tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post876432987582049275..comments2023-12-28T01:37:45.037-08:00Comments on Drawing On Deadline: Media BlitzJohn Hendrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05700217903907528085noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-59858457218489840892009-09-18T08:48:50.082-07:002009-09-18T08:48:50.082-07:00Booklist gives JOHN BROWN: His Fight for Freedom b...Booklist gives JOHN BROWN: His Fight for Freedom by John Hendrix <br />a fantastic starred review in the October 15th issue!<br />(Kirkus also gave the book a starred review)<br /> <br />“While the intense and complicated subject matter reserves this picture book for older readers, the attention-commanding artwork (and indeed, the entire book design) is so magnificently rendered that students who might be resistant to reading about historical figures, especially in a picture–book format, will be drawn in.Chad W. Beckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164136388793979208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-37248928820888084692009-09-11T14:53:31.756-07:002009-09-11T14:53:31.756-07:00This was by far the best historical children's...This was by far the best historical children's book that I've read. The illustrations are wonderful and you covered all the key points. Nice work.Kevin G. Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718577056933636535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-6773601980946948832009-09-02T08:42:29.389-07:002009-09-02T08:42:29.389-07:00Thanks everyone, wow, a starred review in Kirkus!Thanks everyone, wow, a starred review in Kirkus!John Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700217903907528085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-19592801557240295342009-09-01T15:05:08.177-07:002009-09-01T15:05:08.177-07:00Can't wait to grab my copy! awesome stuff John...Can't wait to grab my copy! awesome stuff JohnSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842837125357986400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-14261651635119731122009-09-01T15:00:42.727-07:002009-09-01T15:00:42.727-07:00"the facts pass the test." good thing yo..."the facts pass the test." good thing you had such an excellent fact-checker. Congratulations John!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028881481042707110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-49150273076675462052009-09-01T14:28:15.043-07:002009-09-01T14:28:15.043-07:00Congrats on all the accolades, John! They are well...Congrats on all the accolades, John! They are well-deserved. I just read the nice feature about you in Communication Arts, however I've been a fan since your Paste cover. You are an inspiration to all of us Missourian/Christian/artist-types. Keep up the good work!<br />markbluebloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441194899993749144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-41989262171164794442009-09-01T14:11:27.099-07:002009-09-01T14:11:27.099-07:00Chad, that is AWESOME. My first starred review as ...Chad, that is AWESOME. My first starred review as author AND illustrator! I should really put that on the front page.John Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700217903907528085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-9047607981333237792009-09-01T13:46:24.981-07:002009-09-01T13:46:24.981-07:00JOHN BROWN gets a wonderful starred review in KIRK...JOHN BROWN gets a wonderful starred review in KIRKUS!!!<br /> <br />“Hendrix makes Brown loom larger than life.”<br /> <br />(STARRED) Hendrix, John<br />JOHN BROWN: His Fight for Freedom<br />Illus. by the author<br /> <br />John Brown, with a makeshift flag in one hand and a tiny African-American tot cradled in the other, stands heroically on the jacket of this handsome picture-book biography. His face may be wizened and worn, but his eyes are fixed solely on the future, where he believed one day blacks would become not only free but equal. Often considered a madman or, at best, a tyrannical abolitionist, Brown had another side—one that was so overwhelmed by injustice that he simply had to act. Blood was shed as a result, especially in his attack on pro-slavery settlers in Kansas and the failed raid on Harper’s Ferry, but compassion fueled his fight. In sweeping acrylic washes and with speech bubbles that unfurl across entire spreads, Hendrix makes Brown loom larger than life, and rightly so. His magazine-illustration background is evident in spreads that combine the iconic and the realistic to compress the visual storytelling into one heightened image. Not a story for the younger set, but an important view of one of the most controversial men in American history. (author’s note, sources, index) (Informational picture book. 8-12)Chad W. Beckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164136388793979208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-61201992561781223652009-09-01T12:13:57.806-07:002009-09-01T12:13:57.806-07:00"Hendrix bears a pleasing resemblance to John..."Hendrix bears a pleasing resemblance to John Krasinski of “The Office.” That cute, lopsided smile..<br /><br />Okay, that's a shallow, sexist observation. But it's true!"<br /><br />My favorite comment following the first review!mrolandgordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10566415839218928582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-16024537120557966442009-09-01T10:06:20.669-07:002009-09-01T10:06:20.669-07:00Thanks guys! Josh, I told yuko that writing a book...Thanks guys! Josh, I told yuko that writing a book as an illustrator is easy if you keep it simple, write the stuff you'd love to draw! <br /><br />I guess I should say "easy"John Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700217903907528085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914624.post-59345391696227160722009-09-01T09:59:23.734-07:002009-09-01T09:59:23.734-07:00congrats man! I'm equally in awe of the art an...congrats man! I'm equally in awe of the art and the fact that you authored thisjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430414104941695149noreply@blogger.com