When you think of Steve McQueen every Mustang enthusiasts jumps out of their seat and yells “Bullitt.” While Detective Frank Bullitt and his 1968 Dark Highland Green Mustang fastback are certainly what Mustang dreams are made of, that’s not all there is to Steve McQueen—and no, we don’t mean The Great Escape either (though that is easily one of his top roles as well). There is a lot to what Steve McQueen was, both as a youth and as an adult. His tumultuous years with his stepfather and living in a California reform school, to becoming not just one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, but an accomplished motorcycle and automotive racer and collector.
Putting McQueen’s life story into book format has been done before, that’s for sure. At last count there are well over two dozen books on McQueen’s life, movies, racing career, and his vehicle collections. So what makesSteve McQueen: Full Throttle Cooldifferent? The book’s artistic view of McQueen’s life, developed as a graphic-novel feel by artist Greg Scott, who has been a comic-book artist for both Marvel and DC Comics and carries a long list of credentials, makes for a page-turning read that is hard to put down. The story itself, written by award-winning military writer Dwight Jon Zimmerman, certainly aids in the feel that you must continue reading and can’t put the book down.
The book is but 96 pages, yet tells McQueen’s story quite well. If you’re an avid Steve McQueen fan you need this book in your collection, and if your only knowledge of Steve McQueen come from the movieBullittthenSteve McQueen: Full-Throttle Coolis an easy read that will entertain and educate you about McQueen’s life, loves, and cinematic contributions. You can order your copy directly from Motorbooks or pick a copy up through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever books are sold.
