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One of the axioms of the entertainment industry is that performers should pick one sector and stick to it. Actors should not decide to record an album (Don Johnson, Keanu Reeves, Steven Segal), musicians should not launch movie careers (Elvis, Prince, Common), and neither group should write novels (Ethan Hawke, Nick Cave, um, the lead singer from Sleeper), regardless of whether they’re actually quite good at it or not.
Which gets me to thinking about the connection between rock music and comics.
Of course, a number of rock stars get into the comics business by writing them (Glenn Danzig, Rob Zombie, Scott Ian of Anthrax). But how often do they actually appear as characters? Hardly ever (the efforts of Revolutionary Comics notwithstanding).
It does happen, sometimes. But not often. I suspect that’s partly because rock stars translate to comics better when their onstage persona is a cartoonish alter ego to start with. And there aren’t many of those.
Also, face paint is apparently a prerequisite.* So that narrows it down to Kiss, Insane Clown Posse and Alice Cooper.
Which brings me to this.
For my money, Alice Cooper translates into comic-book form better than just about anyone, if only because he usually comes with the character background and narrative bundled into the package. The above comic in fact is a sort of companion piece to his insanity concept album From The Inside. Cooper later did the same thing for his album The Last Temptation (which was turned into a three-issue mini-series written by Neil Gaiman – yes, that one).
I used to have the album a long time ago, and my favorite song was “Nurse Rozetta”. Which is why seeing Nurse Rozetta on the cover caught my eye. Because in the song, Nurse Rozetta is a very naughty nurse indeed:
Listen:
I couldn’t help wondering how they managed to work that into the comic version without upsetting the CCA. (It being 1979 and all.)
It’s online if you want to see for yrself. It’s just weird enough to be fun, but prepare to be disappointed by the lack of silk suspenders on thighs, though.
FUN FACT: From The Inside was co-written by Elton John’s lyricist and featured former members of Elton’s backing band. How rockinrolls is that?
*DISCLAIMER: Exceptions to the face paint rule include Courtney Love (who has her own comic book but no face paint) and Marilyn Manson (who has face paint but, amazingly, no comic book – unless you count his cameo in an Emily The Strange comic).
We’re all crazy in here,
This is dF
Which gets me to thinking about the connection between rock music and comics.
Of course, a number of rock stars get into the comics business by writing them (Glenn Danzig, Rob Zombie, Scott Ian of Anthrax). But how often do they actually appear as characters? Hardly ever (the efforts of Revolutionary Comics notwithstanding).
It does happen, sometimes. But not often. I suspect that’s partly because rock stars translate to comics better when their onstage persona is a cartoonish alter ego to start with. And there aren’t many of those.
Also, face paint is apparently a prerequisite.* So that narrows it down to Kiss, Insane Clown Posse and Alice Cooper.
Which brings me to this.
For my money, Alice Cooper translates into comic-book form better than just about anyone, if only because he usually comes with the character background and narrative bundled into the package. The above comic in fact is a sort of companion piece to his insanity concept album From The Inside. Cooper later did the same thing for his album The Last Temptation (which was turned into a three-issue mini-series written by Neil Gaiman – yes, that one).
I used to have the album a long time ago, and my favorite song was “Nurse Rozetta”. Which is why seeing Nurse Rozetta on the cover caught my eye. Because in the song, Nurse Rozetta is a very naughty nurse indeed:
Nurse Rozetta I won't let her
Catch me peering down her sweater
Fantasizing silk suspender on her thighs
Nurse Rozetta make me better
Secretly my eyes undress her
Let me feel your tongue depressor
I'm suddenly twice my size
My pants are all wet inside
She's so creative with a bar of soap
And so inventive with a stethoscope
Catch me peering down her sweater
Fantasizing silk suspender on her thighs
Nurse Rozetta make me better
Secretly my eyes undress her
Let me feel your tongue depressor
I'm suddenly twice my size
My pants are all wet inside
She's so creative with a bar of soap
And so inventive with a stethoscope
Listen:
I couldn’t help wondering how they managed to work that into the comic version without upsetting the CCA. (It being 1979 and all.)
It’s online if you want to see for yrself. It’s just weird enough to be fun, but prepare to be disappointed by the lack of silk suspenders on thighs, though.
FUN FACT: From The Inside was co-written by Elton John’s lyricist and featured former members of Elton’s backing band. How rockinrolls is that?
*DISCLAIMER: Exceptions to the face paint rule include Courtney Love (who has her own comic book but no face paint) and Marilyn Manson (who has face paint but, amazingly, no comic book – unless you count his cameo in an Emily The Strange comic).
We’re all crazy in here,
This is dF
