| Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams (Ogn Biography of Ziggy Stardust, Gift for Bowie Fan, Gift for Music Lover, Nei Contributor(s): Allred, Michael (Author), Horton, Steve (Author), Allred, Laura (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1683834488 ISBN-13: 9781683834489 Publisher: Insight Comics OUR PRICE: $33.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary - Music | Individual Composer & Musician |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.7" W x 11.3" (2.10 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspired by the legendary David Bowie, BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams is the original graphic memoir of the great Ziggy Stardust This graphic novel chronicles the rise of Bowie's career from obscurity to fame; and paralleled by the rise and fall of his alter ego as well as the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust. As the Spiders from Mars slowly implode, Bowie wrestles with his Ziggy persona. The outcome of this internal conflict will change not only David Bowie, but also, the world.
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Contributor Bio(s): Horton, Steve: - Steve Horton holds a bachelor of arts in professional writing from Purdue University. He's the author of two instructional books on comic book storytelling: Webcomics 2.0 from Cengage Learning and Professional Manga from Focal Press. In fiction, he is most lately the author of the graphic novel Satellite Falling (IDW Publishing), which multi-award winning comic writer Jimmy Palmiotti called his "new favorite book." Satellite Falling is currently one issue in, and that first issue sold over 6,000 copies: one of the highest debuts for independent comics in May 2016.Allred, Michael: - Michael Allred is the artist behind such classic graphic novel works as Madman, Silver Surfer, Red Rocket 7, and iZombie. Michael's work on the eighth volume of the Fables graphic novel landed him on the New York Times bestseller list for graphic fiction for 10 weeks in a row. He has been co-creator or substantial contributor to such seminal works as SANDMAN, SILVER SURFER, FABLES, BATMAN '66, X-FORCE, X-STATIX, and iZombie. This last became a TV series on The CW in 2015 and was just renewed for a fourth season. Allred has more than 35,000 Twitter followers and 8,000 Facebook likes.Allred, Laura: - Laura Allred is an Eisner-winning colorist. She has colored most of Michael's work for decades. In 2012 she won an Eisner Award for her work coloring iZombie and Madman after two previous nominations, in 1998 for Red Rocket 7 and 2000 for Madman and Happydale in 2000. She has also produced celebrated works with other artists such as Jamie Hernandez, Joelle Jones, Art Adams, Geof Darrow, Paul Pope, and Darwyn Cooke.Gaiman, Neil: - Neil Gaiman is a New York Times best-selling author whose work has won countless awards. He is world-renowned for his works, including Sandman, Coraline, American Gods, and Anansi Boys. Recently, Gaiman wrote the critically acclaimed TV miniseries Good Omens, based on the book he coauthored with Terry Pratchett. |