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Trotsky was a hero to some, a ruthless demon to others. To Stalin, he was such a threat that he warranted murder by pickax. This polarizing figure set up a world conflict that lasted through the twentieth century, and in Trotsky: A Graphic Biography, the renowned comic artist Rick Geary uses his distinct style to depict the stark reality of the man and his times. --publisher.
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New York : Hill and Wang : Serious Comics, 2009.
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LibraryThing member dr_zirk
Trotsky is another great comics biography from Rick Geary, following his recent treatment of J. Edgar Hoover in the same vein. At just over 100 pages, it's quite amazing how well Geary is able to communicate the essential points of Trotsky's complicated life, and the repeated images of Trotsky and
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his wife Natalia being exiled from one home and driven to another fully capture the sadness of a life of permanent exile. There's surely quite a bit more to Trotsky's story that can fit in these pages, but Geary does a remarkable job of giving us the essence of the man without attempting to construct a comprehensive biography. Show Less
LibraryThing member bokai
While what's there is good, Trotsky was too short and simple for me. This would make a good children's introduction to the life of Trotsky, but as an adult biography, or adult comic even, there just wasn't much there.
LibraryThing member ThothJ
An excellent biography of a much overlooked guiding hand behind the Russian Revolution. I often wonder is the Soviet Union might have been a much better entity had Trotsky been its leader after Lenin instead of Stalin.
LibraryThing member ThothJ
An excellent biography of a much overlooked guiding hand behind the Russian Revolution. I often wonder is the Soviet Union might have been a much better entity had Trotsky been its leader after Lenin instead of Stalin.
LibraryThing member ThothJ
An excellent biography of a much overlooked guiding hand behind the Russian Revolution. I often wonder is the Soviet Union might have been a much better entity had Trotsky been its leader after Lenin instead of Stalin.
LibraryThing member ThothJ
An excellent biography of a much overlooked guiding hand behind the Russian Revolution. I often wonder is the Soviet Union might have been a much better entity had Trotsky been its leader after Lenin instead of Stalin.
LibraryThing member SESchend
Interesting overview and the easiest Trotsky bio to digest; as always, Geary's art is clean, crisp, and does a great job with near accurate facial and historical details.
LibraryThing member LibroLindsay
Take-away from Trotsky: A Graphic Biography: I am sooooo glad I didn't live during the Russian Revolution. Or probably any other time in Russia.
And I can't stop thinking about some of my favorite Valentines.
Liked the art. Needed more background on communism to really follow the story
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And I can't stop thinking about some of my favorite Valentines.
Liked the art. Needed more background on communism to really follow the story
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2009
ISBN
0809095084 / 9780809095087