âFloat like a butterfly, sting like a bee.â Muhammad Ali, one of the most reveredâand controversialâfigures of the twentieth century, immortalized those words with the beauty, strength, and originality of his boxing style. Now, his epic story is retold in this gorgeous, striking graphic novel Messenger that showcases exactly why he became celebrated worldwide as âThe Greatest.â
Muhammad Ali was one of the most photographedâand photogenicâfigures in the history of sports. He demanded to be looked at, to be seen, and this epic captures his meteoric rise from Cassius Clay to Olympian and heavyweight champion of the world with stunning illustrations befitting his storied legacy. Bringing readers through major moments of his lifeâhis first meeting with civil rights leader Malcolm X, his interview with sports broadcaster Howard Cosell about his reasons for opposing the Vietnam War, and his titanic bout with then-undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman, among othersâthis graphic biography will be a crucial and instantly popular resource on The Greatest.
âFloat like a butterfly, sting like a bee.â Muhammad Ali, one of the most reveredâand controversialâfigures of the twentieth century, immortalized those words with the beauty, strength, and originality of his boxing style. Now, his epic story is retold in this gorgeous, striking graphic novel Messenger that showcases exactly why he became celebrated worldwide as âThe Greatest.â
Muhammad Ali was one of the most photographedâand photogenicâfigures in the history of sports. He demanded to be looked at, to be seen, and this epic captures his meteoric rise from Cassius Clay to Olympian and heavyweight champion of the world with stunning illustrations befitting his storied legacy. Bringing readers through major moments of his lifeâhis first meeting with civil rights leader Malcolm X, his interview with sports broadcaster Howard Cosell about his reasons for opposing the Vietnam War, and his titanic bout with then-undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman, among othersâthis graphic biography will be a crucial and instantly popular resource on The Greatest.