Bluewater Brings Back Rock N’ Roll Comics, Beatles Graphic Novel

By Jay Katz 16 years ago

The biographical comic book company will be collecting and reprinting the early 90’s Rock N’ Roll Comics series, with the second volume all about The Beatles!

If you were both a comic book collector and a fan of hard rock in the early nineties, you probably remember Rock N’ Roll Comics, the comic books series that presented biographies of hard rock bands like Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, AC/DC, Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Poison, Van Halen, Black Crowes, Motorhead, Pantera, Megadeth, Sammy Hagar, Anthrax, Joan Jett/Lita Ford and Skid Row!

These comics may be hard to find today, but Bluewater Comics, the company that has produced biographies of such political icons as Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, and Ted Kennedy, as well as notable women in its Female Force line such as Oprah Winfrey, J. K. Rowling, and Princess Diana, will be collecting and reprinting the Rock N’ Roll Comics series in a series of 10 bi-monthly graphic novels, each focusing on a particular artist or genre.

The first volume will feature the above mentioned Hard Rock bands, while the second volume will focus solely on the Fab Four. The graphic novels will begin shipping in December, and will range from 150 to 300 pages. In special cases where major events have occurred for the band since the original comic was printed, Bluewater will be adding a special epilogue. The suggested retail price for the novels is $17.99.

Here is the schedule from Bluewater:

Volume 1: Hard Rock Heroes
Guns N’ Roses; Metallica; AC/DC; Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne; Motley Crue; Poison; Van Halen; Black Crowes; Motorhead; Pantera; Megadeth; Sammy Hagar; Anthrax; Joan Jett/Lita Ford; Skid Row (unpublished RnR Comics #8)

Volume 2: The Beatles (8 issues)

Volume 3: The Spirit of the ’60s
Doors; Grateful Dead; Bob Dylan; Jimi Hendrix; Spirit; Janis Joplin; 60s San Francisco Scene (Bill Graham, Jefferson Airplane, etc); British Invasion (Herman’s Hermits, the Animals, Yardbirds, Zombies, Small Faces, etc.)

Volume 4: Led Zeppelin Experience (5 issues)

Volume 5: A Rock Pantheon
Eric Clapton; Rolling Stones; Elton John; Bruce Springsteen; Aerosmith, Alice Cooper; ZZ Top; The Jackson 5; Rod Stewart; Def Leppard

Volume 6: Pink Floyd Experience (5 issues)

Volume 7: The Art of Rock
The Who; Queen; Rush; Genesis; David Bowie, Frank Zappa; Kate Bush; ELO; The Cure

Volume 8: The King: Elvis Presley (7 issues)

Volume 9: SMASH! A Punk/Alternative Retrospective
Sex Pistols; REM; Jane’s Addiction; Nirvana; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Soundgarden; Alice in Chains; Pearl Jam; Dead Kennedys; Ramones; The Runaways; Iggy Pop/Stooges; MC5; New York Dolls; U2

Volume 10: Hip-Hop and Funk Heroes
Public Enemy, 2 Live Crew, NWA. Ice Cube, Ice-T, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, MC Hammer, Janet Jackson

Bluewater Rock N' Roll Reprints Volume 2: The Beatles

Source: MTV News

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Posted originally: 2009-09-09 13:01:14

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