Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974
"A graphic novel turns the Rumble in the Jungle into a visual gut punch" - The New York Times
"A Powerful Combination of rarely seen photographs and comic book art in a new graphic novel" - The New York Times
"Muhammad Ali as you’ve never seen him...powerful" - The New York Times
“The drawings and photos allow us to revel in the imagery and history of that unforgettable night, and the torrid pace of the storytelling, the many flashbacks allow us to see the full context of the fight” - The Ring
“[A] gritty, action-packed hybrid work of photography and comics art ... lands plenty of punches” - Publishers Weekly
“One of the most interesting sports documentary graphic novels I’ve read, and one of my favorite reads of 2021” - Comic Book Herald
“One of the pleasures of reading Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974 is how seamlessly Abbas’ photos mesh with Ortiz’ artwork. Combined with Morvan’s prose it is as though you are ringside witnessing history while viewing the spectacle from Abbas’ perspective ... Using a new lens on a spectacle that has been chronicled many times over it delivers from start to finish and adds another layer to one of the most famous sporting events of all time” - Comix Asylum
“A must-have book for boxing fans ... Abbas’s photographs combined with Rafael Ortiz’s art elevates this legendary fight to a new level” The Fandom Post
“Equal parts sports journalism and comics history, it's the celebration of one of the all time greats viewed through the lenses of art as history, and history as art” - AlastairStewart.com
Award-winning writer JD Morvan and renowned photographer Abbas' stunning graphic novel masterpiece which uses iconic photos to uniquely illustrate the historical 'Rumble in the Jungle' boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Les mer
"The drawings and photos allow us to revel in the imagery and history of that unforgettable night, and the torrid pace of the storytelling, the many flashbacks allow us to see the full context of the fight" - The Ring
Award-winning writer JD Morvan and renowned photographer Abbas' stunning graphic novel masterpiece which uses iconic photos to uniquely illustrate the historical 'Rumble in the Jungle' boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. On the 30 th October 1974, the most famous boxing match of the 20 th Century took place. Nicknamed the "Rumble in the Jungle", it pitted Muhammad Ali, desperate to win back his world champion belt, and George Foreman, the current holder, against each other. Foreman had just KO'd the only two boxers to have ever beaten Ali. By his own admission, Ali was terrified of facing him in the ring...
Now, the photojournalist Abbas immortalises this legendary meeting, having kept his photos in his personal archives for 36 years before unveiling them to the world. In a cross between a documentary, photo report and graphic novel, this book reveals the context of the most powerful photographs taken by one of the greatest photographers of the Magnum Photos agency. Enriched by the testimony of Abbas himself, Jean-David Morvan's script is rigorously brought to life by artist Rafael Ortiz.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Titan Comics
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781787736207
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
Anmeldelser
"A graphic novel turns the Rumble in the Jungle into a visual gut punch" - The New York Times
"A Powerful Combination of rarely seen photographs and comic book art in a new graphic novel" - The New York Times
"Muhammad Ali as you’ve never seen him...powerful" - The New York Times
“The drawings and photos allow us to revel in the imagery and history of that unforgettable night, and the torrid pace of the storytelling, the many flashbacks allow us to see the full context of the fight” - The Ring
“[A] gritty, action-packed hybrid work of photography and comics art ... lands plenty of punches” - Publishers Weekly
“One of the most interesting sports documentary graphic novels I’ve read, and one of my favorite reads of 2021” - Comic Book Herald
“One of the pleasures of reading Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974 is how seamlessly Abbas’ photos mesh with Ortiz’ artwork. Combined with Morvan’s prose it is as though you are ringside witnessing history while viewing the spectacle from Abbas’ perspective ... Using a new lens on a spectacle that has been chronicled many times over it delivers from start to finish and adds another layer to one of the most famous sporting events of all time” - Comix Asylum
“A must-have book for boxing fans ... Abbas’s photographs combined with Rafael Ortiz’s art elevates this legendary fight to a new level” The Fandom Post
“Equal parts sports journalism and comics history, it's the celebration of one of the all time greats viewed through the lenses of art as history, and history as art” - AlastairStewart.com