Stars burn hot, bright, and then go out forever. But
their legacy remains. Like the smoky haze of a rock-n-roll arena show, a cloud
of mystery and intrigue surrounds music's infamous "27 Club." Some of the club's
more famous members include Jim Morrison (The Doors), Janis Joplin, Jimi
Hendrix, Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), and Amy Winehouse, among many others. These
fallen stars revolutionized music in their youth, only for all of them to die at
the age of 27. Is it a conspiracy, or merely a coincidence?
A rocking crew of fifty-four comics creators
were challenged to use their favorite song or member of the 27 Club as
inspiration for new and original comic stories and vignettes. 27, A
Comic Anthology is a free-form, funky collection of over 200 pages of
rock-n-roll comics, featuring over twenty-seven new grooves inspired by, and in
tribute to, the myth and magic of this club of lost stars and their shining,
tragic legacy. Edited by Enrica Jang (Red Stylo Media), with introduction by Dr.
Dianna Kenny (Sydney University, and author of "Stairway to Hell: life and
death in the pop music industry")
Original
comic stories, illustrated essays and art inspired by the music
of:
Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Jim
Morrison (The Doors), Janis Joplin, Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones), Alexander
Levy (composer), Robert Johnson, Rudy Lewis (The Drifters), Dave Alexander (The
Stooges), Richey Edwards (Manic Street Preachers), Kristen Pfaff (Hole),
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeremy Michael Ward (Mars Volta), Helmut Kollen
(Triumvirat), Mia Zapata (The Gits), Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson (Canned
Heat), and more!
- ISBN10 1632291215
- ISBN13 9781632291219
- Publish Date 12 January 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Action Lab Entertainment, Inc.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English