A review by weweresotired
Dreamer by Akim Aliu, Greg Anderson Elysée

4.0

If you're a hockey person, you know Aliu's story of the racism and abuse he faced from the very moment he first laced up. This graphic novel delves into Aliu's early life in Ukraine, and all the sacrifices his family made to eventually get to Canada, before covering the more familiar story of juniors and professional hockey. There are some times where the narrative flashes forward for a page without any real indication that that's what happened, which can be confusing. But the character design/artwork is cute (I'll forgive them for not putting the face shields or visors on all of the players' helmets) and I think the story is accessible to people outside of the hockey world.

Probably more of a 3-3.5 star but I'm giving it the "this subject matter is really important" bump.