![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual for comics of the time, it includes a full scholarly apparatus: a foreword, index, bibliography, and end notes. The work is noted for its emotional disengagement, its intentionally flat dialogue, and a minimalist drawing style inspired by that of Harold Gray's comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The book explores Riel's possible schizophrenia-he believed God had named him Prophet of the New World, destined to lead the Métis people to freedom. It begins shortly before the 1869 Red River Rebellion, and ends with Riel's 1885 hanging for high treason. The story deals with Métis rebel leader Louis Riel's antagonistic relationship with the newly established Canadian government. Louis Riel is a historical biography in comics by Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown, published as a book in 2003 after serializion in 1999–2003. ![]()
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