Who Is the Man in the Air?: Michael Jordan (Who Was?: Graphic Novels)

by Gabe Soria (Author) Brittney Williams (Illustrator)

Who Is the Man in the Air?: Michael Jordan (Who Was?: Graphic Novels)
Reading Level: 4th – 5th Grade

Discover the story behind Michael Jordan's incredible triumph in the 1997 Flu Game in this powerful graphic novel written by Murder Ballads' Gabe Soria and illustrated by award-winning artist Brittney Williams.

Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series! Explore the relentless grit of Michael Jordan, as he powers through a mysterious illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA finals against the Utah Jazz, infamously known as The Flu Game. A story of athleticism, willpower, and triumph, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the unyielding drive of the one of the greatest basketball players of all time -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page.

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Pulse-pounding, both as a sports highlight and a tribute to the character and determination of one of the game's unexcelled greats. 
Gabe Soria
Gabe Soria is the creator of the Midnight Arcade series and the co-creator of the comic book MegaGhost. His other works include DC Comics' Batman '66, Fakespeare in the Park, a tie-in novel for Cartoon Network's Regular Show, and the best-selling Audible Original Foreverywhere, created with Steve Burns of Blue's Clues and Steven Drozd of the band the Flaming Lips. He lives in New Orleans, where he's currently writing an original fantasy adventure trilogy for Penguin Workshop.

Rafa Ribs is a Brazilian artist currently living in São Paulo. He has worked as a character designer and visual development artist for animation and games for the last six years. He loves drawing imaginary universes and filling them with otherworldly characters and stories
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780593385920
Lexile Measure
N/A
Guided Reading Level
N/A
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
November 20, 2022
Series
Who Was?: Graphic Novels
BISAC categories
JNF062010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Biography
JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
Library of Congress categories
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