This was my last comic read in 2021. I got a bit busy with work/life, so I'm only getting around to posting now. 2021 comic review recap posts will up be next.
From my school's Fall book fair.
Title: The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded
Date: 2016
Publisher: Abrams Comic Arts
Writer: Jim Ottaviani
Artist: Leland Purvis
Editor: Orlando Dos Reis Nicole Sclama, Carol Burrell
Graphic-novel biography of Alan Turing, told through memories and interviews in the aftermath of his death. There were a lot of fascinating bits of history in this story, and some insights into Turing himself that were intriguing. The story doesn't always deliver the depth that I would have liked, especially as someone who knew only some spare details about Turing's life and works.
The author does not shy away from Turing's sexuality, or the results of the sentence that was carried out on him, but there is no explicit material.
The illustration style works well, especially in some of the more introspective and dreamy sequences.
This was a good read, but it felt fragmented in places, suggesting that there was more to the story beneath the surface, and to some extent that was intentional as much of Turing's life remains, well, enigmatic.
7/10
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