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"I have escaped out of more handcuffs, manacles, and leg shackles than any other human being living."
Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans when he was alive, and continues to do so over ninety years since his death. This is a snapshot of Houdini's life, centering on one of his most famous feats. As Houdini prepares for a death-defying leap into the icy Charles River in Boston, biographer Jason Lutes and artist Nick Bertozzi reveal Houdini's life and influence: from the anti-Semitism Houdini fought all his life, to the adulation of the American public; from his hounding by the press, to his loving relationship with his wife Bess; from his egoism to his insecurity; from his public persona--to the secret behind his most amazing trick! And it's all in graphic form, so it's fresh, original, and unlike anything previously published about this most fascinating of American showmen.
Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans when he was alive, and continues to do so over ninety years since his death. This is a snapshot of Houdini's life, centering on one of his most famous feats. As Houdini prepares for a death-defying leap into the icy Charles River in Boston, biographer Jason Lutes and artist Nick Bertozzi reveal Houdini's life and influence: from the anti-Semitism Houdini fought all his life, to the adulation of the American public; from his hounding by the press, to his loving relationship with his wife Bess; from his egoism to his insecurity; from his public persona--to the secret behind his most amazing trick! And it's all in graphic form, so it's fresh, original, and unlike anything previously published about this most fascinating of American showmen.
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Jason Lutes has been an admirer of Houdini for most of his adult life, and his celebrated graphic novel for adults, Jar of Fools, also pays homage to the Handcuff King. His most recent book is Berlin. Jason lives in Vermont with his partner and two children, where he teaches comics at the Center for Cartoon Studies.
Nick Bertozzi is an award-winning cartoonist. Some of his most notable works include The Salon, Lewis & Clark, Persimmon Cup, the New York Times best-selling Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey, and the New York Times best-selling Jerusalem: A Family Portrait (written by Boaz Yakin). He has received the Ignatz Award and multiple Harvey Awards, and has taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts for 14 years. Nick lives in Queens, NY with his wife and daughters. Visit him online at nickbertozzi.com.
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Nick Bertozzi is an award-winning cartoonist. Some of his most notable works include The Salon, Lewis & Clark, Persimmon Cup, the New York Times best-selling Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey, and the New York Times best-selling Jerusalem: A Family Portrait (written by Boaz Yakin). He has received the Ignatz Award and multiple Harvey Awards, and has taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts for 14 years. Nick lives in Queens, NY with his wife and daughters. Visit him online at nickbertozzi.com.
"Lutes and Bertozzi successfully offer a tiny snapshot as a way into a very large life."―Publishers Weekly
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* "By emphasizing Paige's influence and mythos rather than focusing on details about his life or career, Sturm and Tommaso offer a powerful and unique testimony to his legacy."―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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* "Porcellino creates a poetic alternation of words and silences that effectively draws the reader into Thoreau's point of view."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
* "This visually powerful, suspenseful, even profound story makes an excellent choice for readers interested in baseball or in the history of race relations."―Booklist (starred review)
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
"Raw and memorable."―Chicago Tribune
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
"Sturm's text poignantly conveys the quiet bitterness of his hero, and Tommaso's spare, two-tone drawings brilliantly contrast the physical beauty of the old, rural South with the savagery of its social institutions."―The New York Times Book Review
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
2008 Eisner Award2008 Glyph Comics AwardNAACP Award Nominee for Best Literary Work--Youth/Teens2008 Junior Library Guild Selection
* "Avoiding overt, showy tricks themselves, Lutes and Bertozzi use clean, simple storytelling and crisp, clear black-and-white art to create not only a portrait of the man but also that sense of suspense and anticipation Houdini generated in his performances."―Booklist (starred review)
PRAISE FOR AMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEAN
* "Like Earhart herself, this book ought to soar exuberantly into the hearts of its readers."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
PRAISE FOR ANNIE SULLIVAN AND THE TRIALS OF HELEN KELLER
* "[B]rilliantly conceived and executed. . . . [R]arely is [this story] presented in such a breathtaking, original, and empathetic fashion."―Booklist (starred review)
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
* "By emphasizing Paige's influence and mythos rather than focusing on details about his life or career, Sturm and Tommaso offer a powerful and unique testimony to his legacy."―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
PRAISE FOR THOREAU AT WALDEN
* "Porcellino creates a poetic alternation of words and silences that effectively draws the reader into Thoreau's point of view."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
* "This visually powerful, suspenseful, even profound story makes an excellent choice for readers interested in baseball or in the history of race relations."―Booklist (starred review)
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
"Raw and memorable."―Chicago Tribune
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
"Sturm's text poignantly conveys the quiet bitterness of his hero, and Tommaso's spare, two-tone drawings brilliantly contrast the physical beauty of the old, rural South with the savagery of its social institutions."―The New York Times Book Review
PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
2008 Eisner Award2008 Glyph Comics AwardNAACP Award Nominee for Best Literary Work--Youth/Teens2008 Junior Library Guild Selection
* "Avoiding overt, showy tricks themselves, Lutes and Bertozzi use clean, simple storytelling and crisp, clear black-and-white art to create not only a portrait of the man but also that sense of suspense and anticipation Houdini generated in his performances."―Booklist (starred review)
PRAISE FOR AMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEAN
* "Like Earhart herself, this book ought to soar exuberantly into the hearts of its readers."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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- Publication date2019
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- Number of pages96
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