This is the first book in "The Crogan Adventure" graphic novel series. Dr. Crogan tells his young son, Eric, the tale of his ancestor "Catfoot" Crogan who was a sailor turned pirate at the beginning of the 1700s. While aboard a ship with an evil captain, the crew allows a smaller pirate band to overtake them and joins them. In spite of being a pirate, that captain is a fair and moral man who refuses to pirate French ships because the French allow them access to their ports. That captain is killed by the evil first mate, D'Or who takes the larger ship and sets out to pirate whatever he can get. Catfoot eventually ends up warning the town of Kingsport of the impending arrival of D'Or and his men. Dr. Crogan uses the story of Catfoot to teach his son about having a personal moral code.
This series is recommended for age 13+ but I can only assume it's because of the violence, none of which is depicted in a gory or bloody way. In fact, even in a duel to "first blood" between Catfoot and D'Or, the only injury is a scraped elbow. The story and the lessons it tries to teach are appropriate for the intermediate grades.
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