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A review by cellular_cosmogony
The Photographer of Mauthausen by Salva Rubio
3.0
eARC provided by Netgalley
The Photographer of Mauthausen is a graphic novel adaptation of the life of Francisco Boix – a man I didn’t know anything about prior to picking up this work, but about whom I wish to know more now that I finished it.
The comic obviously comes with a plethora of content warnings: violence and torture, concentration camps, nudity and war being the ones I can think of.
The story is well-told – the artwork fits the dark and somber atmosphere and the narrative manages to maintain a feeling of hope despite the rather grim reality it portrays. It is obvious a lot of research went in the making of this comic and it shows in the details incorporated in it. My sole issue with the story is that it is told in a rather concise fashion – over the span of 100 or so pages - which was probably the reason I had trouble getting in the storyline.
This comic did spark my curiosity, so I'll be looking for more resources on Boix in the future.
The Photographer of Mauthausen is a graphic novel adaptation of the life of Francisco Boix – a man I didn’t know anything about prior to picking up this work, but about whom I wish to know more now that I finished it.
The comic obviously comes with a plethora of content warnings: violence and torture, concentration camps, nudity and war being the ones I can think of.
The story is well-told – the artwork fits the dark and somber atmosphere and the narrative manages to maintain a feeling of hope despite the rather grim reality it portrays. It is obvious a lot of research went in the making of this comic and it shows in the details incorporated in it. My sole issue with the story is that it is told in a rather concise fashion – over the span of 100 or so pages - which was probably the reason I had trouble getting in the storyline.
This comic did spark my curiosity, so I'll be looking for more resources on Boix in the future.