In the 1970s, Peter Laughner was a founding figure in a primordial ooze of what would come to be called punk rock, in the somewhat unlikely, somewhat necessary place of Cleveland, Ohio. Bands like Pere Ubu, the Electric Eels, Rocket From the Tombs, the Dead Boys, Devo, and the Pagans all intermingled in this psychosphere; Laughner touched them all. In 1977 at the age of 24 he became punk rock’s first casualty. While his short life ended more than a half a century ago, his legacy continues to resonate. Henry Rollins and Guns N’ Roses have covered his songs, while Wilco and the Mountain Goats drop references to him in their lyrics. Underground comix stalwart Aaron Lange makes his much-anticipated graphic novel debut with this deeply researched biography. Through extensive interviews with the people who were there, Ain’t It Fun charts the cultural, environmental, and societal factors that shaped both Laughner and the Midwestern proto-punk subculture he championed. Ain’t it fun when you know that you’re gonna die young? “Grounded in real crime, with blazing and withering faces looking into their precious moments and looking back at what’s left, this is a mystic story of a city wrapped around the life and death of a musician whose talent, on certain nights, on certain records, was otherworldly. A sense of disbelief churns through the intricate, exploding pages. It seems a wonder there’s anyone left to tell the tale.” - Greil Marcus, author, music journalist and cultural critic. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 18/10/23
By Aaron Lange. Artist Aaron Lange. Cover by Aaron Lange.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 39,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 36,09
Data di uscita: 15/11/23
Final Order Cutoff: 18/10/23 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Back in print and collected together for the first time, this Stone Church Press edition compiles the first three chapters of Jake Kelly’s ongoing DEATH, DESTRUCTION, VICE, & SLEAZE saga: DOOMSDAY MAP, SHADOWS WILL FALL, and IN THE NEW ERA. Torn from Cleveland’s past, these self-contained true crime yarns are a whirlwind ride through the rustbelt’s underbelly: bombings, murder, betrayal… and the wildest burlesque show you could possibly imagine. While most non-fiction graphic novels are little more than illustrated book reports that piggyback on other’s research, Jake Kelly rolls up his sleeves and does the hard work– scouring microfiche, cold-calling witnesses, beating the street… and mapping the connections. The result is a dazzling spider’s web of corruption, debasement, and the urban id. Revised, corrected, and rescanned from the original art, this collection is a scream of desperation that will continue to echo in reader’s minds. If you like drinking whiskey from an ashtray, you’ll love DEATH, DESTRUCTION, VICE, and SLEAZE. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 04/06/23
By J. Kelly. Artist J. Kelly. Cover by J. Kelly.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 20,00
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 18,05
Data di uscita: 19/07/23
Final Order Cutoff: 04/06/23 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)