my script to the producer who had bought the film rights, but, as often happens on film projects, other writers were brought in as the project developed, and my script was never used. Peaceful Warrior: The Graphic Novel is my opportunity to share the movie I had always envisioned up on the screen. It is, overall, the same tale of transformation that millions of people have read, but it contains many elements and scenes not found in either the original book or the movie. So, in collaboration with illustrator Andrew Winegarner, IVe been able to show and tell the classic tale in a fresh way. You are about to enter an adventure in which Socrates and Joy guide Dan along the peaceful warriors path — a mysterious passage through valleys of shadow — as Dan searches for the gateway to a brighter reality. In the process, you may discover the peaceful heart and warrior spirit in each of us. — Dan Millman
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^ WHAT PO you MEAN, “WAKE UP"? I'M ALREAPy UP!
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HIS LEO ACHINO, PAN SEES CHILPREN AT PLAY, ANP HE REALIZES WHAT HE HAS LOSTTHE LIFE HE MIOHT HAVE UVEP
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^ IT'S ABOUT ^ HAVING MY LIFE COUNT FOR SOMETHING.
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YOU'RE GOING TO FACE HURPLES YOU NEVER KNEW . EXI6TEV. .
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THAT'S HOW MY TRAINING- BEGAN. I LEARNER MORE THAN I BARGAINER POR...BECAME HIS PERSONAL GHEF. FOUNP OUT I LIKEP WORKING- WITH FOOP. TOOK SIX YEARS BEPORE I EARNER ENOUG-H TO OPEN THIS PLACE.
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ANP YOU TELL ME NO SEX, NO SWEETS, NO MEAT, NO REST, ANP NO FUN/ I'M A OYMNAST, NOT A MONK/ WHY AM I POINO ALL THIS STUFF—SO I CAN BE MORE SPIRITUAL OR SOMETHING?
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I HAVE A RARE FORM OF LEUKEMIA, A GENETIC THING. NOT TOO BAP, AS PISEASES GO. EXCEPT IT KILLS YOU.
ONE TWIN & ABOUT PYIN&. IT SURE GIVES YOU A SENSE OF PERSPECTIVE. I PON'T WORRY ABOUT THE SMALL STUFF. HECK, IT'S ALL SMALL STUFF.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO PIE.
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MANY YEARS A&O I PIPN'T KNOW A BASTE FROM A CROSS-STITCH. LEFT THE MENPINO TO MY WIFE, . BUT .AFTgR SHE PIEP I JUST TOOK IT UR ^SHIRTS STILE NEEP MENPINO, AW IT'S A WAY TO REMEMBER HER. W FOR ME, STSEWINO IS A KINP OF ) M MEPITATION.
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WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?^
WHEN you CAUGHT THE MUG, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT? WELL, NOTHING. JUST THE MUG.
THAT'S RIGHT. yOU WEREN'T LOST IN yOUR USUAL PREAMWORLP ANP REVERIE. yOU WERE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
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^ NO, HE WOULD NEVER— ^ WHEN OUR PARENTS DIED, WE WENT TO LIVE WITH AN UNCLE WHO DRANK, ^ COT VIOLENT... AND ONE DAY HE TRIED TO... ...DO THINCS TO ME. ^ JOSEPH STOPPED HIM AND WE RAN. I WAS TEN YEARS OLD HE TOOK CARE OF ME...HE WENT ^ HUNCRY SO I COULD EAT.
NOW I CAN BE THERE FOR HIM. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
^ NO, yOU CAN'T. ^ YOUR PATH LEADS ELSEWHERE DAN—AND IT ISN'T WIDE ENOUOH FOR TWO. ^
WHO TOLD YOU THAT— SOCRATES?
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ANNOUNCER... THE WARM-UPS ARE O'/ER. WILE THE O/MNASTS TAKE THEIR SEATS?
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HE OFTEN THINKS ABOUT SOCRATES ANP WHAT HE MIC-HT HAVE APVISEP.
FINALLY, AFTER NINE YEARS OF TRAINING ANP PREPARATION, PAN'S PATH TAKES HIM BACK TO CALIFORNIA, TO THE REMOTE WILPERNESS HIOH IN THE SIERRA NEVAPA, WHERE HE RECORPS ALL THAT HE REMEMBERS IN HIS JOURNAL.
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WHBRB IS THB GATBWAY 8BYONP THB M/NP, BBYONP PAST ANP FUTURB, 8BY0NP UFB ANP PBATH?
I'VB MBTMANY TBACHBRS, SBBN MANY PIFFBRBNT SCHOOLS, 8UT FOUNP NO ULVMATB ANSWBRS.
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"IVE SPENT TIME IN SOLITUDE, PREPARING FOR WHATEVER IS TO COME. I KNOW NOTHING FOR CERTAIN, BUT SENSE THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE HERE—AND THAT I'LL EITHER FIND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR OR LOSE MYSELF IN THE WILDERNESS. "
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WHERE? THAT'S FOR YOU TO PISCOVER.
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HIKING BACK POWN THE MOUNTAIN, PAN KNOWS THAT A PART OF HIM, THE SEPARATE SELF, HAS PIEP.
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About the Author Dsn Millman, a former world-champion gymnast, coach, martial arts instructor, and col¬ lege professor, is the author of the international classic Way ofthe Peaceful Warrior (adapted to film in 2006). His numerous books, including Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior, No Ordinary Moments, The Life You Were Born to Live, The Laws of Spirit, Everyday Enlighten¬ ment, Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior, and The Journeys ofSocrates, have touched the lives of millions of readers in twenty-nine languages. Dan speaks worldwide, presenting fresh and realistic ways to live with a peaceful heart and a warrior spirit. His seminars have influenced men and women from all walks of life, including leaders in the fields of health, psychology, education, business, politics, sports, entertainment, and the arts. For details: www.peacefulwarrior.com
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About the Illustrator Andrew Winegarner is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (2004), with a bachelors degree in visual art. His first love is drawing; his favorite medium is pen and ink. Peaceful Warrior is Andrews first graphic novel, but he has many more forthcoming, including an adaptation of The Epic of Gilgamesh. He lives in California and teaches art. For details: http://andrewwinegarner.deviantart.com
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PERSONAL GROWTH/FICTION
A Bold, Visual Retelling of the Peaceful Warrior Story ♦ 4
The book Way of the Peaceful Warrior, shared among friends and families, became a multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller, inspiring men and women of all ages. Now author Dan Millman and illustrator Andrew Winegarner meld the peaceful warrior story into the style and dynamism of the graphic novel. This fresh take on Millman's saga of growth and enlightenment INCLUDES NEW SCENES AND ELEMENTS not found in either the book or the Peaceful Warrior movie. V
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Here is a STORY OF GROWING UP AND WAKING UP — about a young athlete who finds himself on a path less traveled. Haunted by dark dreams and a vague sense that something is missing from his life, Dan wanders into an all-night gas station. There he meets an old man named Socrates, and his world begins to change. Guided by this mysterious old warrior, and drawn to an elusive young woman named Joy, Dan begins an odyssey into realms of light and shadow — a journey that leads him toward a final confrontation that may deliver or destroy him.
DAN MILLMAN,
a former world champion athlete, gymnastics coach,
martial arts instructor, and college professor, speaks worldwide about ways to live with a peaceful heart and warrior spirit. He lives in Northern California. Illustrator
ANDREW WINEGARNER
teaches art and lives in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
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