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Wilfred Santiago Examines The Biggest Sports Icon of the 20th Century With ‘Michael Jordan: Bull On Parade’

At the height of his popularity, Michael Jordan was more than just an athlete. He was an icon, a cultural phenomenon the likes of which the world had never seen, and arguably the most recognizable human being on the planet. As such, there have been innumerable biographies of the athlete, but none quite like the one Wilfred Santiago has created. After the critical success of 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente – Santiago’s previous comic book biography of a legendary sports figure – Fantagraphics is now announcing Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade, Santiago’s follow up work which examines the career of the greatest athlete of the 20th century.

CA: At one point, you could have made a legitimate argument that Michael Jordan was the most recognizable person on the planet. And while he’s still an incredibly popular and influential figure, he hasn’t been at his peak in a number of years. What made you want to put out this book now?

WS: The idea is to do a trilogy of biographies, Jordan being the second and the third being a web comic about abolitionist John Brown. Michael Jordan was chosen as a subject because it’s a unique story about a trail blazer. And basketball is a great sport. A hundred years from now you still won’t be seeing anything quite like the Jordan phenomenon at its height. And of course, for good or ill there’s his legacy that still reverberates today. Now is the time because a book like this has not been done before.

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