). ▁The ▁series ▁starts ▁with ▁Mar tha ' s ▁birth ▁and ▁sees ▁her ▁slowly ▁grow ▁up ▁from ▁someone ▁struggling ▁to ▁break ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁housing ▁project , ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁war ▁hero ▁and ▁major ▁figure ▁in ▁dec iding ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁Miller ' s ▁typical ▁action ▁sequences ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁political ▁sat ire ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁its ▁major ▁corpor ations . ▁The ▁series ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁huge ▁success ▁for ▁Dark ▁Hor se ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁s elling ▁independent ▁com ics ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁A ▁trade ▁paper back ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁and ▁Miller ▁followed ▁up ▁Give ▁Me ▁Liber ty ▁with ▁several ▁sequ els ▁continu ing ▁the ▁story . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁sequ els ▁were ▁drawn ▁by ▁Dave ▁Gib b ons ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Dark ▁Hor se . ▁ ▁The ▁titles ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁four ▁issues ▁of ▁Give ▁Me ▁Liber ty ▁were : ▁Hom es ▁& ▁Gard ens ▁Tra vel ▁& ▁Entertainment ▁Health ▁& ▁W elf are ▁Death ▁& ▁Tax es ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Part ▁ 1 : ▁Hom es ▁& ▁Gard ens ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁then - f uture ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Mar tha ▁Washington ▁is ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁Chicago ▁hospital . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Mar tha ’ s ▁father ▁is ▁killed ▁during ▁a ▁protest ▁over ▁the ▁African - American ▁community ' s ▁living ▁conditions ▁at ▁the ▁Cab r ini – Green ▁housing ▁project . ▁Meanwhile