Originally Posted by
JackDaw
Read it recently. Highly recommended. Brief "thoughts" on it:-
Story: Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou. Artwork: Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna.
Given the subject matter of this graphic novel (Betrand Russell’s early life, and his part in the quest for mathematical certainty in the 20th century) I’ve no idea how to persuade anybody to consider reading it.
But its very, very absorbing. It portrays Russell as an immensely sympathetic character, showing how his remorseless search for truth partly came about because of his innate character, but also partly because of his extraordinary childhood.
I was in mood for something a bit different, so decided to give this a chance even though I thought story might be a wee bit obscure. But the way the story is told makes it pretty straightforward to follow.
The way the artist manages to capture the true individuality of the key characters and show them as intensely human is one reason why I can’t imagine this story being so gripping in any other media. (Its true comic book art, none of that photo realistic tosh.)
A wonderful riposte, I think, to all those merchants of doom that proclaim comics are on the way out whenever DC or Marvel super hero comic sales are struggling. No chance… because sometimes there’s no better way to tell a story.