King Volume 3

King #3

by Ho Che Anderson

Chronicles the life of the civil rights leader following the March on Washington, as King journeys from Chicago to his final days in Memphis.

Genres: Biography, Graphic Novels

72 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2000

About the author

Ho Che Anderson was born London, UK, but moved to Canada with his family when he was five years old. He was named after the Vietnamese and Cuban revolutionaries Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara. He has become one of the most prominent artists of black American comix, and is affiliated with Fantagraphics Books. Ho Che Anderson authored the impressive comix biography 'King on Martin Luther King', and the erotic 'I Want to be your Dog' in 1996. He co-produced the grungy subculture series 'Pop Life' (1998) in collaboration with fellow artist Wilfred Santiago.

Reviews

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Graphic Biography

[Tripmastermonkey · Rating 4 out of 5]

all of a sudden, this last installment is partly in color, which was distracting, and the text was virtually unreadable because of it in some places, which made getting into the last book very hard. ultimately, a satisfying read, exploring the tension between the nonviolence and black power movements.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Powerful visual storytelling, including some great speeches from King himself. The author apologizes for being visually all over the map, but says it was his way of telling the story. I can respect that, but it did make the book extremely hard to follow. Well worth the investment to try, though.