| Tales from the Heart | |
|---|---|
 The cover of A Tale From the Heart of Africa: Bloodlines (Epic Comics, 1992). Artwork by Brian Stelfreeze. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Entropy Enterprises Slave Labor Graphics Epic Comics |
| Schedule | irregular |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | 1987–May 1994 |
| No. of issues | 11 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Cindy Goff, Rafael Nieves |
| Penciller(s) | Seitu Hayden |
| Collected editions | |
| A Tale from the Heart: Temporary Natives | ISBN 0-87135-651-1 |
| Bloodlines: Tales from the Heart of Africa | ISBN 0871358638 |
Tales from the Heart is the title of a series of comic books and graphic novels, written by Cindy Goff and Rafael Nieves and illustrated by Seitu Hayden. Told through the eyes of protagonist Cathy Grant, the comics detail the adventures of a Peace Corps volunteer in the Central African Republic in the mid-1980s.[1] The work explores why so much effort by so many volunteers wrought so little change. Later stories delve into the reign of the mad dictator Jean-Bédel Bokassa.[2]