Box Brown is an Ignatz Award - winning cartoonist, illustrator, and comic publisher from Philadelphia. His books include the New York Times - bestselling Andre the Giant: Life and Legend and Tetris. Box Brown's independent comics publishing house, Retrofit Comics, was launched in 2011. Visit him online at boxbrown.com
Cartoonist Box Brown has a talent for crafting nonfiction comics that use visuals to illuminate and energize real-world events... [Is This Guy For Real?] is a thorough character study that doesn't shy away from macro topics, giving readers a comprehensive look at Kaufman's rise to fame. --The AV Club, from their 10 Most Anticipated Comics of 2018 [Is This Guy For Real?] is a well-researched, enjoyable yarn written by the one author working in the comics medium who fans would want to tell Kaufman's story. --Publishers Weekly Box Brown exercises his trademark commitment to dogged research, elegant story construction, and compellingly cartoony artwork in this story about Kaufman's lifelong connection to the squared circle. --Vulture, from their The Best Comics to Read This February Cartoonist Box Brown has a talent for crafting nonfiction comics that use visuals to illuminate and energize real-world events... [Is This Guy For Real?] is a thorough character study that doesn't shy away from macro topics, giving readers a comprehensive look at Kaufman's rise to fame. --The AV Club, from their 10 Most Anticipated Comics of 2018