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The most acclaimed European graphic novel of the last ten years, Epileptic is David B.'s story of his brother's battle with epilepsy - but it turns into a penetrating and sometimes lacerating self-examination on the author's part, as he delves into his own complex emotions and his family's troubled history, as well as his own youthful fantasy life. Particularly pointed is his description of the family journey from one attempted cure to another, including acupuncture, spiritualism and macrobiotics.David B.'s drawing is utterly extraordinary, balancing literal representation and expressionist psychological distortion.
Epileptic is not just a graphic novel but a work to remember. It is a work, like the great art before it, like Maus, takes comics to a level not seen before by providing an experience to be read that is not just incredibly emotionally potent but also so vulnerably and creatively drawn. It's story is rooted in reality and tells an autobiographical and sketched-out tale that is as engrossing and captivating as any superhero comic. The artwork feels carved in like a pondering memory or wound that has now been reopened to our author and is screaming and letting loose across the many pages it resides in. I recommend, if you haven't, picking it up right now. It really is that good. Read Full Review
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