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Schwartz, Simon

First Man: Reimagining Matthew Henson

160 pp. | Lerner/Graphic Universe | October, 2015 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-5842-0 $31.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-4677-8106-0 $14.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4677-8856-4
(4) 4-6 Translated by Laura Watkinson. Schwartz fictionalizes North Pole explorer Henson's life in this graphic novel. The visual storytelling--in shades of steely blue and grays--is striking and resonant. Schwartz goes to great lengths to illuminate the many ways in which African American Henson was discriminated against during his lifetime; the lack of nuance in his portrayal of the Inuits who held Henson in high esteem is unfortunate.
Reviewer: Sam Bloom

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