This is a pretty new graphic novel about Andre the Giant, published in 2014. The author/artist Box Brown (that would be a good wrestling name, wouldn't it?) put a lot of effort into ensuring that the story is as accurate as possible. He even includes dozens of footnotes to corroborate many of the stories that have become legendary in wrestling circles (Andre/Bad News Brown heat, Andre/Blackjack Mulligan fight, etc).
As you can see, the art is pretty simple and straightforward, but Box Brown certainly has an eye for detail, as you can tell in this sequence from the WrestleMania 3 match against Hogan. I'm not going to post the whole match here, but if you have seen it, Brown captures the important moments really well.
The best parts of the book, however, are the more personal details about Andre and his life. His suffering from acromegaly made him as much an outsider in his private life as it made him a star in the ring. The author has collected many personal anecdotes from Andre's peers, which makes the graphic novel a very touching affair.
The graphic novel is decently sized, with 243 pages and certainly worth checking out. Probably the best "pure" wrestling comic book out there.
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