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| Author | Richard Poplak |
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| Illustrator | Nick Marinkovich |
Publication date | 2010 |
| ISBN | 978-0986488405 |
Kenk: A Graphic Portrait is a book written by Richard Poplak about notorious Toronto bike thief [1] Igor Kenk.
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| Author | Richard Poplak |
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| Illustrator | Nick Marinkovich |
Publication date | 2010 |
| ISBN | 978-0986488405 |
Kenk: A Graphic Portrait is a book written by Richard Poplak about notorious Toronto bike thief [1] Igor Kenk.
Kenk: A Graphic Portrait is published by Alex Jansen of Pop Sandbox, written by Richard Poplak, and illustrated by Nick Marinkovich, and with a release date that coincided with Igor Kenk's release from prison. [2] [3] To research the book, Poplack interviewed Kent the Don Jail in Toronto and travelled to his home country of Slovenia to interview Kenk's family and friends. [4]
The book documents the activities of Kenk in the Queen Street West area of Toronto, Canada. [3] It is presented from the perspective of Kenk, and explains his actions and philosophy of survivalism and scavenging from society. [3]
Alex Good, writing in Quill & Quire remarked on the combination of journalism, film, and comic book, and notes the lack of critique of Kenk's narrative. [3] Despite the critique, Good concludes that the book is "brilliantly executed" and described it as an "insightful, realistic portrait not just of a man but of a specific time and place." [3]
Kim Nayyer, writing in the New York Journal of Books describes the books as captivating. [5]
Shannon Winterstein, in her 2010 Broken Pencil review compared the combination of graphical novel and journalistic style to the work of Joe Sacco, Brian Michael Bendis, and Marc Andryko. [1] Winterstein stated that the book was "arguably one of the best pieces of journalism released in recent years, graphic novel or otherwise." [1]
In April 2010, the Globe and Mail named the book their Illustrated Book of the Week. [6]
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