The Rolling Stones in Comics!
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
When the Rolling Stones hit the scene in the 60's, it was to play rhythm & blues, nothing more. They were far from imagining that they would change music, let alone become the mouthpiece of a changing world. Sticking their tongue out at the establishment with their brilliant music and hard-hitting lyrics, they achieved planet-wide success. With Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in the lead, these rebels have become, over 50 years, not just a band, but a whole attitude! Through 21 stories in comics accompanied by biographical texts and a rich iconography, this book helps fans relive, in a totally new way, the incredible epic of one of the biggest rock bands ever.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fans of the Rolling Stones, or rock music in general, will find this informative graphic volume provides an insightful and illuminating biography of how the Stones came together as a group and emerged from humble beginnings in the early 1960s. Its value lies not only in painstaking research, but a multimodal approach that intersperses comics narrative with textbook style sections of prose, photography, and quotes from those within and close to the band. C ka's 21 graphic stories are drawn by a variety of different artists, whose styles range from the mono and dichromatic palettes of Marin Trystam's illustration on "Blessed Be the Vinyl" to Mao Suy-Heng's exuberant caricatures in "Century Tour." Every few pages rotates to a different visual style in telling the sometimes electrifying and sometimes tragic story of the Stones' rise to prominence, as though the book, like the band, is in a dizzying, constant state of reinventing itself. Extras include "Nine Fun Facts About This Legendary Band!" and a "Find Out More" section with books, films, and article listings for the diligent-reading Stones fan. Rock history doesn't lack for drama; this trivia-packed volume delivers some real hits.
