Nothing to do with the "breath" of Logicomix, "graphic novel" (actually it is not a simple BD) really great at the precise scenario and mastered by the authors ... The "quest of the foundations", which has returned since twenty years with very active research on the complexity of the algorithms is in "Logicomix" presented as one of the last adventure land accessible to the honest man ...
For those who know nothing about formal logic, Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou Professor Harilaos Berkeley manage to introduce (without letting nothing seem ...) specific ideas about these "limitations issues" between mathematics and philosophy. I think to really enjoy the story, you must know a little "under debate" ... For this purpose, eg, you can read (if you know nothing ...) very good Palle Yourgrau book "Einstein / Gödel: When two geniuses Fix the World" or "The demonstrations and algorithms - Introduction to Logic and computability" Gilles Dowek (for those who already have some basis in logic or mathematics. ..).
However, "Logicomix" is primarily an "epic" novel that requires no special knowledge ... This is a unique work (in any case very rare) and very pleasant ... Modern treatment (which must much to the graphic language manga) drawings "clear line" of Alecos Papadatos is particularly successful ... The fine and intelligent work of setting color drawings by Annie Di Donna is becoming either a narrative element and helps make "Logicomix" a work "consistent" and "complete" (in the sense of formal logic ...).
You will in any case understood that I particularly liked "Logicomix" ...
