Reinhard Kleist

This was mostly disappointing.

For me, if you're trodding over a path already well-worn by hundreds before you, as Kleist is here, have something new to say, have some new insight.

Kleist bends the timeframes all out of whack to try and do that, I think. He's trying to show Bowie as prophetic and fighting the same demons as his half-brother Terry. This tries to be Deep and Meaningful, but instead it comes across as unnecessarily complicated and forced.

The art is okay, with Bowie sometimes looking just like Bowie and sometimes really not.

Overall, I found this rather uninspired and disappointing.… (mehr)

I See a Darkness is a fairly honest, but incomplete illustrated biography of Johnny Cash, where we see him not only in his most glorious days, but also in his most vulnerable ones. It's a work of myth-making and a memorial to an icon of country music. In many ways, it's similar to the film I Walk The Line.

The artwork in the book is phenomenal and perfectly portrays some of the most iconic moments of Cash's life. It's very expressionistic. I love that the story of Cash's life and career is illustrated with almost hallucinogenic like moments were the tales of his songs come to life and take over the narrative.

If you're a Cash fan you'll appreciate the artistry behind this graphic biography.… (mehr)