Loki: Ragnarok and Roll and Punk Rock Jesus are very similar, and yet they are not. Much like in Scott Pilgrim, anything beyond the normal in Sing No Evil (with the exception of a drum-playing bear) doesn’t appear for a great deal of the exposition. The music that appears from the earliest pages on in this book seems overly intense, and the lead singer Aksel (why yes, he does have long blonde hair) has to deal with some seriously unflattering descriptions of his singing capabilities. I’m almost glad that Sing No Evil is produced on paper, with no sound element. There are all kinds of extra features involved: deals with the Devil gods and monsters time travel. That could be super- or metanatural elements, or something indescribable. You know those books yeah, they’re about music, but they’ve also got elements of the beyond. There is one type of music comic that really has taken over the subgenre–you might even call it a subgenre of its own, or at least a comics “type”. Music As Character: Super- and Metanatural Stories Of Music (Side note, there’s also a new color version coming out, so you might want to do a re-read if you’re into that sort of thing.) This book might possibly belong in the next segment, but the metaphysics of it just don’t ring quite true like the other books in that category do. The Scott Pilgrim series, starting with Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, follows the 23-year-old band boy around as he deals with girls and being an adult–not to mention all that band shit. There is also an ongoing series called BAND! which follows a group of kids–you guessed it–in band. Want something completely different? Try out Dustin Mollick and Philip Kennedy Johnson’s Musicomic, a regular webcomic featuring linked non-sequitors in the life of a band instrumentalist. In Run by the Gun, a short-lived ongoing comic produced by a real band, the process of keeping a band together–and moving forward–is brought to life with real music attached. Some do, in the most curious of ways, and some, in much more grand ones. In Tricked, we follow Ray and others through life as they all try to find their way. The Life is actually no-longer there for former rock star Ray Beam, whose music flows through the interconnected stories of other people not quite living the life. Then, there are the comics that feature people Living the Life. We Just Want to Play: Regular Lives With Music With its larger-than-average format and old-school coloring, the book will take you back into the time in which it takes place, to hang out and rise with the people chronicles inside. Hip Hop Family Treeis currently in two volumes, and expertly weaves together the story of hip-hop from the 1970s to 1983–and there’s a third volume coming out in August. It is about the man who might have been Paul McCartney. Baby’s in Black is a darling, heartbreaking love story told in music and painting. This was the Beatle who preferred to be an artist and remain in Hamburg with the love of his life when the Beatles were returning to England to hit it big. So here is a (very much less than comprehensive) list of worthwhile music comics to have a look at, which might even help to answer those burning questions about the nature of music in comics.Īnother person who might have been referred to as “the fifth Beatle” is Stuart Sutcliffe, the first bassist in the band. Are these comics that are about musicians? Comics that feature musicians in their storylines? Comics that feature music as a central part of the story?ĭuh. There are so many ways you can define that. With the continuation of Phonogram announced for an August release, I have obviously been thinking about music-related comics recently. What do the author and artists do to make it pop from the page in a true musical fashion? In what ways can they convey that music, sometimes a central part of a story, is affecting a character? How does an instance of music even translate onto the written page to someone who is not particularly musically inclined? Do creators develop musical stories more for musical people or laymen? Find her exclamations about books and pho on twitter ( JessIsReading) and instagram ( jess_is_reading).Ĭomics about or featuring music are always compelling to at least have a look at. She can be found drowning in her ever-growing TBR and exclaiming about romance in the Book Riot podcast ( When in Romance), as well as on social media. While she is still working on what she wants to be when she grows up, she’s enjoying dabbling in librarianship and writing all the things. Jessica Pryde is a member of that (some might call) rare breed that grew up in Washington, DC, but is happily enjoying the warmer weather of the desert Southwest.
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