Andre the Giant: Life and Legend | 
“I think of him as a master artist, and I think of him as a tragic figure who maybe didn‘t fit into this world. He had a very difficult life. But I think he and other wrestlers need to be appreciated as artists.”
#QuotsyJuly19 | 30: #Wrestle
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When Hank Hogan is in a Graphic Novel. ☺️☺️☺️
pickA quick graphic novel that was easy enough to get into. A definite must for anyone that's into pro wrestling and likes graphic novels 👌👏
Side note: I am not into pro wrestling. I have no idea why I picked this up, but I did enjoy it non the less. 😆
#graphicnovel
so-soI am more familiar with him from The Princess Bride movie. this shows a little more of his wrestling & personal life.
I loved wrestling as a kid. My dad even took me to see it once. No Andre there, but I loved him so much in the Princess Bride & everything I learned about his life seemed unreal. When this came out, I was excited to learn Box Brown would be doing an event here. I ended up unable to go & sad, but my comic shop saved me a signed copy, which has of course been buried in my TBR for years. 🙄 News of Netflix renewing Glow 🎉 has inspired me. 💪📚
Watching GLOW on Netflix made me nostalgic for the WWF of my childhood.
Box Brown obviously has a sympathetic POV about Andre. Still, he doesn't do too much turd polishing and trusts readers to make their own judgments about unflattering behavior. This is my second biography from First Second. I plan to look up more because they invite thought.
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And welcome to summer swim team season, when I seem to get a lot of reading in!
pickA cute and well done biography comic of Andre the Giant. We see his early life as a giant, his wrestling career, and beyond. Brown paints him as a tragic figure who made the best out of life. Really simple, but effective drawings throughout. I loved the interpretation of the other 70s/80s wrestlers too. It is a very quick read.
I've read for about 13 hours total so far for #24in48. I'll probably get a few more hours in before the end of the day. I finished Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer, The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, The Divine, and Complicit. I also listened to about half of The Awakening of Sunshine Girl. I started Andre the Giant last night and plan to finish it today. I might also jump into Blood and Salt. It's great to knock some books off my TBR stack!
so-soI wish there was more to the personal side of Andre's life in this biography. I don't get the appeal for wrestling but I've definitely learned a lot about 'the business' and Andre's work life. Interesting all around. #24in48
pickLoved this graphic novel- I would recommend it to anyone from my Princess Bride-loving children's librarian to my WWE obsessed patrons. Gentle, funny, but unsentimental.
