Tamblyn does a great job of presenting the entire life of Banting, not just the one accomplishment he is known for. A lot of the time books such as these focus on the events, but not the person. Tamblyn presents Banting as an actual person. He has feelings, desires and even makes mistakes. Banting's smoking, drinking and overworking lead to the break-up of his first marriage. After creating a treatment for diabetes he turned his attention, unsuccessfully, towards cancer, but that doesn't make him any less a hero. It just makes him a man.

As a Canadian I learned about Banting in school. He is celebrated as one of the most famous Canadians to ever of lived. Through his work he helped millions of people. This book taught me, to my surprise, so much more than I ever learned in school. There is just so much I never knew about Fredrick Banting. I never knew he had "stumbled" across the treatment for diabetes. I never knew that he, in many ways, shunned the spotlight that was thrust upon him because of his work. Finally, I never knew that Banting was only one year away from his retirement when he tragically died in an aviation accident.

Tamblyn's artwork is equally fantastic. The majority of the panels have an almost realistic feel. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Tamblyn used actual photographs as guides for the various scenes and panels themselves. The only drawback to the book, which is a small one, is that there are a few spelling errors. It isn't a big deal, but just not something I'm used to seeing in a book like this.