This Friday, October 30th, is the anniversary of the Rumble in the Jungle event, which pitted Muhammad Ali returning to wrestling fresh off a 4-year ban, against George Foreman. To celebrate, Titan Comics has announced the upcoming Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974 graphic novel. This graphic novel includes behind the scenes photographs, and first hand accounts about Ali. It is written by Jean-David Morvan and photo-journalist Abbas.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Now, the photojournalist Abbas immortalizes this legendary meeting, having kept his photos in his personal archives for 36 years before unveiling them to the world. This unique graphic novel masterpiece both reveals and reimagines the context of the most powerful photographs taken by one of the greatest photographers of the Magnum Photos agency. Enriched by the testimony of Abbas himself, Jean-David Morvan’s script is rigorously brought to life by artist Rafael Ortiz.
