In 1986, Afghanistan was torn apart by a war with the Soviet Union. This graphic novel/photo-journal is a record of one reporter’s arduous and dangerous journey through Afghanistan, accompanying the Doctors Without Borders. Didier Lefevre’s photography, paired with the art of Emmanuel Guibert, tel...
Beautiful artwork and a nice enough memoir to accompany it, but ultimately a little empty. Other than the stories regarding his mother, nothing is developed fully and doesn't move further than a basic anecdote. Received as an advance review copy via NetGalley.
Star Rating Art: 5 StarsStar Rating Story: 5 StarsSelf purchase, paperback.Very funny and very original. A professor’s daughter falls in love with a Mummy, Immotep IV. Craziness ensues. The art is magnificent and very original. I love anything done in watercolors.I don’t understand all of the nega...
An excellent use of pastiche, with many very wordy pages broken up through the use of both photos and photo-based illustrations. The narrative was engaging and the images really brought it to life. A great addition to your graphic memoirs/non-fiction shelf.
I cried, a few times. My heart wrenched violently and tears blurred my vision. This book features a journey of a French photographer, Didier, who joined a MSF (Medicins Sans Frontiers) group into Afghanistan during the nation's violent period in the 1980s. It is a unique mix of photographs taken by ...
This weird little graphic novel started out a little strange. I don't know if there was another one before it or not (I will have to look into it) but it felt like I had jumped into the middle of a story already in progress. Not matter. It turned out to be hilarious! The daughter of an archeolog...
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