This proposal is for a graphic novel called "The Heroes of Messines" that would illustrate the Irish participation in the 1917 Battle of Messines during World War I. It has two sponsoring organizations: the Verbal Arts Centre, which supports comic culture and production in Ireland, and the International School for Peace Studies, which would use the graphic novel in its conflict resolution education programs. The graphic novel would tell the story of the nationalist and unionist Irish divisions that fought together successfully at Messines, focusing on the act of heroism where a unionist soldier saved the life of a nationalist officer, galvanizing mutual respect between the two ideologies. The goals are to provide an engaging educational tool about shared Irish military experiences and history