Ripley's Believe It or Not, by Tony Isabella, Ben Meares, et al.

If your childhood family vacations were like mine, they occasionally included a stop at a Ripley's Believe Or Not museum.  They have dozens of attractions all over the world.  This Ripley's Believe It or Not! graphic novel brings Ripley's back to its roots.  The Ripley's phenomenon began as a newspaper feature drawn by Robert Ripley.  His stories of the weird and hard-to-explain expanded into the museums and other media. 

This graphic novel is a compilation of the first two issues of recent Ripley's comic books.  They are composed of weird stories and other topics that are familiar to Ripley's world.  Stories include the real-life story behind Beauty and the Beast, a description of the Winchester Mansion (and its haunting), and other historical, medical, and scientific oddities.  It's all a reminder that Ripley didn't just make up a bunch of junk; he took obscure stories from history or oddities in nature and presented them in a dramatic fashion.  These enjoyable comics preserve that tradition. 


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!