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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on May 25, 2020 11:32:19 GMT -5
So, I have a lot of ideas floating around in my brain in terms of stories and I know I have read but the smallest fraction of books and comics. I was going to post a couple basic premises and if they sound like something that has been done, I would love to know about it, before I start to write and hash out some of these ideas further.
1. Has a comic series ever been written where every issue weaves in lyrics from famous songs? I know stories often quote from literature and music but has a book exclusively done this issue after issue, weaving song lyrics from different songs into the fabric of the story?
2. Has a comic/book ever been done where the basic premise was the Earth being sold to aliens and then the character responsible for selling it has to embark on a journey to get the Earth back?
I appreciate any comments!
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Post by EdoBosnar on May 25, 2020 13:24:22 GMT -5
Can't really help with either question, as I can't think of any examples of what you're asking for off the top of my head, but your first question brings to mind Defenders #45, which co-writers David Anthony Kraft and Roger Slifer (working on Gerry Conway's plot) dedicated to Rush (specifically "to Neil, Geddy, and Alex of RUSH"), and, more importantly, in which some of the dialogue - don't ask me for specifics - was taken from the lyrics to various Rush songs.
Edited to add: in a later Defenders story (a 3-parter in issues 58-60), Kraft also included a number of references to Blue Oyster Cult. The issues were also dedicated to either band-member Eric Bloom or the entire band.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 25, 2020 13:40:54 GMT -5
1. Has a comic series ever been written where every issue weaves in lyrics from famous songs? I know stories often quote from literature and music but has a book exclusively done this issue after issue, weaving song lyrics from different songs into the fabric of the story? Check Master of Kung Fu. Doug Moench used Fleetwood Mac lyrics there for a while. Cody starbuck will have the info in his "Masters of Death and Deceit" review thread, I'm sure. |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2020 13:58:26 GMT -5
Popular songs as in folk ballads... Charles Vess Book of Ballads and Sagas...  However, the big obstacle is that most contemporary lyrics are copyrighted, so you would need to get permission to use them and probably pay royalties for their use. -M |
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 25, 2020 15:16:21 GMT -5
Rainbow Rowell's Simon Snow series uses Classic Rock for it's titles... the first one is 'Carry On'.. the 2nd 'Wayward Son', and the upcoming 3rd book 'Any Way the Wind Blows'
My daughter is a big fan, and she tells me the magic system is such that the more common a phrase is (like Nursery Rhymes or popular song lyrics), the more magical potential it has.
Chikara (which is an indy wrestling fed that is very story driven and has a TON of comic influences), often names their events after song lyrics.
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Post by shaxper on May 25, 2020 21:50:17 GMT -5
1. Has a comic series ever been written where every issue weaves in lyrics from famous songs? I know stories often quote from literature and music but has a book exclusively done this issue after issue, weaving song lyrics from different songs into the fabric of the story? Check Master of Kung Fu. Doug Moench used Fleetwood Mac lyrics there for a while. Cody starbuck will have the info in his "Masters of Death and Deceit" review thread, I'm sure. Moench was lifting story titles from popular song titles and lyrics since way back in his early days submitting freelance pieces to Warren. You can see all of these titles in my Doug Moench thread. I'm relatively sure someone, somewhere used song lyrics for the title of each issue of at least a story arc. Might have been Grant Morrison? And while I've seen several stories where the Earth gets sold to alien invaders, I don't recall one where the person doing the selling ended up being the hero of the story. |
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