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| Comic Book Tattoo Tales Inspired by Tori Amos | 
 enlarge | Authors: Pia Guerra, John Reppion, Leah Moore, David Mack, Mike Dringenberg, Colleen Doran, Jonathan Hickman, James Owen, Eric Canete, Ted Mckeever, Jock, Dame Darcy, And More!
Publisher: Image Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $31.49
You Save: $18.50 (37%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 17877
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.2
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 12 x 1.3
ISBN: 158240965X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781582409658
ASIN: 158240965X
Publication Date: July 29, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring tales inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, Tori Amos! Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman and an extensive roster of talent, Comic Book Tattoo encapsulates the breadth, depth, and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book.
Full list of contributors include: David Mack, Josh Hechinger, Matthew Humphreys, Jonathan Tsuei, Eric Canete, Jason Horn, Dean Trippe, Sara Ryan, Jonathan Case, Rantz A. Hoseley, James Stokoe, Tristan Crane, Atticus Wolrab, Kako, Nikki Cook, Drew Bell, Kevin Mellon, Jeff Carroll, Mike May, Jeremy Haun, Amber Stone, Leif Jones, Elizabeth Genco, Carla Speed Mcneil, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Andy Macdonald, Nick Filardi, Cat Mihos, Andre Szymanowicz, Gabe Bautista, C.B. Cebulksi, Ethan Young, Joey Weltjens & Lee Duhig, Omaha Perez, Irma Page, Mark Buckingham, Rantz A. Hoseley, Ming Doyle, Mike Maihack, John Ney Reiber, Ryan Kelly, Alice Hunt, Trudy Cooper, Jonathan Hickman, Matthew S. Armstrong, Neil Kleid, Christopher Mitten, Kristyn Ferretti, Stephanie Leong, Sonia Leong, Peov, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Laurenn Mccubbin, John Bivens, Hope Larson, Emma Vieceli, Faye Yong, Chris Arrant, Star St.Germain, Mike Dringenberg, Paul Maybury, Jim Bricker, Craig Taillefer, Dame Darcy, G. Willow Wilson, Steve Sampson, Neal Shaffer, Daniel Krall, Adisakdi Tantimedh, Ken Meyer Jr., Mark Sable, Salgood Sam, Tom Williams, James Owen, Seth Peck, Daniel Heard, Ivan Brandon, Callum Alexander Watt, Leah Moore, John Reppion, Pia Guerra, Mark Sweeney, Kristyn Ferretti, Jessica Staley, Shane White, Ted Mckeever, Chris Chuckry, Jimmie Robinson, Lea Hernandez Derek Mcculloch, Colleen Doran and Jason Hanley.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
This thing is huge and beautiful. August 27, 2008
This book is big and sumptuous; absolutely gorgeous. I've always loved Tori's lyrics--insightful, perplexing, intimate. Merging them with the visual medium of comic book artistry is just brilliant.
By the way, when I say the book is huge I mean HUGE. Hope you've got a nice, big bookcase.
Just fantastic!! August 27, 2008
Just brilliant. I have #632 and it has exceeded all expectations. Highly recommended.
Must have for Tori and/or comic fans! August 26, 2008
I will make it short and sweet. If you are a Tori Amos fan this is for you. This book is a beautiful visual representation (by phenomenal artists, and story borders) of 50+ songs performed by Tori. Buy it, and enjoy it!
Hopefully the start of something new, that will continue~ August 25, 2008
Unrestrained creativity.
Total abandonment to their passion for the work, the artists and writers of every story and the musical artist that inspired them. This book is succeeded evidence of the arts crossing pathways to create a new tapestry of artistic experience and expression.
It takes a beautiful genius to develop this kind of thing. Someone with a deep love for the work of others as well as an acute vision of them and a deep passion for their own work, not hindered by barriers or ego. Every song, every story is a fresh beginning, yet a chapter within a larger story intricately woven together with eclectic synergy and style.
Totally Awesome and Highly Recommended!
 Pleasantly surprised! *spoiler alert* August 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First off, this book is definitely worth your 20 dollars. I mean, considering the quality of the book (and quantity, since it's massive), 20 bucks is totally decent.
The artwork here is stunning. It's hard to not be amazed with the quality of the comics - even if you aren't a comics fan, like me.
One thing you should probably know about this book is that Tori never intended for the stories here to be visual cover versions of her songs. She let the artists and writers play. Tori uses a phrase, "mental mischief," which really explains the license the creators of this book's stories had. This is evident in stories like "Bouncing Off Clouds," which really has nothing to do with love in a relationship, the original context Clyde sings the song in. Instead it portrays a scene in a company called Cloud Bouncers Delivery Service, or something of that sort.
Some stories will be rather cryptic, as mentioned before by other reviewers. One example is "Marianne," which has no text at all, just pictures of a bee juxtaposed with a carnival ride. "Father Lucifer," "Honey" and "Toast" were hard to follow for me.
Oh, and there is a Y Kant Tori Read song here too. "Pirates" was another song I didn't quite get.
My favorite story has to be "Here. In My Head," followed by "Waitress." Whoever did these stories should be given a medal. "Here. In My Head" is charming and compelling; it's about a girl who can morph into a raven but needs to figure out what she really wants. "Waitress" gets kudos because it comes close to being a cover version of the song. It makes you REALLY hate the waitress (yes there is a waitress!) in the story. What's cool is that you see flashbacks of the past slowly unfolding as the scene at the present slowly scrutinizes its settings.
I also really liked "God" and "Devils and Gods." "God" had a nice twist to it, and "Devils and Gods" is an emotional yet mysterious story.
There are some I didn't really like, especially "Sugar," "Sweet the Sting," and, sadly, "Bouncing Off Clouds."
Anyway, I know I'm going to receive a lot of flak for giving Comic Book Tattoo 4 stars, but I have my reasons. There are a couple of spelling errors, not just in the comics themselves, but I think there are some missing lyrics too. The book was put together so quickly that I guess they overlooked a few things. Being the perfectionist that I am, I can't bring myself to give it 5 stars.
But I will admit that Comic Book Tattoo exceeded my expectations. I believe it will exceed yours too.
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