Anyone else a fan of graphic novels?
If so, be sure and check out this new gem from Josh Neufeld.
Obviously, Katrina was a devastating event and we all saw the damage that it caused: the pictures of the flooded streets, the “X”s on the dilipidated houses and of course the Superdome, packed with people whose homes were under water.
These images were all important, but I don’t think they effectively communicate the loss of human rights that these people suffered. “A.D.” attempts to connect us with the New Orleanian’s perspective.
It tells the stories of five individuals with five very different tales. Neufeld never loses focus of his aim and the frames he illustrates have a way of ingraining themselves in your mind and truly allowing you to step into the shoes of these people (all of whom are real).
As someone who has a deep affection for New Orleans (I got engaged there) it truly breaks my heart to know what some people went through, just to call it home. “A.D.” is an inspiration.
