Robert Sellers,
britischer Sachbuchautor, bekannt für seine Biographien von Stars und aus dem Bereich der Popkultur.
Hat mit JAKe eine
Graphic Novel über vier große Säufer geschrieben:
Zitat:
Hellraisers
by Robert Sellers & JAKe
SelfMadeHero
£14.99
The publisher says:
Hellraisers is the story of four of the greatest boozers of all time: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O’Toole and Oliver Reed. Robert Sellers and JAKe cleverly weave the four biographies seamlessly into one fast-paced adventure of drunken binges, orgies, parties and fun. Told through the eyes of Martin, a wannabe Hellraiser, the story begins in a typical London pub at Christmas time. One by one, each of the four Hellraisers take this disillusioned soul of a personal tour of their childhoods, rise to stardom and chaotic personal lives.
Paul Gravett says:
JAKe brings the perfect cocktail of blockish, black grittiness and spot-on caricature to his portrayals of this quartet of celebrity rebels. In fact recently, he has been drawing them live on stage, appropriately, at Latitude Festival and Empire’s O2 film-fan farrago, in accompaniment to Robert Sellers’ spoken-word performance. Hopefully, they will be doing this double-act again in November to promote the book as part of Comica Festival.
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Tom Morello, amerikanischer Gitarrist (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, und The Nightwatchmen), der auch politisch aktiv ist. Schreibt für
Scott Hepburn die Comicserie
Orchid (Dark Horse 2011):
Zitat:
The publisher says:
From the mind of musician Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and The Nightwatchmen), Orchid is the tale of a teenage prostitute who learns that she is more than the role society has imposed upon her. When the seas rose, genetic codes were smashed. Human settlements are ringed by a dense wilderness from which ferocious new animal species prey on the helpless. The high ground belongs to the rich and powerful that overlook swampland shantytowns from their fortress-like cities. Iron-fisted rule ensures order and allows the wealthy to harvest the poor as slaves. Welcome to the world of Orchid. Each issue is being promoted with a new song by Morello.
Paul Gravett says:
This caught my eye, and in the wake of Umbrella Academy‘s success, for example, this latest musician-turned-comics writer may well also deliver something fresh and unexpected. For one dollar, it’s worth a gamble on this first floppy.
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