Comic Book Tattoo
Comic Book Tattoo | |
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![]() Comic Book Tattoo cover. Art by Jason Levesque. | |
Page count | 480 pages |
Publisher | Image Comics |
Creative team | |
Writers | Various |
Artists | Various |
Colourists | Various |
Editors | Rantz A. Hoseley |
Original publication | |
Date of publication | July 2008 |
Language | English |
ISBN | 1-58-240964-1 |
Comic Book Tattoo is an Eisner award and Harvey Award–winning anthology graphic novel made up of fifty-one stories, each based on or inspired by a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, published by Image Comics in 2008. , longtime friend of Amos, served as the book's editor. Together, Hoseley and Amos gathered eighty different artists to collaborate on the book. Comic Book Tattoo includes an introduction by another longtime friend of Amos, Neil Gaiman, creator of The Sandman series.
Background[]
From the start, it was decided that Comic Book Tattoo would not contain comic book versions of music videos for Amos's songs, nor illustrations created from literal interpretations of Amos's lyrics. Of her role in the project, editor Hoseley said, "It was very important to [Amos] that she see how the different creators were treating 'her girls' (the songs), but at the same time, not tying the creator's hands or make them feel restricted in any way and making sure that they felt the freedom to tell the kind of story that they felt strongly about."[1] When approached to contribute to the project, the graphic artists were asked to create a story that reflects that which the songs make them feel.
About the finished collection, Amos said, "I have been surprised, excited and pleasantly shocked by these comics that are extensions of the songs that I have loved and therefore welcome these amazing stories of pictures and words because they are uncompromisingly inspiring. It shows you thought is a powerful, formidable essence and can have a breathtaking domino effect."[2]
Stories[]
Song | Album | Artist(s) |
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Flying Dutchman | Little Earthquakes* | David Mack |
Bouncing off Clouds | American Doll Posse | , Matthew Humphreys |
Girl | Little Earthquakes | , |
Merman | From the Choirgirl Hotel* | Jason Horn, Dean Trippe |
Take to the Sky | Little Earthquakes* | Sara Ryan, |
Mr. Zebra | Boys for Pele | Rantz A. Hoseley, James Stokoe |
Little Earthquakes | Little Earthquakes | , |
Marianne | Boys for Pele | |
Crazy | Scarlet's Walk | |
Programmable Soda | American Doll Posse | , , Mark Sweeney (C) |
Toast | The Beekeeper | Jeff Carroll, Mike May |
Jackie's Strength | From the Choirgirl Hotel | Jeremy Haun, Amber Stone (C) |
Little Amsterdam | Boys for Pele | Leif Jones |
Here. In My Head | Little Earthquakes* | , Carla Speed McNeil, Mark Sweeney (C) |
Suede | To Venus and Back | Kelly Sue DeConnick, Andy Macdonald, Nick Filardi(C), Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
Sugar | Little Earthquakes* | , , Gabe Bautista (C), Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
Teenage Hustling | American Doll Posse | C. B. Cebulski, , Joey Weltjens & Lee Duhig For Guru Efx (C) |
Father Lucifer | Boys for Pele | |
Snow Cherries From France | Tales of a Librarian | , Mark Buckingham |
The Waitress | Under the Pink | Rantz A. Hoseley, Ming Doyle, Mark Sweeney (C), Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
Caught a Lite Sneeze | Boys for Pele | |
Winter | Little Earthquakes | John Ney Reiber, Ryan Kelly, Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
Baker Baker | Under the Pink | , Trudy Cooper |
1000 Oceans | To Venus and Back | Jonathan Hickman |
Space Dog | Under the Pink | |
The Beekeeper | The Beekeeper | Neil Kleid, , Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
Siren | Great Expectations Soundtrack | , Sonia Leong |
Iieee | From the Choirgirl Hotel | |
Silent All These Years | Little Earthquakes | Kelly Sue Deconnick, |
Leather | Little Earthquakes | |
Gold Dust | Scarlet's Walk | Hope Larson |
Precious Things | Little Earthquakes | Emma Vieceli, (C) |
Glory Of The '80s | To Venus and Back | , |
Honey | Under the Pink* | Mike Dringenberg |
Crucify | Little Earthquakes | Paul Maybury |
God | Under the Pink | , |
Pandora's Aquarium | From the Choirgirl Hotel | Dame Darcy |
Scarlet's Walk | Scarlet's Walk | G. Willow Wilson, Steve Sampson |
Beauty Of Speed | American Doll Posse | , |
I Can't See New York | Scarlet's Walk | , |
Upside Down | Little Earthquakes* | Mark Sable, Salgood Sam |
Northern Lad | From the Choirgirl Hotel | |
Roosterspur Bridge | American Doll Posse | James A. Owen |
Cornflake Girl | Under the Pink | , |
Pirates | Y Kant Tori Read | Ivan Brandon, |
Hey Jupiter | Boys for Pele | Leah Moore & John Reppion, Pia Guerra, Mark Sweeney, |
Devils And Gods | American Doll Posse | , Shane White |
Past The Mission | Under the Pink | Ted McKeever, Chris Chuckry (C) |
Sweet the Sting | The Beekeeper | Jimmie Robinson |
Ribbons Undone | The Beekeeper | Lea Hernandez |
Pretty Good Year | Under the Pink | Derek McCulloch, Colleen Doran, Jason Hanley (L) |
* – Song is a B-side from aforementioned album
(C) – Artist served as a colorist
(L) – Artist served as a letterer
Editions[]
Comic Book Tattoo was initially made available in three formats, with the addition of another special edition released in November 2008. The available versions are;
- Paperback
ISBN 1-58240-964-1
- Hardback
ISBN 1-58240-965-X
- Limited Edition Hardback (Leather bound encased, signed by Tori Amos and uniquely numbered)
ISBN 1-58240-966-8
- Special Edition Hardback (With a slipcase cover)
ISBN 1-60706-031-0
Awards and recognition[]
- 2009:
- Eisner Award for Best Anthology: Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
- Eisner Award nomination for Best Publication Design: Comic Book Tattoo, designed by Tom Muller, art direction by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
- Harvey Award for Best Anthology: Comic Book Tattoo, edited by Rantz Hoseley
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Michaels, Sean (April 1, 2008). "Tori Amos's comic reinvention". The Guardian. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
- ^ "Tori Amos". ToriAmos.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
External links[]
- Comic Book Tattoo on ToriAmos.com
- Comic Blog Tattoo, official creators blog
- SHE'S YOUR COMICS: Tori Amos' "Comic Book Tattoo", Comic Book Resources, April 3, 2008
- CCI: "Comic Book Tattoo" Inspires New Amos Music, Comic Book Resources, July 27, 2008
- CBR TV: Tori Amos, Comic Book Resources, August 4, 2008
- The Second Supper Review of "Comic Book Tattoo"
- 2009 Eisner Award nominees
- 2009 Harvey Award winners
- Designer Tom Muller discusses the design of Comic Book Tattoo
- 2008 books
- 2008 comics debuts
- Cultural depictions of rock musicians
- Comics based on musical groups
- Image Comics graphic novels
- Tori Amos
- Eisner Award winners for Best Anthology