Eric Liberge

This third installment in the series of graphic novels co-produced between ComicsLit and the Musée du Louvre lives up to the enigmatic standards already established in this series, and succeeds more artfully in telling a compelling story. Eric Liberge's deaf protagonist is the most fully-developed character then we have seen in this series so far, and the notion of using a deaf character to interact with the artworks of the Louvre is a highly effective plot device. In a similar vein to the show more Glacial Period title in this series, On the Odd Hours climaxes with a freeing of the artworks themselves, seemingly suggesting that the sequestering of these treasures behind the walls of a museum is a sad fate for them and for humanity. With a more cohesive story and some beautiful artwork by Liberge, On the Odd Hours is the best title in this series thus far. show less

I liked the illustrations and how Turing's inner demons were represented. A good, short intro to his life, work, struggles, and death.

A wonderful idea but with poor execution. The characters are clearly pasted from one panel to another, the sequences of the artwork coming to life are muddied and hard to appreciate, and the main character is annoying and obstinate. To the detriment of the story most of the focus is on him rather than the museum at night.

This is an illustrated book written in French, explaining a bit of the life of Alan Turing and his quest, at Bletchley Park, to solve the Enigma and give us Colossus, the first programmable electronic computer. Apart from being a good reminder about the life of a true genius, a polymath and a humble man, this is also a reminder of the vagaries of our human history: through wars and huge battles, through immense sacrifice and with outher goals in mind, we invent the things that save or better show more our lives so much, for one. Second, it's what the justice RBG said recently, that the law only has to catch up with society; it cannot lead the way. In the case of Turing, the law of the time was so unjust with people, including those who were ahead of our times. show less