Bernard-C. SwysenBesprekingen

The Stars of History: Charlie Chaplin is a great graphic novel following the famous actor.

I think this is a great way to introduce some famous people to those who haven't heard of them before. Charlie Chaplin's life is truly interesting to follow. The man grew up in poverty and became one of the most famous actors of all time. He's a legend, and this book shows some truly hilarious scenes in its illustrations to show you how amazing he is.

I wish there was more of his life. His life is very tumultuous and he wasn't always the nicest person. I felt like this story went into the good more than the bad. I also feel like not everything in the book was exampled in the best possible way. I wasn't sure who some of the people were, which made reading it a little annoying. But then some of this book explained too much what was going on when you literally have pictures showing you... It was odd.

I do think it's great to use graphic novels to share non-fiction tales though. Biographies being graphic novels is one of my new favourites!

Two out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

Excelente resumen de la vida de Hitler. Está muy bien condensada en sus escasas cien páginas. Los personajes están muy bien caracterizados, cada cual con su personalidad e incluso físicamente están muy logrados. La idea que te haces del dictador es una primera aproximación para profundizar en caso querer saber más. Buena obra llevada con gran humor satírico.

History's Greatest Villains: Dracula by Bernard Swysen & Julien Solé presents the life and times of Vlad Dracul- the Dragon, the Impaler- in a graphic novel format. I had such high hopes for this graphic novel! Sadly I was to be disappointed. I thought the concept was neat, and plenty of research seems to have gone into the work. However, the artistic style chosen was more cartoonish, and lacked the grittiness I would have expected (as in 300 or Sin City). Not only that, but the attempts at humour throughout was crude and ill-conceived given the topic at hand. Vlad Dracul is a fascinating figure from history, but he was a harsh man in a harsh world. He accomplished great things, and committed grave atrocities. There's nothing humourous there, not even of the gallows kind.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Europe Comics for providing an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.