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. 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. Louis Riel, A Comic Strip Stage Play based on Chester Brown’s graphic novel is at Theatre La Chapelle (3700 St Dominique) on February 25-March 5 at 8 p.m.

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. Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography -Chester Brown reinvents the comic book medium to.-, Published by: Drawn&Quarterly, Comic Creator: Brown, Chester. 'If you love to read a gripping story, if you are awed by the talent of an artist, then look no further: Chester Brown's Louis Riel is comix history in the making, and with it, history never looked so good.It has the thoroughness of a history book yet reads with the personalized vision of a novel. Canadian history at its best, Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography is entertaining and accessible for all ages. He crafts a compelling and meticulous retelling of the charismatic 19th-century Métis leader, regarded by some as a martyr and by others as a treacherous murderer. Publishers Weekly hailed the book as a 'contender for best graphic novel ever.'Ĭhester Brown reinvents the comic book medium to create a historical biography on Louis Riel. Brown received the Harvey Award for best writing and best graphic novel, and made several Best of the Year lists.

Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography is the book that launched the graphic novel medium in Canada.

The bestselling graphic novel on Canada's infamous folk hero is back in a paperback edition with a new cover by Chester Brown.

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