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King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Kindle & comiXology
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherFantagraphics
- Publication dateNovember 23, 2016
- Reading age13 - 16 years
- File size686724 KB
- Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download
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― Leroy Douresseaux, ComicBook Bin
"Starred Review. Over 10 years in the making, weight and depth of a lifetime of research.... In the simplest scenes of King and his colleagues in discussion―in a car, a bar or a living room―Anderson brings readers into the space and makes history palpable. Through a varied graphic King comes alive."
― Publishers Weekly
"Anderson's not interested in straight representation; he's using the materials of history as a springboard for his remarkable, impressionistic artwork, and figures out ways to keep even the slow parts visually engaging."
― Douglas Wolk, Seattle Weekly
"Rare and vital...adds a significant contribution to the depth of artistry and subject matter in the world of graphic literature."
― Andrew Arnold, Time.com
"The artwork is a visual feast, mixing realistic drawings with expressionistic paintings and photo-collage. Although primarily black and white throughout, a few dashes of color explode on pages that focus on particularly emotional times. With its complex, compelling storytelling and vivid illustrations, King brings one of the greatest figures in our history to life."
― School Library Journal
About the Author
Ho Che Anderson lives in Toronto, Canada. His books include King, Scream Queen, and Sand and Fury.
Product details
- ASIN : B01MFCLEJ0
- Publisher : Fantagraphics; The Complete edition (November 23, 2016)
- Publication date : November 23, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 686724 KB
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- Print length : 272 pages
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I don't know enough to comment on the historical accuracy of Andersen's work; the first volume of King was released in 1993 and it took the author a decade more to finish. This is a labor of love foremost, and the author's passion manages to leap off the page at you. That Andersen has avoided the pettiness of humanizing King is no small miracle - the biography genre routinely suffers from trivializing those it portrays in an effort to make them seem more familiar.
My only complaint is the paraphrasing of much of King's "mountaintop speech" given the night before his death in Memphis. The speech is too long to be included in its entirety, but having listened to the audio clips of that speech too many times to recall I found Andersen's version lacking. I suppose this is only to be expected, but nonetheless I would have loved to have seen a few more pages devoted to what I consider a rhetorical masterpiece, and easily one of the greatest speeches ever given in America. If you've never heard it before, do your best to download it or otherwise listen to King at the height of his power; it is a speech much informed by the gift of sight and of prescience, and is all the more moving and remarkable for the last stanzas.
If you are as fascinated with Martin Luther King as I am, I cannot recommend this work enough. Go out and buy it, and marvel, and remember one of the most pivotal figures of the twentieth century whose message should be heeded no matter the era.