May 10, 2006

9/11 Report turns into graphic novel

It's a giant leap from "Jughead" to "The 9/11 Report."

But that didn't stop a pair of veteran comic artists from bridging the gap -- turning the dense, painful breakdown of the horrors of that morning in 2001 into a more digestible form: the graphic novel.

In a bold effort to depict the tragedy of Sept. 11, artists Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón illustrated simultaneous events side by side on the page, using the timelines of the hijacked planes as laid out in the 9/11 commission's findings, to chilling effect.

2 Comments:

Blogger Brubaker said...

Yeah, I read about it at Cartoon Brew.com.

According to this article, they'll also work on stories about Malcom X and Ronald Reagan.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2006-04-17T233852Z_01_N17271934_RTRUKOC_0_US-LEISURE-ATTACKS.xml

3:48 AM  
Blogger Matt Bors said...

I find it kind of strange. I'm all for promoting the art from of comics and getting more people interested in stuff, but is this really necessary.

Also, why are they calling it a graphic novel? It's not a novel, it's the fucking 9/11 report!

9:03 AM  

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