by Anura Guruge
on August 8, 2023
It is the first comic I have read in at least a decade. I enjoyed it.
‘Andy Hirsch‘ is a remarkably gifted & inspired cartoonist. Probably among the best. I particularly like his illustration of people at work. You can actually feel the effort.
I am in the process of fulfilling another of my VERY MODEST ‘Bucket List‘ items — i.e., doing a bit more reading on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. I have already read a few books, so I was somewhat au fait with the story. NONETHELESS, I learnt a few valuable things, in particular the ‘Casement brothers train’.
The emphasis of the comic is on the WORKERS & the racial issues that they faced — in particular the long-suffering Chinese. Andy Hirsch does a good job with this. Bravo.
I grew up reading comics — though comics were hard to come by growing up in Ceylon. As an adult I reveled in ‘Tintin‘ (again) & ‘Asterix‘ comics & introduced them to all my kids — to their delight & enchantment. So, I like comics. Kind of getting too old for them THOUGH I plan to order ALL OF Adam Hirsch’s other comics. (I am like that).
It is NOT expensive. Give it a spin. You will enjoy it & even learn from it.
Thank YOU, Mr. Hirsch.
