Somewhere in their heart of hearts all urban planners want to be robert moses the master builder of new york city a state and municipal official for almost half a century moses built several bridges an underwater tunnel 416 miles of parkway 2567256 acres of parkland numerous public housing projects 17 public swimming pools and 658 playgrounds at the height of his power few urban improvements in the city and its suburbs were built without his approval whether hospitals schools . Robert moses the master builder of new york city is an easy to digest account perfect for those who dont wade through a textbookthe book explores parts of new york that rarely are glorified in comics the graphic treatment is a perfect way to capture the story of one of new yorks most powerful men making it accessible even to those who dont want to sift through hundreds of pages of biographical footnotes. Robert moses the master builder of new york city by pierre christin and olivier balez published by nobrow is available now on amazon. New york may have been moses city for most of the 20th century these days though we are living in jane jacobs world in the end the pictures and speech bubbles of robert moses ask who is the real hero the builder or the writer robert moses the master builder of new york city pierre christin and olivier balez nobrow ltd 112 pages 2495