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The Legacy

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A disclaimer: I am Andrew McGinn's brother.

I admit I have never liked graphic novels. In fact, I have always despised them. I find the stories lacking depth and the art distracting. In essence I always thought of them as novels for people with ADD. Not true with The Legacy. The minute I opened Andy and Dave's book I couldn't put it down. The story is believable, funny as hell and the art is fantastic. The meat lies in the back, though, in the Smithsonian museum guide. Great stuff and well worth the price of admission. If you find yourself shaking your head in disbelief at the Family Circus cartoon in last Sunday's funnies section, you'll definitely dig The Legacy.

In addition I want to beg you to buy this book. I plead with you: Andy has a nasty Swiffer habit and he needs your money to keep his floors freakishly clean.

I'm not normally big on graphic novels, so I wasn't sure if I was going to like this or not. I was pleasantly surprised. The story was original. The artwork was good, and for those that pay attention includes a huge number of side jokes that really added to the story. I started The Legacy not knowing what to expect but ended up reading it in one sitting. I couldn't put it down.

The Legacy is a fun read and it won't disappoint.

tk

The collaborative work of author Andrew McGinn and illustrator David Neitzke, "The Legacy" is the story of a young man of artistic talent being saddled with the unwanted responsibility of continuing his successful cartoonist father's newspaper comic strip, thwarting his own ambitions of being a graphic novelist. A rollicking good read from beginning to end, "The Legacy" is thoroughly entertaining and carries an all to familiar message of what happens when parental expectations are foisted upon a most reluctant 'next generation'. Highly recommended for both personal and community library graphic novel collections, "The Legacy" is witty, poignant, and a terrific read!

As a Comic Book Geek(c) who freely admits to hanging toys up on the walls of my office and has an area stacked with way to many long white boxes, I approached "The Legacy" with a bit of anxiety. Would it be good? The premise of someone "selling" out to carry on the family name rings true enough (I moved across an entire state to get away from my own legacy).

What I found was a delightful mix of "cringe humor" mixed in with pop culture all centered around a great story. I laughed, I cried, I did all the things you'd expect. Andrew and David paint a landscape of words and imagery that rings true to me (someone in the software development/architecture industry who wants to write a book someday).

If you enjoy a good laugh, get this book more sooner-er then later-er. Tis truly a "more gooder-er" read.

I was not coerced into writing this review, and I freely admit that I do not write my native language well.

-hypes

Better than I thought it would be. The artwork isn't striking but the story was solid and entertaining, even though the ending was a quick right turn. The story is about a young man that wants to be a commentator through his work on the absurdities of society but finds that in the end it's better to play it safe and not shake anything up. So...ya, there is that.