Chester Brown reinvents the comic-book medium to create the critically. Brown coolly documents with dramatic subtlety the violent rebellion on the Canadian prairie led by Riel, who some regard a martyr who died in the name of freedom, while others consider him a treacherous murderer. A limited-edition reprint of Browns celebrated biography of the Canadian rebel. Time Chester Brown reinvents the comic-book medium to create the critically acclaimed historical biography Louis Riel, winning the Harvey Awards for best writing and best graphic novel for his compelling, meticulous, and dispassionate retelling of the charismatic, and perhaps insane, nineteenth-century Métis leader. Time Chester Brown reinvents the comic-book medium to create the critically acclaimed historical biography Louis Riel, winning the Harvey Awards for best writing and best graphic novel for his compelling, meticulous, and dispassionate retelling of the charismatic, and perhaps ins It has the thoroughness of a history book yet reads with the personalized vision of a novel. Chris Wares wonderfully designed story of pathetic loserdom, Jimmy Corrigan, topped many critics best-of-2002 lists. However, the graphic novel - comics more acceptable sibling, available at mainstream bookstores - is inching forward. It has the thoroughness of a history book yet reads with the personalized vision of a novel. As for the source material, comic books remain a pleasure of the brave, devoted few.
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