![]() ![]() The pair accomplishes this not only through different lettering styles (Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas each narrate large portions of their sections via unique typography, but sound effects, dialogue, correspondence, and even diary entries each receive their own visual treatment), but also through subtle artistic approaches. ![]() Ottaviani and Wicks work together to highlight each researcher’s individuality. If you scratch your head, primate-like, trying to remember which conservationist Sigourney Weaver played in Gorillas in the Mist, your confusion will evaporate quickly after reading this book. Primates serves to distinguish three fantastic scientists from one another, rendering an interconnected story beautifully through smart visual choices. ![]() ![]() Here, he teams up with Maris Wicks, known for her mini-comic work with husband Joe Quinones and friend Liz Prince on projects like Coping With Death, Four Squares, and Duddits. He made a sizable splash two years ago with his biography of Richard Feynman (generally well-reviewed, but overpraised) and has elsewhere covered Niels Bohr, the science of magic and early paleontology, and an impressive roster of female scientists. Jim Ottaviani appears to be making a career writing nonfiction comics, often scientific in nature. ![]()
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