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GodSpeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic tells Cobain's story in the format of a totally unique graphic novel.
Writers Barnaby Legg and Jim McCarthy have constructed their story using biographical fact interwoven with references to the singers tortured self-image. The vibrant art by Flameboy captures both the subjective dreamscape and the objective reality that form the heart of this examination of a tragic musical legend.
Much more than a biography, GodSpeed is unlike anything you have read about Kurt Cobain before. Going beyond the facts it transmutes an extraordinary life into an equally extraordinary work of art.
Writers Barnaby Legg and Jim McCarthy have constructed their story using biographical fact interwoven with references to the singers tortured self-image. The vibrant art by Flameboy captures both the subjective dreamscape and the objective reality that form the heart of this examination of a tragic musical legend.
Much more than a biography, GodSpeed is unlike anything you have read about Kurt Cobain before. Going beyond the facts it transmutes an extraordinary life into an equally extraordinary work of art.
About the Author
Barnaby Legg has been creating graphic novels and other assorted fictions inside his head since early childhood, and you cannot imagine what a relief it is for him to finally get this one out.
Jim McCarthy is a widely published illustrator and comic strip artist. He has created for 2000AD, working on Bad Company, Bix Barton, The Grudgefather and Kid Cyborg. He is also the author of Voice of Latin Rock: Music from the Streets.
Flameboy was born from hell into a satanic cult. Eventually he broke free but is cursed, probably for the rest of his natural time here on earth. Maybe a career in comics will save him.
Jim McCarthy is a widely published illustrator and comic strip artist. He has created for 2000AD, working on Bad Company, Bix Barton, The Grudgefather and Kid Cyborg. He is also the author of Voice of Latin Rock: Music from the Streets.
Flameboy was born from hell into a satanic cult. Eventually he broke free but is cursed, probably for the rest of his natural time here on earth. Maybe a career in comics will save him.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There have been so many tacky cash-ins on the Nirvana phenomenon since Kurt Cobain’s death you’re more likely to find some exploitative, tabloid journalism piece of unauthorised biography than something that’s truly a tribute to the grunge legacy. Fortunately, this graphic novel falls into the latter category.
The story of Kurt Cobain’s life is already well-known and this book doesn’t claim to add anything to it. Everything’s here, from Kurt’s parents’ divorce, his first encounter with drugs, Nirvana’s disastrous first gig, and its triumphant final days. In fact, there’s so much here that if you don’t already know the history of Nirvana after the release of their Nevermind album, it’s not going to make much sense. But that is the single flaw with this entire graphic novel.
The comic strip is presented from Kurt’s own perspective. The narrative voice is his own. Book-ended by his suicide, we quickly learn the story is a retrospective dream – his life flashing before his eyes in those final few seconds. This dreamlike quality stops the episodic plot losing pace and momentum. Recurring images of Kurt’s imaginary friend Boddah and juxtapositions between Kurt’s parents’ problems and his and Courtney’s give this book a feeling of the unreal.
But it works. The writers and artists truly seem to have managed to get inside the head of somebody who has been dead a decade. There are even sly little digs at the people who misunderstood or exploited Nirvana. Lovingly crafted but never sycophantic, this is a must-read for all Kurt’s fans.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was an amazingly wonderful book. The drawings were truly breath taking. It showed how one man's gift became his curse
any nirvana fan should own this book!
any nirvana fan should own this book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've always felt that graphic novels have the ability to bring a story to life like no other medium possibly can - and Godspeed is no exception. Whether you're a first-timer to the comic book genre, or an avid collector, you won't be disappointed with Flameboy et al's exceptional first graphic.
The responsibility was heavy, but these guys shouldn't let any fans down. Whatever your take on how Cobain's life ended, the graphic stands alone as a respectful and fitting tribute.
Godspeed is as unique and powerful as Cobain's life itself - the darkness and the pain, the joy and adulation, the vulnerability and self-loathing - it's all there, screaming at you with a sometimes eye-watering intensity from each brilliantly inked and cleverly penned page. Don't be fooled...these guys know their Cobain.
For me, Godspeed is more than a graphic - it's an experience, a journey...and a very fitting tribute to a talented, tortured genius.
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A fun read for fans
I'd been meaning to buy this comic for a while, when I finally got it, I wasn't disappointed, but equally wasn't massively impressed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by AaK
would kurt have liked this
i speculate that he would have. usually i don't like graphic novels but this is so much more. the drawings resemble the style of kurt (from the little i've seen in publications... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Hannah
Not in the least bit tacky surprisingly....
Great, arrived within 2 days of ordering, brilliantly drawn graphic novel. One for the fans tho I think as if you don't know the Nirvana/Kurt story you may not 'get it'. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Niki
Brilliant to an Extent!
This graphic novel was really good the illustrations were excellent and was great for even non Kurt Cobain fans. It was a fast way to get to know the talented but disturbed artist. Read more
Published on 19 July 2005 by Z Cann
Godspeed kurt
Amazing. It's the only word. The artwork really captures the feel of the times, and the shabiness of everything that went wrong in Kurt's life. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2005 by MR R J R BALDWIN
Pure Genius
I think Ive already written a review but thats not the point. There are loads and loads of things to say about this book, but I wont go into anything since its 1 am and my senteces... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2004 by "i_want_to_die"
er Godspeed
In my short time here Ive read a few Kurt biographies and this one happened to be the best one. As well as going throught the facts (a few of them being incorrect) it went through... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2004 by "i_want_to_die"
absolutely wicked!
After hearing about the untimely demise of Flameboy, I thought I'd check Godspeed to see what all the fuss was about, & boy was I suprised. This book is MINT! Read more
Published on 4 May 2004 by "tony_estrada"
Fitting.
A comic book biography seems an odd idea, and not a little irreverent, especially when regarding as tragic a figure as Kurt Cobain. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2003 by S. Baynham
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