The Marvels is the incredible story of an acting family with two possibly unrelated narratives. The first is told through picture and begins with Billy Marvel and sinking of The Kracken. The second is about a kid named Joseph who runs away from boarding school and tries to crash with his uncle Albert.
The interesting thing is in how the two narratives interact and play off of each other. There is a lot of question about what is fact and what is fiction. Interwoven in the narrative are facts about the history of acting and some of the more bizarre features of London.
Pretty distinctive last name, so I looked it up. He is related, but only distantly, to David O. Selznick of Hollywood fame (most notably remembered for producing Gone With the Wind, but he was huge during that era). Brian's grandfather was apparently David's cousin. Apparently visual storytelling runs in the family!
ReplyDeletelol, that's really cool.
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