Graphic Novel Biography of Eadweard Muybridge

kottke.org May 07, 2025 By Jason Kottke

The life and work of photographic pioneer Eadweard Muybridge is the subject of a new graphic novel called Muybridge by Guy Delisle.

a page of the Muybridge graphic novel

a page of the Muybridge graphic novel

Sacramento, California, 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomes entangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanford’s delusions of grandeur. Tasked with proving Stanford’s belief that a horse’s hooves do not touch the ground while galloping at full speed, Muybridge gets to work with his camera. In doing so, he inadvertently creates one of the single most important technological advancements of our age—the invention of time-lapse photography and the mechanical ability to capture motion.

You can find Muybridge at Drawn & Quarterly, Amazon, or Bookshop.

Tags: books · Eadweard Muybridge · graphic novels · Guy Delisle · Muybridge · photography

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The life and work of photographic pioneer Eadweard Muybridge is the subject of a new graphic novel called Muybridge by Guy Delisle.

a page of the Muybridge graphic novel

a page of the Muybridge graphic novel

Sacramento, California, 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomes entangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanford’s delusions of grandeur. Tasked with proving Stanford’s belief that a horse’s hooves do not touch the ground while galloping at full speed, Muybridge gets to work with his camera. In doing so, he inadvertently creates one of the single most important technological advancements of our age—the invention of time-lapse photography and the mechanical ability to capture motion.

You can find Muybridge at Drawn & Quarterly, Amazon, or Bookshop.

Tags: books · Eadweard Muybridge · graphic novels · Guy Delisle · Muybridge · photography

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