Pictures to Music
If your favorite music group/artist was to publish a comic based on it's music, who would you pick to illustrate the book?
For example, I think Eric Powell would be a great fit for a comic written by Tom Waits.
For example, I think Eric Powell would be a great fit for a comic written by Tom Waits.
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And just as I typed that it came to me and it came to me
I would want a fully painted book done by Alberto Vargas for The Cars. That Candy-O album cover :x Vargas being no long with us, I would otherwise look at whomever is great at a pop art style. My knowledge of illustrators is not too great.
The Beatles: I'd go with J.H. Williams III because he can do a wide variety of styles, from clean to psychedelic.
The Replacements: Maybe Jeff Lemire. Westerberg kinda looks like he was drawn by Jeff these days—a little rough around the edges.
Fugazi: Guy Davis and punk go hand in hand.
Cake: Cliff Chiang’s clean and open style seems suitable.
I'm not a huge Grateful Dead fan, but does anyone remember this?:
I picked it up as it came out for my step-father, who is a Deadhead. Tim Truman was perfect for that book, and did a great job with it.
Then there’s this, which is gorgeous:
ME (and several others) riffing on The Smiths.
Worth every nickel...
To illustrate the sequential adventures of Jethro Tull during their early blues period, I'd want an indy artist with a gritty, wonky, "urban" sort of style--perhaps Jim Mahfood. To draw Tull comics based on the group's output from "Aqualung" on, however, I think the best choice would be James A. Owen of Starchild (thanks, @ChrisBeckett!). His work shows roughly the same range of subjects and moods, from grandiose to mystical to cryptic to jocular to vulgar, as can be found in Tull's music; his style effortlessly evokes the sort of wild Dickensian (or earlier) rusticity the band affected throughout the '70s; but most importantly, he's shown himself quite proficient at drawing eccentric-looking chaps with heavy beards. :D
chris