{"id":20000,"date":"2019-04-24T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T08:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=20000"},"modified":"2019-04-23T13:20:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T13:20:52","slug":"the-rolling-stones-in-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2019\/04\/24\/the-rolling-stones-in-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rolling Stones in Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy C\u00c3\u00a9ka<\/strong>, Marin Trystam<\/strong>, Patrick Lacan<\/strong>, Dimitri Piot<\/strong>, Kyung-Eun Park<\/strong>, Domas<\/strong>, Cl\u00c3\u00a9ment Baloup<\/strong>, Dominique Hennebaut<\/strong>, Amandine Puntous<\/strong>, Lapuss<\/strong>, Bast<\/strong>, Pat\u00c3\u00a8s<\/strong>, Filippo N\u00c3\u00a9ri & Piero Ruggeri<\/strong>, Anthony Audibert<\/strong>, Bruno Loth<\/strong>, Aur\u00c3\u00a9lie Neyret<\/strong>, Sanzito<\/strong>, Sarah Williamson<\/strong>, Jo\u00c3\u00abl Alessandra & Carine Becker<\/strong>, Mao Suy-Heng<\/strong> & various: translated by Montana Kane <\/strong>(NBM)
\nISBN: 978-1-68112-198-7 (HB)<\/p>\n

Graphic biographies are all the rage at the moment and this one – originally released on the continent in 2017 – is another instant classic likely to appeal to a far larger mainstream audience than comics usually reach. It certainly deserves to\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Like its thematic companion and predecessor featuring The Beatles<\/strong>, The Rolling Stones in Comics<\/strong> is designed to evoke the same nostalgic excitement via cannily repackaged popular culture factoids, contemporary quotes and snippets of celebrity history – accompanied by a stunning assemblage of candid photographs, posters and other memorabilia – in brief, themed essays with cartoon vignettes chronologically highlighting key moments in the development of a band comprising remarkable men of wealth and taste\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Scripted throughout by author and advertising copywriter C\u00c3\u00a9ka (with the strips illustrated by an army of top talent) the saga begins with a brief biography of Michael Phillipe Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts in featurette ‘The Stones, Before the Stones’<\/em>, before Marin Trystam takes us back to Kent in June 1960 where two youngsters with a love of American Blues albums meet on a train in ‘Blessed Be the Vinyl’<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

‘Make Way, Here Come the Blues Boys!’<\/em> then details the music scene in England at that time and offers a definition of R&B, after which Patrick Lacan takes us back further in time to reveal the slave roots of a name and the ‘Rollin’ Stones Blues’<\/em>, whilst ‘Rags Before Riches’<\/em> recalls the band’s early poverty, scarce gigs and squalid first creative den, vividly realised in Dimitri Piot’s strip depiction of life in August 1962 at ‘102, Edith Grove’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The early line-up solidifies in 1963 as ‘Crank Up the Amp!’ <\/em>covers the contributions of Charlie and Bill, with Kyung-Eun Park limning Brian Jones’ attempts at being a manager in ‘Screw You!’ <\/em>before Publicist Supreme and Soho Svengali Andrew Loog Oldham takes the band in hand in photo-essay ‘The Man Who Created the Stones’<\/em>, with Domas recapturing in comics form a defining moment from September 1963 when Stones met Beatles in ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

With Oldham as manager, the climb begins in earnest as the band meet the man who infamously turned down the Beatles and seal a record deal in ‘Make Mine Decca’<\/em>, whilst illustrator Cl\u00c3\u00a9ment Baloup reveals the secrets of Ian Stewart\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 ‘The Sixth Stone’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The story of how Jagger and Richards evolved from musicians into songwriters is covered in ‘Singer, Songwriter’<\/em>, with Dominique Hennebaut capturing that struggle pictorially with the harsh debut of ‘The Glimmer Twins’<\/em>, after which the dark side manifests in a recapitulation of felonies and misdemeanours in ‘Drug City’<\/em>, as Amandine Puntous illustrates the police raid on the band now known as ‘The Redlands Affair’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The band’s growing status as rebels of youth culture is dissected ‘Rock and Role?’<\/em>, with Lapuss capturing a few shameful truths about the seductive power of wealth and the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Richest Hippie in England\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in cartoon vignette ‘Rebel in a Bentley’<\/em>, after which the tragic life and death of Brian is explored in ‘Light Hair and Dark Thoughts’<\/em>, before Bast illuminates the 1969 demise of the ‘Fallen Angel’<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

