{"id":23830,"date":"2021-03-13T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=23830"},"modified":"2021-03-12T20:30:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:30:24","slug":"amazing-athletes-50-remarkable-athletes-of-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2021\/03\/13\/amazing-athletes-50-remarkable-athletes-of-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Athletes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 50 Remarkable Athletes of History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Till Lukat,<\/strong> translated by Cecil Bronswear<\/strong> (Centrala)
\nISBN: 978-1-912278-13-8 (HB)<\/p>\n

We’re all in need of role models and actual heroes – these days more than ever. Here’s a charming little (245x x 330 mm) hardback compendium aimed squarely at kids but delivering a mighty sardonic kick for all lovers of competition and achievement.<\/p>\n

Comics and graphic novels have an inconceivable power to deliver information in readily accessible form, and – like all the best teachers – can do so in ways that are fascinating, fun and therefore unforgettable. Berlin-born world traveller Til Lukat splits his time between there and Bristol these days, crafting award-winning comics such as Tuff Ladies<\/strong> and this compilation of sporting memorabilia.<\/p>\n

Listed here, with no patronising division into sex-based niches, is a wittily engaging primer of the greatest exponents of victory, defeat and all aspects of sporting accomplishment, delivered as a portrait, minicomic and fact-packed text block. The fun begins with an introductory spread recalling the ‘Good Old Times’<\/em> of ‘Milo of Croton’ <\/em>before jumping to 19th<\/sup>century cyclist <\/em>‘Henri Desgrange’<\/em> and mountain climber <\/em>‘Alexandra David-N\u00c3\u00a9el’<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Other entrants include the proud, famous, notorious and simply tragic such as <\/em>‘Francisco L\u00c3\u00a1zaro’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Johnny Weissm\u00c3\u00bcller’<\/em>or <\/em>‘Yuliya Stepanova’ <\/em>as well as the generally unsung like <\/em>‘Alfonsina Strada’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Helene Mayer’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Jesse Owens’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Fanny Blankers-Koen’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Toni Stone’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Barbara Buttrick’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Tamara Tyshkevich’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Wilma Rudolph’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Katherine Switzer’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Florence Griffith-Joyner’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Tonya Harding’, ‘Ellen MacArthur’<\/em> and many others.<\/em><\/p>\n

Crucial moments in sporting history are pr\u00c3\u00a9cised in spreads such as <\/em>‘Christmas on the Front’<\/em>, <\/em>‘Equality: 1 Disability: 0’<\/em>, ‘<\/em>A Clean Game’<\/em>, ‘<\/em>Kicking Apartheid’<\/em> and <\/em>‘The Dark Side’<\/em> while a<\/em>dding intrigue if not lustre is the ‘Sibling Rivalry’ <\/em>of Rudolf<\/em> and Adolf Dassler<\/em> (you should look them up, or better yet buy this book) to seal a superbly entertaining deal combining comics dash with athletic glory.
\n\u00c2\u00a9 Till Lukat & Cambourakis 2017. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Till Lukat, translated by Cecil Bronswear (Centrala) ISBN: 978-1-912278-13-8 (HB) We’re all in need of role models and actual heroes – these days more than ever. Here’s a charming little (245x x 330 mm) hardback compendium aimed squarely at kids but delivering a mighty sardonic kick for all lovers of competition and achievement. Comics … <\/p>\n

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