Comic book tattoo takes more than 50 of amoss songs and turns them over to those creators to flesh out. Comic book tattooincludes an introduction by another longtime friend of amos,neil gaiman, creator ofthe sandmanseries. Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring tales inspired by the songs of multi. Tori on cbr tv 2008 about the origins of comic book tattoo. There are plenty of other artistic gems in this volume. This is something that tori and i have been talking about doing for at least 15 years, says editor rantz a. Comic book tattoo its official a week after the release of twoface. Comic book tattoo panel 68 ted mckeever, elizabeth genco, tori amos, rantz hoseley, david mack. Five noteworthy facts you may not know about tori amos. They use their talents to explore some of the hidden meanings in the song or just to take some of the lyrics and use it as a springboard for another idea one of my favorites in this vein is based on amoss song bouncing off clouds. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tori amos browse all bags books buttons cds final run jackets lithopgraph long sleeves masks necklace tshirts tote bags vinyl sort by best selling price.
Tori amos panel and signing saturday at comiccon k. Well tori s latest project comic book tattoo is an intersection of two of our favorite worlds here at the steampunk workshop. Comic book tattoo tales inspired by tori amos 9781582409641. By pia guerra, john reppion, leah moore, david mack, mike dringenberg, colleen doran, jonathan hickman, james owen, eric canete, ted mckeever, jock, antony johnston, dame darcy and over 70 more. Aug 26, 2012 this pin was discovered by joey norton. In toris afterword she explained that she wanted the writers and artists to dream, not do cover versions of her songs, and dream they did.
To ask other readers questions about comic book tattoo, please sign up. Click to read more about comic book tattoo tales inspired by tori amos by tori amos. While tori amos fans likely require little to no convincing that the musicians work is wellsuited for comics or any medium, for that matter for comics existing readership in general, comic book tattoo will serve as another in a line of ambitious projects seeking to articulate the relationship between the wholly auditory. Im a relatively wellread fan of comics, and a moderate fan of tori amos, so i would think i would be the target audience for this book. Comic book tattoo tales inspired by tori amos by tori amos. Its a comic anthology created by over 80 artists featuring stories inspired by songs of tori amos. Jonathan tsuei is a writer and photographer from san francisco. Tori amos and comic books are my two main obsessions, so this purchase was a. Tori amos lyrics pencils david mack inks david mack colors david mack letters david mack indexer notes. Germain, metropol creator ted mckeever, rent girl illustrator laurenn mccubbin, and famed sandman artist mike dringenberg. Precious things was written, pencilled, inked and lettered by emma vieceli and coloured by faye wong. A fivepage story inspired by precious things was included in the 2008 graphic novel anthology comic book tattoo, a collection of short comics inspired by amos songs. This july the evergrowing relationship between comics and music reaches new heights as tori amos and image comics release comic book tattoo, a 480page, full color anthology adapting the themes.
It didnt help that it was in shrink wrap at a local. Tori amos inks the comic book tattoo this july the evergrowing relationship between comics and music reaches new heights as tori amos and image comics release comic book tattoo, a 480page, full color anthology adapting the themes and ideas behind her songs into a lush volume of sequential art. A collaboration of over eighty comic book authors and artists, contributors include san francisco artist star st. Cebulski, nikki cook, hope larson, john ney reiber, ryan kelly, and many, many others, comic book tattoo encapsulates the breadth, depth, and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book. Comic book tattoo final print copies our friends at image comics have been in touch to make available the very last copies of comic book. Tales inspired by tori amos by pia guerra, john reppion, leah moore, david mack at barnes. See more ideas about snoopy tattoo, tattoos and tattoo designs. Germain will have a story in the collection, also drops the news that the collection will be entitled comic book tattoo.
I cant say i familiar with any of the artists work but the quality of work in this book is really high, plus the variety of style is incredible. But everyone had a chance to talk about the process. Published by image comics, it includes an introduction by neil gaiman and 480 pages with a collection of. I spent my entire day today reading comic book tattoo. Well toris latest project comic book tattoo is an intersection of two of our favorite worlds here at the steampunk workshop.
