Martin Luther: A Monk Changes the World, by Johannes Saurer & Ulrike Albers. Translated by Christine Gollmart.Martin Luther lived a very action-packed life, and condensing it into 26 comic book pages is a very difficult task. But this short graphic novel manages to hit all of the high points, and tell the story with the drama that it deserves.
The book rarely stays in one location for more than a few pages, and manages to play scenes in Eisleben, Mansfeld, Erfurt, Augsburg, Worms, Wartburg Castle, Schmalkalden, Torgau, and (of course) Wittenberg.
The book also manages to include as characters a number of Luther's allies, including Justus Jonas, Philipp Melanchthon, and his wife, the wonderful Katharina von Bora.
This is an informative and interesting biography. And considering the pace the story has to move at to cover the highlights, it is also quite entertaining.
The graphic novel may be purchased here, from Amazon.
Source: We picked this graphic novel up at a small store in Wittenberg, when we visited Germany during the Luther 500 celebration, which he talked about on a podcast episode here.
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