Books Details
Author : Enzo Gentile Pages : 240 pages Publisher : Skira Language :
ISBN-10 : 8857208117 ISBN-13 : 9788857208114
Books Descriptions
A collection of some two hundred cartoon strips dedicated to the Beatles,
many of which are extremely rare and now inaccessible. Forty years after
their break up, the Beatles remain the biggest phenomenon of music and
mass culture in the world of entertainment. The book for the first time
investigates and documents the interest that cartoonists, publishers, and
enthusiasts have shown in their special relationship with the universe of
comic strips?a rich and variegated relationship with thousands of
publications, in every part of the world, and a production that continues to
the present day. In some stories the Beatles are the protagonists, in
others they make cameo appearances, while others feature their lyrics
transformed into comic strips. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of
the Fab Four?s first single ("Love Me Do"), the book celebrates the band
with a festive, fun and original product, conveying a dimension that does
not age, transmitting the legend that endures through the
