I'd read a solidly middling biography of Bullard a few years ago (All Blood Runs Red by Tom Clavin & Phil Keith), which had a lot more detail than this graphic novel, and a whole lot less heart. I'd absolutely rec this over that.

I loved how this version embraces the idea that a lot of Bullard's autobiography might have been a tall tale, or at least embellished, by framing the story with him telling someone else about his life, which also made the narration sections more natural, while still keeping character voice. The story covers his childhood in the south with the KKK trying to murder his father, running away from home and joining a group of Travellers, becoming a boxer in the UK, and a soldier in France, then finally a combat pilot in WWI. It mentions his activities in WWII and inter-war/post-war life, but leaves the full story for another time.

Revel's art is two-tone grey-scale and yellow, in a sketched style that's full of movement and emotion, and fully compliments Wimberly's script. It's really nice to see a graphic novel that plays to the strengths of the format, plus the whole thing is a gorgeous hard cover by First Second (:01), which doesn't seem to have a bad book in it. Check this out if you can.