The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A Graphic Novel, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and adapted by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, illustrated by Kevin Cornell, is best known today through the major Hollywood Brad Pitt film version. This comic is an interesting exploration in the what if of human life, and how the concept of age dictates our place and expectations in society. The pretense of this story is brilliant, I mean, haven't we all wondered about what happens before birth? This story seems to attempt to answer this conundrum. The illustrations are appropriate to the text, as well as humorous and intense.
I thought that it was kind of ironic, if not satirical, how as Benjamin aged, not only did his physical appearance become more childlike, but so did his attitude and behavior. The ironic part is in how wise and intelligent he was at birth, like saying that we are the most intelligent at birth, and that time and age robs us of that brilliance and insight.
The most chilling part of this story is how the Benjamin's end is represented; at first he just forgets different things, more and more, becoming smaller and smaller, until finally he simply forgets everything and simply exists to be. I would recommend this book to anyone who has wondered about exsistance before and after life.
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