I loved [b:Feynman|9844623|Feynman|Jim Ottaviani|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317793632s/9844623.jpg|14735455], the first graphic-novel biography by Ottaviani & Myrick, and Hawking is just as fascinating. They've found an elegant solution to representing different kinds of speech, which is particularly important to the story they tell, and I came away from the book with a feeling that I had almost known him.

I'd especially recommend Hawking to anyone who likes James Gleick's science writing (such as [b:Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman|98685|Genius The Life and Science of Richard Feynman|James Gleick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320409497s/98685.jpg|191828]) but likes the details to be less technical, or anyone who's still learning about the variety of stories graphic novels can tell. The creators admirably refrain from imposing more order onto their subjects' lives than actually existed, which means they can't make every transition as smooth, every chapter ending as satisfying, as in fictional graphic novels. Keep that in mind as you start to read "Hawking" and you'll enjoy it at least as much as I did!

I'm grateful to NetGalley for providing me with an electronic advance reader's copy.