Title: Sergio Leone: The Revolution of the Western (GN)
Publisher: Titan Comics
Written/Illustrated by: Amazing Ameziane
Translated by: Christopher Bradley
Lettered by: Lauren Bowes
Price: $ 24.99 US
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.titan-comics.com
Comments: This is a biographical book, and the introduction is a visual delight. The words and pictures immediately grab your attention as you take in all the great actors of westerns.
The book is written as if Sergio Leone himself is narrating it. He had a difficult childhood, growing up in poverty, but he eventually became an assistant director, and a very good one. Over time, he worked with many famous directors, honing his craft and learning from the best.
The storytelling is compelling, though it does run a bit long at times.
Sergio eventually decides to direct a western. Clint Eastwood may have been the third choice for the lead role, but he turned out to be the best choice by far.
A full-page illustration of Eastwood dressed for his western role shows him as a rugged, hard-edged man, perfectly embodying the tone of the genre.
As a reader, you’re treated to many behind-the-scenes facts you probably didn’t know, offering insight into the people and processes behind these classic films.
Sergio later became a producer for My Name Is Nobody, one of many spaghetti westerns that followed his success.
He also directed Once Upon a Time in America, a long and ambitious film that he was unhappy to see heavily edited down. Another of his notable works was Leningrad: The 900 Days.
Sergio Leone was truly one of a kind. He knew how to bring movies to life because, for him, movies were life.
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