About this book: Box Brown created a comic / graphic novel about the life of Andre the Giant. Box loved wrestling as a kid and wanted to tell Andre's story the best he could. Andre the Giant grew to be 7 feet 4 inches and around 500 pounds. He had a rare disease called acromegaly, where he continues to grow at a rapid rate putting stress on his heart and other body parts. He worked as a mover and meet a lady in a bar who worked the Elysee Montmartre Matches in France. He had his first match wrestling and received the nickname The Giant. He spent most of his time in bars drinking or flying to new destinations to wrestle. He was not a man of many words, and called his agent/friends "Boss." He wrestled from 1970 to 1992. He was not a family man. Hulk Hogan and Andre had one of the most legendary fights of the Wrestlemania. The fight made Hogan a legend. Andre was seen by people as a monster and they were fearful of him due to his size. He also was in several movies like "The Princess Bride." He died in his sleep in 1993. The comic begins with a little background information from the author which informs the reader that he took creative liberties with the drawings in the story to make it entertaining. In the back of the book source notes are available, professional wrestling terms glossary, and a bibliography are available.
Readers Response: Andre the Giant was on the 2015 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list. This book would be a great book to share with a male student who is a reluctant reader. The text is fairly simple, and the story is entertaining. Be aware when considering the audience for this book, that the author does use some profanity / curse words in the dialogue and also alcoholism is illustrated in Andre's life.
Read Andre the Giant's Bio:
http://www.biography.com/people/andre-the-giant-9542226
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