Apollo – a celebration

On this lazy Sunday afternoon, I have just read Apollo, a graphic novel from Self-Made Hero publishers.

In words and beautiful pictures, it tells both the factual and the human story of the first moon landing. The 50th anniversary of that event happens next July, on Earth.

The creators are all British persons but perhaps that gave them some distance from it. All the relevant details of the mission are there but the situation back on Earth is shown too: Armstrong’s worried wife, Aldrin’s grumpy father and self-obsessed  President Richard Nixon. It really is a great read and I’d recommend it.

I’m currently writing a review which should appear on sfcrowsnest in a few days.