King

I really wanted to like this more. The artwork is astonishing, understated and daring at the same time. The story is what really matters, but it is confusing at times, you really need to know your facts in order to follow it. It might benefit from re-reading it, but I will leave that for later, it w......more

Most graphic biographies are written to make a young adult understand the basics of someone's life, but this book is a refreshing departure from that. It ponders nonviolent versus nonviolent protests and the different aspects of MLK from a variety of perspectives and cast members and it was very thou......more

King, The Complete Edition: A Comic Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. is a biographical graphic novel written and illustrated by Ho Che Anderson. It collects all three volumes of the series and is a surprisingly in-depth biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. As today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day......more

The artistry in this graphic novel is superb, though that is sometimes the issue. I found many pages difficult to navigate the dialogue, since how the artist depicts characters can alternate throughout. I enjoyed this as a first "black" book to read during BHM, but look forward even more to books by......more

Part 3 was best, 2 was the weakest. The visuals being all over the place didn't bother me, as the art was mostly great, and the writing was mostly good. What keeps this from being great is the presentation of the text. Hard to follow, sometimes hard to read, and mixes very badly with the art. Overal......more