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Kleist’s study in contrasts paints a powerful portrait of an athlete fighting not just opponents but also racism and homophobia. In reexamining such wrenching events of the past, readers are encouraged to understand today’s still-necessary push-back against sociocultural stigmas.
Kleist's stunning illustration and insight into Cave's persona and mystique should more than make up for any disappointment experienced by hard-core fans hoping for a more exhaustive chronicle.
Based on son Alan Scott Haft's Harry Haft, this wrenching biography coupled with stunning high-contrast storytelling put this title on a par with Nathan Powell's much-praised art for March (LJ 7/13). Moreover, the characters are drawn with the energetic nimbleness so admired in Will Eisner's work. Sports fans and history readers, teen and up, will find this mesmerizing.