A review by iffer
Andre the Giant: Life and Legend by Box Brown

3.0

Much like the sparse line-work, the story is no-frills and told "straight," a collection of snapshots of Andre's life and matches to provide some insight into the Giant's life and legend. Unlike the descriptions of Andre in Cary Elwe's memoir As You Wish, Andre isn't always portrayed as the Gentle Giant who inspired Billy Crystal's movie. There are more shades of gray about Andre's drinking, relationships with others, and daughter whom he didn't raise. I wish there were more insight into Andre's thoughts, feelings, and motivations, but I can also see how Box Brown made an artistic decision, and not a bad one, to lay the story out for readers to come to their own answer to the question that Andre knew that people asked about him, "What kind of man is he?"