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Post by EdoBosnar on Feb 9, 2024 8:01:28 GMT -5
Since berkley revived this thread, it got me to thinking about a more recent series called Mayday ( which I reviewed in another thread recently) in which the author herself (Alex de Campi) decided to create a soundtrack for her story by indicating the songs that should be played in the background at certain points in the story. Sometimes this was nicely done by incorporating a part of the lyrics into the art, which was really pretty cool...  However, this was only done here and for a Doors song a bit later. Usually - esp. since she suggested a lot of instrumental music - it's just a generic caption in the adjacent gutter (like the one one above) or inside the panel:  |
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Post by mikelmidnight on Feb 9, 2024 12:39:12 GMT -5
In American Flagg!, Howard Chaykin gave a very distinctive sound to one of the government's stock weapons, gas canisters fired from a cylinder:
Sound of firing: PAPA PAPA
Sound of canister hurling through the air: OOOOO
Sound of gas being released: MOW MOW
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Post by berkley on Feb 9, 2024 19:29:42 GMT -5
Since berkley revived this thread, it got me to thinking about a more recent series called Mayday ( which I reviewed in another thread recently) in which the author herself (Alex de Campi) decided to create a soundtrack for her story by indicating the songs that should be played in the background at certain points in the story. Sometimes this was nicely done by incorporating a part of the lyrics into the art, which was really pretty cool... However, this was only done here and for a Doors song a bit later. Usually - esp. since she suggested a lot of instrumental music - it's just a generic caption in the adjacent gutter (like the one one above) or inside the panel: The Hernandezes used to do the caption below the panel sometimes when songs were being referenced by the characters or they were listening to records, etc. I always thought it was a nice idea. It was a bonus that their tastes in pop music overlapped with mine quite a bit. Where else in comics would you see a Mott the Hoople reference? |
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 9, 2024 23:20:06 GMT -5
In American Flagg!, Howard Chaykin gave a very distinctive sound to one of the government's stock weapons, gas canisters fired from a cylinder: Sound of firing: PAPA PAPA Sound of canister hurling through the air: OOOOO Sound of gas being released: MOW MOW That would be Somnambutol tm, "the tender riot-ender!" From Surfin' Bird |
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 9, 2024 23:24:11 GMT -5
Tim Truman's Scout made frequent use of Blues song titles, plus a character based on Stevie Ray Vaughan, and issue #19 featured a soundtrack flexi-disc, from Truman's band, The Dixie Pistols. Then, they put out a whole album, with the Scout wedding comic, which sets the future for War Shaman. Truman was also a participant in Grateful Dead Comix, adapting their songs into comics.....  |
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Post by Confessor on Feb 10, 2024 0:22:16 GMT -5
Tank Girl used to have music listed in the splash page credits as the suggested soundtrack of each issue (usually indie or alternative rock, if memory serves). It was basically whatever Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett were listening to that week, as they worked on the comic.
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Post by berkley on Feb 10, 2024 2:11:43 GMT -5
Tank Girl used to have music listed in the splash page credits as the suggested soundtrack of each issue (usually indie or alternative rock, if memory serves). It was basically whatever Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett were listening to that week, as they worked on the comic. I vaguely remember another comics writer giving a list of the music he'd been listening while he was writing this or that book. I think it was one of the British guys - not Martin or Hewlett, though, because I still haven't got round to reading any Tank Girl. Maybe Warren Ellis? |
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