Yesterday, I read the reprint of the Alice Cooper comic Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli did in the 90’s, and it was kinda meh (nice art though). So, I was wondering, since these two art forms are rather far away from each other, has there ever been a successful marriage of the two? I know there’s some good comics-influenced music, but what about the other way around? The only good example I can think of is the Corto Maltese book “Tango” set in Argentina, which (or at least one edition of it) came with a CD of old-school Argentinian tangos.
Mary Fleener’s “I FEEL GOOD!” to thread.
R. Crumb’s “Whatever Happened to the Beautiful Music of Our Grandparents?” to thread.
Phonogram to thread, if you like Britpop.
What was the name of that thing that Justin Green did in Tower Record’s magazine for a few years? That one to thread, too. Lynda Barry’s done some killer stuff, too.
There was that ::shudder:: Belle and Sebastian graphic illustration of the lyrics thing. It was actually... quite good. The artwork, at least. As a collection, it was very interesting.
(Used to do this a million years ago, with an old band, but have got out of the habit. Except for that Elephants thing I did a few years back.)
Not that this would be good, but I remember hearing about a comic that Kid Koala did that came with a record meant as a soundtrack (or vice versa).
Didn’t Kraftwerk do a comic with one of their early albums?
Jordan’s answer reminds me of all those p-funk album covers filled with the Sergio Aragonesesque scrawlings of Pedro Bell, too.
2000AD had a shortlived Comic Rock thing going, with two stories—Killer Watt and Going Underground. Both bore essentially no relation to the songs notionally linked to, but they did start the whole Nemesis thing going.
2000AD once did a Sisters of Mercy strip—c.1988 iirc (Floodland era Sisters).
Not that this would be good, but I remember hearing about a comic that Kid Koala did that came with a record meant as a soundtrack (or vice versa).
There was a comic in the liner notes to the album. It was very cool.
That reminds me, Happy Apple had a wordless comic as the liner notes to Youth Oriented, done by some French guy.
Prince’s comic on the aborted DC Piranha imprint is something pretty special. Don’t forget Alan Moore’s Sinister Ducks flexidisc! And the 70’s pseudo emo spiderman album.
You think they’re cuddly but I think they’re sinister...
Ducks! Ducks! ::quack quack:: ::quack quack::
I have a .cbr of a 1974 Pink Floyd tour comic.
Prince’s comic on the aborted DC Piranha imprint is something pretty special.
WAHT
2000AD once did a Sisters of Mercy strip—c.1988 iirc (Floodland era Sisters).
do you mean the Nemesis story where Torquemada travelled back in time and hung out with Goths and went to a student disco?
> Yesterday, I read the reprint of the Alice Cooper comic Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli did in the 90’s
i have that (three parts?). dave mckean also did one for the rolling stones which i always associate with the alice cooper thing, somehow.
i also have, somewhere, a 7“ single with a cover done by ted mckeever and that Fauves 7” featuring grant morrisson. (oh, and the warren ellis is in nick cave’s new band, which i think’s a bit strange)
Sienkiewicz + the Hendrix thing to thread, even though it wasn’t very good.
oh, and the warren ellis is in nick cave’s new band, which i think’s a bit strange)
You know it’s not that Warren Ellis, right?
The Overton Lloyd-illustrated comics issued with the last few Parliament albums (Gloryhallastoopid, etc.) are awesome.
there’s also the Royal Trux comics, which are hilariously inscrutable
Evan Dorkin’s Hectic Planet/Pirate Corp$, despite their unfortunate late 80s/early 90s ska emphasis.
Classic music-influenced comics: Pete Bagge’s Hate, Love & Rockets, etc
Matt Howarth’s comics are full of the Residents and, uh, dang, what’s the name of that German guy who shows up all the time... Conrad Schnitzler? Conny Planck?
Bagge’s “parody” of the Dwarves was a high-point in Hate.
ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK N ROLL DEATHCAMP
I SCREAM YOU SCREAM WE ALL SCREAM FOR MILLER IN THE CAN!
Anthrax’s “I Am the Law”.
Music inspired new fave: Blue Monday
Hopeless Savages, by Jen van Meter (who’s married to Rucka). Vol. 1 is grebt fun, vol. 2 is rub, haven’t tried vol. 3.
Terry Laban’s daily strip “Edge City” is about a middle class couple with kids, but the dad is an aging punk type who’s hobby is playing in a band. Some of the storylines in that vein are pretty good.
Isn’t League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 3 supposed to come with an album of songs performed by Alan Moore?
Didn’t Jamie Hewlett (he of Tank Girl and Gorillaz) do a comic to go with Pulp’s ‘Common People’—it used to be all over the net. And Fila Brazillia’s ‘Powerclowns’ CD booklet is entirely made up of wordless mini-comics with tiny eye-hurting frames, but I remember them as rather nifty.
As to LOEG Vol 3, that depends if it ever comes out.
next October sez Amazon?
Blue Monday otm!!!
Negative effects of middle school comics habit:
1. Learned to draw bad anatomy with thick black outlines on everything
2. Friends loled at me every time a marvel or dc comic was spotted in my backpack or locker
3. Bought several ska cds based on Evan Dorkin letter pages
3. Bought several ska cds based on Evan Dorkin letter pages
hahaha, yup.
“WAHT”
I just wasted twenty minutes trying to find scans of that Prince Rogers Nelson Piranha book. If I had a scanner I’d just put my copy up. Anybody able to unearth this gem?
>> oh, and the warren ellis is in nick cave’s new band, which i think’s a bit strange
> You know it’s not that Warren Ellis, right?
ha ha, i didn’t. just saw the name and assumed. that is less strange, yes 8)
oddly, warren ellis’ blog seems like it’d be just up nick cave’s street.
great rock things otm. the cockatoo twins.
>> Didn’t Jamie Hewlett (he of Tank Girl and Gorillaz) do a comic to go with Pulp’s ‘Common People’
Dunno but he did loads of art for the Senseless Things.
Alan Moore’s Sinister Ducks was a proper 7“ not a flexi.
Was that first Kula Shaker LP cover done by Dave Gibbons, or did it just look that way?