The arrival of Mick Taylor and the search for a new sound is covered in ‘Back to the Future’<\/em>, and Pat\u00c3\u00a8s accompanying strip explains the intricacies of guitar chord techniques for Keith’s invention of ‘Open Tuning’<\/em>, even as ‘The End of the Sixties’<\/em> manifests in more death and tragedy as Filippo N\u00c3\u00a9ri & Piero Ruggeri recapture the shocking debacle of rock festival ‘Altamont’<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

After Drugs and Rock and Roll, the Sex part of the unholy trinity comes under the spotlight in photo-essay ‘Some Girls’<\/em>, whilst Anthony Audibert illustrates the bizarre practices of Jagger’s filmic debut in Nick Roeg’s ‘Performance’<\/em>, before winding back to making music withy explorations of ‘Harmonica, Sitar, etc.’<\/em>, as Bruno Loth traces the ultimate love story in ‘Keith and his Electric Guitars’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The bad times are spotlighted in ‘Smog Over Stone Land’<\/em>, with Aur\u00c3\u00a9lie Neyret encapsulating the release of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the Greatest Slow Song of All Time\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in ‘Summer of ’73’<\/em> before another momentous personnel change occurs as detailed in ‘Bye Bye The Kid, Hello Ronnie!’<\/em>, after which Sanzito illumines the most important aspect of the newcomer’s contribution in ‘Dr. Wood’<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Individual – and often ignominious – career paths are traced in ‘Oh, Solo Mio’<\/em>, and Sarah Williamson draws us into the infamous Jagger\/Jeff Beck Nassau album in ‘Erase It!’<\/em>, before reconciliation and the era of live touring is tackled in ‘Thrills and Chills’<\/em>, with Jo\u00c3\u00abl Alessandra & Carine Becker capturing the band’s rituals and coping mechanisms in strip catalogue ‘Sex, Drugs and\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Ping Pong’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The death of Ian Stewart and resignation of Bill Wyman are marked in ‘The Rolling Stones, Minus Two’<\/em>, after which Sanzito explores the mind of Wyman in ‘Stone Alone’<\/em>, whilst silent, diffident Jazz wizard Charlie Watts gets his solo moment in essay ‘Who’s the Guy in the Back?’<\/em> and Pat\u00c3\u00a8s illustrative tribute to ‘The Silent Stone’<\/em>, before the saga culminates in a status check and a few prognostications in ‘The Stones, Are STILL Rolling’<\/em>, and Mao Suy-Heng’s strip glorifying the ‘Century Tour’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This engrossing time capsule concludes on a suitably whimsical note as ‘Nine Fun Facts About This Legendary Band!’ <\/em>offers engaging anecdotes and factlets to delight – but surely not surprise? – everyone who loves to hear of classic Rock & Roll hedonism. The Rolling Stones in Comics <\/strong>is an astoundingly readable and craftily rendered treasure for comics and music fans alike: one that resonates with anybody who loves to listen and look. Sometimes, you can actually get what you want\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

It’s only ink on paper but I like it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and so will you. Satisfaction guaranteed.
\n\u00c2\u00a9 2017 Editions Petit as Petit. \u00c2\u00a9 2019 NBM for the English translation.<\/p>\n

Most NBM books are also available in digital formats. For more information and other great reads see http:\/\/www.nbmpub.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By C\u00c3\u00a9ka, Marin Trystam, Patrick Lacan, Dimitri Piot, Kyung-Eun Park, Domas, Cl\u00c3\u00a9ment Baloup, Dominique Hennebaut, Amandine Puntous, Lapuss, Bast, Pat\u00c3\u00a8s, Filippo N\u00c3\u00a9ri & Piero Ruggeri, Anthony Audibert, Bruno Loth, Aur\u00c3\u00a9lie Neyret, Sanzito, Sarah Williamson, Jo\u00c3\u00abl Alessandra & Carine Becker, Mao Suy-Heng & various: translated by Montana Kane (NBM) ISBN: 978-1-68112-198-7 (HB) Graphic biographies are all … <\/p>\n

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