Andre the Giant: Life and Legend
- ISBN-10
- 1466858788
- ISBN-13
- 9781466858787
- Series
- Andre the Giant
- Category
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-05-06
- Publisher
- First Second
- Author
- Brian "Box" Brown
Description
Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestling figure. He was a normal guy who'd been dealt an extraordinary hand in life. At his peak, he weighed 500 pounds and stood nearly seven and a half feet tall. But the huge stature that made his fame also signed his death warrant. Box Brown brings his great talents as a cartoonist and biographer to this phenomenal new graphic novel. 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 co-stars (Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, etc), Brown has created in Andre the Giant, the first substantive biography of one of the twentieth century's most recognizable figures.
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