Some early reviews
“In this graphic novel version of War Brothers, artist Daniel Lafrance captures the terror, poignancy, and hope expressed in the text. In the best tradition of the graphic novel, this one brings an immediacy and power to a story that will sear itself into the mind of every reader.”
“This graphic novel (…) is one of those special books that act like a punch-in-the-stomach when it comes to the story that they have to say(…)I’d highly recommend this exceptionally good graphic novel to simply everyone who gives a dime about the world around him.”
“Switching from white to black borders between his panels during the time of captivity to intensify the atmosphere of terror, Lafrance puts shadows or at least a little visual distance between viewers and violent acts. Wrenchingly, though, he ramps up the immediacy and emotional intensity by cutting again and again to the wide-eyed, tear-stained faces of children forced to do or to witness those acts(…)Powerful storytelling(…)”
