Lutes and Bertozzi achieve an effortless and graceful visual style here. Nice moments come when Houdini coaches his minions in full theatrical bravado, then later collapses into worried self-doubt in front of his wife, Bess. Set in 1908 Boston, the panels follow Houdini as he prepares to jump off Harvard Bridge into the icy Charles River, while handcuffed. The story itself is not so much a comprehensive look into the phenomenon of Houdini, but rather a quick, day-in-the-life style peek into how the man could plan daring escapes, while still making his way through the world of agents, bodyguards, rabid fans, an overzealous press, and marriage. His life again becomes a subject in Houdini: The Handcuff King, an engaging new comic from Nick Bertozzi and Jason Lutes. In terms of showmanship, imagination, and confronting the limitations of mortality head on, the reigning superstar remains the great Harry Houdini. No matter how many bio pics, novelizations, or musicals their lives inspire, there are a few select legends who touched on such a fundamental element of humanity that their lives still captivate long after their own deaths. It seems there are figures that will always fascinate us.
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