The blues comic book

Robert crumb, comic book artists, comic artist, fritz the cat, best comic books, blues artists. The sophomore effort is a noticeably more ambitious piece of work than the magoos debut, and while. The fullcolor, 24page glossy comic book called the. Check out electric comic book by the blues magoos on amazon music. The two albums released after psychedelic lollipop electric comic book and basic blues magoos were not successful. Readers follow otis, a young boy from the delta, as he embarks on an adventure through the blues, starting with a midnight. All and all electric comic book a solid body of music, though its important to realize that one can not compare this album to say dylans blonde on blonde or anything the beatles were doing, because to so do would only make this record sound ridiculous and trivial, when in fact, its a knockout album from the genre and times it lived in.

A couple of tracks, intermission and thats all folks a very brief, hardrocking parody of the looney tunes end theme showcase the. The blues magoos first album, psychedelic lollipop, earned the band a major hit single, we aint got nothin yet, and in the grand tradition of striking while the iron was hot, the new yorkbased quintet were back with their second lp, 1967s electric comic book, less than five months later. Kirkman and scott intuitively balance the humorous with the poignant through relatable and sometimes alltoofamiliar parenting scenes. Baby blue chronicles the lives of wanda and darryl midthirties, collegeeducated. Electric comic book is the second album by the american rock band the blues magoos, the followup to their successful debut. This latest collection includes a years worth of strips, many with commentary by jerry and rick. Hardly anyone remembers, or mentions, the old tv show was an adaptation of space family robinson comic bookgold key. Worlds first blues music comic book hits iphones, ipods, and. In both the first and last comic strips of the story, zoe admits her reason for inviting ashley was so that wanda and darryl would appreciate how. The band was signed to abc records, but only castro agreed to continue and started up a revamped blues magoos, with eric kaz, richie dickon, john leillo and roger eaton. Eugene, oregon for the first time ever, the blues has come to life in a comic book.

Also born in belgium, lambil published his first comic, sandy, in 1959. The blues in black and white the bluecoats raoul cauvin, willy lambil on. Baby blues transcends the comic page by fusing the awardwinning imaginations of rick kirkman and jerry scott with familiar family life. The puma blues was a comic book written by stephen murphy and drawn by michael zulli. It ran from june 1986 to somewhere in the beginning of 1989. A baby blues book by rick kirkman and jerry scott this baby gift book features the artwork from the popular and awardwinning baby blues comic strip. Electric comic book by the blues magoos on amazon music. The authors have selected the definitive strips that shaped the lives of their characters when they added a little boy to their family. Its specifically designed for blues education programs. I bought a brand new copy in same time as the first one, same year in 2000. The blues is the worlds first comic book that tells the story of the blues, from its beginnings in the mississippi delta to its migration to big northern cities, and finally to its transformation into rock n roll. Created by artist louis salverius and writer raoul cauvin, the series was taken up by artist willy lambillotte after salverius death. Electric comic book is the second album by the american rock band the blues magoos, the followup to their successful debut release psychedelic lollipop.

This is a look at the first comic book to ever tell the story of the blues, from the grueling cotton fields to the roots of rock n roll. Listen to electric comic book in full in the spotify app. The psychedelic garage rock style is followed again on this release but without a highcharting single. Baby blues is an american comic strip created and produced by rick kirkman and jerry scott. Get ready for an adventure that will take you from the grueling cotton fields of the mississippi delta to the roots of rock n. Baby blues chronicles the adventures of the mcpherson family and its three children. I knew i had to get the book chronicling the first strips.