Comic book tattoo final print copies our friends at image comics have been in touch to make available the very last copies of comic book tattoo which was first released 10 years ago. Marianne is a short story published on eisner award winner comic book tattoo, anthology conceived by rantz hoseley with singer and composer tori amos. Comic book tattoo comic books from image atomic avenue. In turn, gaiman is here to provide an introduction to this volume of comic strip interpretations of amos songs. I want all the tori amos songs but im too poor to buy all the albums and i just want to make a comic book tattoo playlist and read the comics with the songs. Comic book tattoo editor rantz hoseley speaks to cbr about the new image anthology based on the songs of altmusic icon and noted fangirl tori amos, who herself is deeply involved with the creation of the deluxe packaged book. It was issued as the first single from the album in europe and australasia. Jul 15, 2008 image has teamed up with popular singersongwriter tori amos to publish comic book tattoo, a 480page, fullcolor book in which various comics artists adapt the concepts behind amoss songs into. Jul 26, 2008 released last week, comic book tattoo is a collection of over fifty stories based on the songs of tori amos. Comic book tattoo panel 88 ted mckeever, elizabeth genco, tori amos, rantz hoseley, davd mack. In my head was included in the 2008 anthology comic book tattoo, a collection of short comics influenced by amos songs. Tori amos sauntered out from behind a curtain at comiccon international in san diego and waved to the crowd. Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring tales inspired by the songs of multiplatinum recording artist, tori amos. Apr 18, 2008 comic book tattoo will be published by image comics this summer.
He is currently collaborating with artist eric canete on their first creatorowned book runlovekill, also published by image. Comic book tattoo will be published by image comics this summer. Comic book tattoo panel 78 douglas wolk, kelly sue deconnick, ted mckeever, elizabeth genco, tori amos, rantz hoseley. Rantz hoseley, longtime friend of amos, served as the book s editor.
Too often when you have one highprofile guest, the panel ends up focusing entirely on that person. I was surprised and somewhat relieved to find that the stories are not stories about the songs word by word. They had not just tori amos but 6 of the writers and artists who worked on the book, and most important of all, they kept it balanced. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase.
Comic book tattoo editor rantz hoseley speaks to cbr about the new image anthology based on the songs of altmusic icon. Comic book tattoo special edition hard cover with slip cover. Featuring an introduction by neil gaiman, with stories by creators such as carla speed mcneil, mark buckingham, c. Glory of the 80s is a song by american singersongwriter tori amos. The shriek from the audience was deafening joined by various creators who participated in the creation of comic book tattoo, amos talked with fans about how the creators on the image comic have inspired her, and how. It includes more than 50 sequential art stories that take their inspiration from tori amoss oeuvre. She writes her lyrics this way, and the title of from the choirgirl hotel is in all lowercase. May 01, 2015 featuring an introduction by neil gaiman, with stories by creators such as carla speed mcneil, mark buckingham, c. The graphic novel comic book tattoo is a collection of short stories based on her music.
In tori s afterword she explained that she wanted the writers and artists to dream, not do cover versions of her songs, and dream they did. It is the fourth track on amos 1999 album to venus and back. Cebulski, nikki cook, hope larson, john ney reiber, ryan kelly and many, many others, comic book tattoo encapsulates the breadth, depth and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book. Press release april 10, 2008 below is a press release for tori amos. The full list of creators has not yet been released but so far chris arrant, colleen doran, star st. Sep 8, 2012 guest post by aaron muszalski released last week, comic book tattoo is a collection of over fifty stories based on the songs of tori amos. Tori songs from our comic book tattoo series facebook.
His first widely distributed published comic book work was for the tori amosinspired anthology comic book tattoo, published by image comics. High to low az za oldest to newest newest to oldest. He is currently collaborating with artist eric canete on their first creatorowned book. Released last week, comic book tattoo is a collection of over fifty stories based on the songs of tori amos. Comic book tattoo is an eisner award and harvey award winning anthology graphic novel made up of fiftyone stories, each based on or inspired by a song by american singersongwriter tori amos, published by image comics in 2008. Comic book tattoo is a collection of fiftysome stories, each connected with one of tori amoss songs, and sometimes only tangentially. The comic book by rob bricken april 7, 2008 comics 0 comment my experiences with tori amos are limited to two things. Comic book tattoo special edition hard cover with slip. About glory of the 80s is an electronically driven song with a dark, clublike atmosphere. Hoseley noted that the anthology will be nearly 500. Each story is prefaced with the lyrics by which it was inspired, and though the book itself is 480 pages, each. Ive put off the purchase of comic book tattoo for a long time thinking it was a book on tattoo art. Comic book tattoo is an eisner award and harvey awardwinning anthology graphic novel made up of fiftyone stories, each based on or inspired by a song by american singersongwriter tori amos, published by image comics in 2008. Editor hoseley added, while the connections between comics and music have been long established by generations of creators, comic book tattoo is the pure distillation of how these two art forms inspire and feed off of each other across all the classifications, genres and styles of comic storytelling.
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