Profiles the life and achievements of the Norwegian artist known for his famous painting, "The Scream, " and discusses how the tragedies and mental anguish he experienced at a young age are reflected in his work.

"An extraordinary and inventive graphic biography, Steffen Kverneland's Munch explores the relationships and obsessions that drove the artist behind 'The Scream.' Using text drawn from the writings of Edvard Munch and his contemporaries, this extensively researched and beautifully drawn graphic novel debunks the familiar myth of the half-mad expressionist painter -- anguished, starving and ill-treated -- to reveal the artist's neglected sense of humour...