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Famous Players Review

By Bruce Long

July 9, 2009

 

Famous Players is very well done and is highly recommended. The story is presented in such a manner as to be very accessible to readers who have no previous knowledge of early Hollywood or any of the characters involved in the case. The book presents a very broad overview of the Taylor case, contains a relatively high degree of accuracy, and is presented in a straightforward, informative and crisp manner.

 

As a graphic novel evoking the Hollywood atmosphere of the 1920's, the book holds up quite well. Any affectionado of the Taylor case will naturally find things to quibble about (I wish Geary had included the Margaret Gibson confession), and the book could have been more enjoyable in color. But as an artistic general introduction to the complexities of the Taylor case, Famous Players is a success.

 

 

Marilyn Slater

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The review that was written by Bruce Long was enough to get me to order Famous Players from Amazon.  It should be here in about 3 to 5 days. 

 

Rick Geary is “famous” for both his skill as a writer and his eye for detail. As we know, there are limitations to the graphic novel as a format but a story of a 1922 murder is a good fit as the nostalgic style as it elicits a sense of the era, a bit dark and yet a simple line. To learn more about Rick Geary and his work, you might want to visit.

 http://www.rickgeary.com/index.html