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Photography and comics: Mohamed Ali by Abbas

Photography and comics: Mohamed Ali by Abbas

Magnum Photos, in collaboration with Éditions Dupuis, publishes a graphic novel about the epic fight between Mohamed Ali and George Foreman which took place in 1974 in Kinshasa and was covered by the French-Iranian photojournalist Abbas. Comic book panels and photography: two art forms that go together beautifully.

Extract from Mohamed Ali, Kinshasa 1974 © Editions Dupuis & Magnum Photos His fist clenched, his gaze unflinching, he’s ready to strike his target. Pow! Foreman goes down. Muhammad Ali is eyeing him from above. It’s the eighth round. Photographer...

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