Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 depicted in graphic novel "Bloody Saturday"

Thursday, June 21 is the 93rd anniversary of one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history.

And a new graphic novel called Bloody Saturday adds a new twist to the story of Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.

Adam Campbell, a recent graduate of Red River College, completed the novel as a project in the Creative Communications program. His sister Carly illustrated the book.

Thousands of strikers marched on Main Street during the strike. The novel creates a fictional back story for the real life death of Ukrainian immigrant Mike Sokolowski on June 21st, 1919. Sokolowski was shot and many other strikers were beaten by police and strike breakers

Adam Campbell says, "There's a lot of mystery surrounding it too so from my perspective I liked the idea that you could start with this really epic story that doesn't have a ton of defined facts about it and you can meld your own story around it."

Bloody Saturday will be available for free digital download from June 19 to June 23 on Amazon Kindle.