At his peak, he weighed 500 pounds and stood nearly seven and a half feet tall. For a generation of professional wrestling fans, andre roussimoff was a giant, both as a man he stood sevenfeet, fourinches tall and weighed 500 pounds and as an icon he was one of the most successful and beloved wrestlers of all time. Box brown drawing from historical records about andre s life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including hulk hogan, and his film costars billy crystal, robin. Life and legend, a new comic book biography written and drawn by box brown, published by first second. Life and legend does is tell us the story of the man. Life and legend works as a compilation of the plethora of andre stories floating around and tries to sort myth from legend. Life and legend from the worlds largest community of readers. Back in the 80s, the world wrestling federation now known as world wrestling entertainment was a grabtastic slamstravaganza crammed with classic characters and legendary storylines and.
Life and legend will be released wednesday, may 7th from firstsecond books. I feel like i have a better appreciation for a figure i admired but didnt truly know much about as a youth. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Wwe legends share insane andre the giant stories wwe hall of famers jake roberts, greg valentine, hillbilly jim, superstar billy graham, honky tonk man as legends the mountie jacques rougeau.
This is the first and only graphic novel adaptation of andre rousimoffs life. Say what you will about pro wrestling or sports entertainment or whatever you want to call it, at its best it is high form american theatre spinning tales that reach into our collective unconscious, telling us. Box brown is an ignatz awardwinning cartoonist, illustrator, and comic publisher from philadelphia. His books include the new york timesbestselling andre the giant. But the huge stature that made his fame also signed his death warrant. Its a graphic novel about life, pain, struggle and acceptance. All weve been told about andre is that he had a prodigious appetite for drink and food, he enjoyed his ranch, liked a game of cards and a joke occasionally cruel or offensive, and suffered from back pain from the. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. The life and the legend first second books, written and drawn by box brown, tells the story of his life and career. Andre roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in the princess bride and a heroic prowrestling figure. The ambitious, wideranging film explores andre s upbringing in france, his celebrated wwe career and his forays into the entertainment world. Life and legend most people dont understand the big picture3.
The book explores the aspects of his life which fans were never able to see when he wrestled, it was during a time where all wrestlers were bound to keep the secret of wrestling from their. Could andre the giant really lift cars with his bare hands. Life and legend is a graphic novel biography of andre roussimoff, better known as andre the giant. Andre the giant life and legend baixe e leia livros gratuitamente. A legendary life wwe by michael krugman jan 6, 2009. Twenty years since the passing of the eighth wonder of the world, wwe. Life and legend is a great look at one of the most unique people to ever walk the earth. The tragic reallife story of andre the giant youtube. A passionate proponent of the serial comics format, brown runs the micropress retrofit, dedicated to supporting independent serial comics work. Andre roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in the princess bride and a heroic andre roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in the princess bride and a heroic prowrestling figure. Written and pencilled by box brown, andre the giant.
But the truth is that andre lived half a life, and he certainly burned twice as bright as most. Life and legend is poorly conceived or that it leaves too many strings untangled. Wwe legends share insane andre the giant stories youtube. Life and legend is a graphic novel by renowned graphic novelist box brown. Taking anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including hulk hogan, and his film costars like billy crystal and robin wright, box brown tells the story of andre roussimoff better known as andre the giant. Across a series of vignettes, brown moves from andre s boyhood in rural france to his rise to fame to his early death from heart failure. Life and legend follows andre s life from the age of 12 until his death at the age of 46. But more importantly, the eighth wonder of the world. Heres a teaser trailer i made for box browns new york times bestselling graphic novel andre the giant. Andre the giant was a professional wrestler with the wwf now the wwe.
From hbo sports, wwe, jmh films and ringer films comes andre the giant, a documentary examining the life and career of one of the most beloved legends in wwe history. The ambitious, wideranging film explores andre s upbringing in. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read andre the giant. Drawing from historical records about andre s life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including hulk hogan, and his film costars billy crystal, robin wright, mandy patinkin, etc, brown has created in andre the giant, the first substantive biography of one of the twentieth centurys most recognizable figures. Merely, i hoped to describe that my enjoyment of the book was such that i wouldnt have minded more of the same. Life and legend first second, 2014 series no new york times blurb on cover printed in the united states of america. Life and legend by box brown first second books, 240 pages. Life and legend is a sweeping look at the life of a man who towered over wrestling for years. Life and legend for some hopeful bits on the film the princess bride.
Research for the book included interviews with his fellow wrestlers and actors such as. Life and legend, a cradletograve comics biography, is the latest work to explore the tension between, well, andre roussimoffs life and his legend. Those who knew him personally often referred to to him as the gentle giant. While andre did have considerable success in the limelight, his feats also caused him great physical pain and cruel remarks. After 220 pages of story material theres a sense of life and legend being a biography that doesnt illuminate its subject. Box browns independent comics publishing house, retrofit comics, was launched in 2011. Life and legend is a graphic novel worthy of the main it chooses to profile, full of heart and intrigue, sweetness and sadness, love and spectacle. Life and legend and am impressed at the unity of both the graphics and the writing. I mentioned earlier that i wished there had been more pages in browns work here.
Life and legend by box brown had me over the moon excited. He was a normal guy whod been dealt an extraordinary hand in life. Andre himself comes off as truly what he seemed likea giant with a heart of goldbut he clearly had a tough life. It describes the blurry line between fact and fiction in the world where andre the giant. I already legitimately love nonfiction books and love graphic novels, so the combination for andre the giant.
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