The Spiral Cage
By Al Davison
Born with severe spina bifida, doctors considered Al Davison a hopeless case, condemned to the 'spiral cage' of his own DNA. In Al's own words and pictures, this book movingly portrays his struggle to overcome 'disability' and the prejudice that surrounds it.
"The Spiral Cage is an important addition to the ranks of comic books that strive to break out of the conventions of the genre. "
— Alan Moore "Powerful, warm, and innovative."
— Will Eisner "Al Davison deserves credit for writing the most moving tale of triumph without falsely enhancing his heroic struggle, or demonizing his life's troubles.
I cannot recommend this enough. It is flat out awesome."
— Alex Ness at PopThought.com "...an inspirational masterpiece that demands a place on anyone's bookshelf."
— Doug Giffin at DigitalWebbing.com "Any reader looking for a unique perspective on life's lessons will cherish this for generations."
— Tim Hartnett at SilverBulletComicBooks.com ...bounces between childhood and adult moments and some dreams with a range of art styles recalling such disparate talents as Howard Chaykin, Charles Vess and Neal Adams."
— Chris Allen at MoviePoopShoot.com "Davison smashes misconceptions on every page, and he does so in a highly readable and moving manner. " (4.5/5 stars)
— Alan David Doane at ComicBookGalaxy.com "Having read it from cover to cover in a night, today I'm flicking back through it and re-reading some of the bits and I think I'm just going to have to read it again." (5 stars)
— Graham Coulton at KomixWorld.com "Every once in a while a comic will come around that changes the way people view the medium. "
— Greg Thompson at MyComicShop.com
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