Comic Book Tattoo
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Comic Book Tattoo is an Eisner Award
and Harvey Award
-winning anthology
graphic novel
made up of fifty-one stories, each based on or inspired by a song by American singer-songwriter
Tori Amos
, published by Image Comics
in 2008. Rantz Hoseley, longtime friend of Amos, served as the book's editor. Together, Hoseley and Amos gathered 80 different artists for collaboration on the book. Comic Book Tattoo includes an introduction by Neil Gaiman
, creator of The Sandman series and another longtime friend of Amos.
About the finished collection, Amos said, "I have been surprised, excited and pleasantly shocked by these comics that are extensions of the songs that I have loved and therefore welcome these amazing stories of pictures and words because they are uncompromisingly inspiring. It shows you thought is a powerful, formidable essence and can have a breathtaking domino effect."
* - Song is a B-side from aforementioned album
(C) - Artist served as a colorist
(L) - Artist served as a letterer
ISBN 1-58240-964-1
ISBN 1-58240-965-X
ISBN 1-58240-966-8
ISBN 1-60706-031-0
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
and Harvey Award
Harvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
-winning anthology
Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.- U.S. :- UK :British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly...
graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
made up of fifty-one stories, each based on or inspired by a song by American singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
, published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
in 2008. Rantz Hoseley, longtime friend of Amos, served as the book's editor. Together, Hoseley and Amos gathered 80 different artists for collaboration on the book. Comic Book Tattoo includes an introduction by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
, creator of The Sandman series and another longtime friend of Amos.
Background
From the start, it was decided that Comic Book Tattoo would not be comic book versions of music videos for Amos's songs, nor illustrations created from literal interpretations of Amos's lyrics. Of her role in the project, editor Hoseley said, "It was very important to [Amos] that she see how the different creators were treating 'her girls' (the songs), but at the same time, not tying the creator's hands or make them feel restricted in any way and making sure that they felt the freedom to tell the kind of story that they felt strongly about." When approached to contribute to the project, the graphic artists were asked to create a story that reflects that which the songs make them feel.About the finished collection, Amos said, "I have been surprised, excited and pleasantly shocked by these comics that are extensions of the songs that I have loved and therefore welcome these amazing stories of pictures and words because they are uncompromisingly inspiring. It shows you thought is a powerful, formidable essence and can have a breathtaking domino effect."
Stories
| Song | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Dutchman | Little Earthquakes Little Earthquakes -B-sides:The album is also known for its collection of B-sides. The four songs recorded with Davitt Sigerson that did not make it to the final version of the album were included on the singles released from Little Earthquakes.... * |
David Mack David Mack David Mack may refer to:*David W. Mack, American comic book artist and writer*David Alan Mack, American television scriptwriter and novelist*David Mack , one of the central figures in the Los Angeles Police Department Rampart corruption scandal*David S. Mack, American businessman... |
| Bouncing off Clouds Bouncing off Clouds "Bouncing Off Clouds" is written and recorded by Tori Amos and was the first European and second American single from her album American Doll Posse... |
American Doll Posse American Doll Posse American Doll Posse is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos; it was released in 2007. Like her previous albums Strange Little Girls and Scarlet's Walk , American Doll Posse is a concept album, which entails five female personae Amos developed based on Greek mythology. Musically,... |
Josh Hechinger, Matthew Humphreys Matthew Humphreys -Filmography:* Bar Karma *We Fight to Be Free *The Good Shepherd *Chapter 27 *Obsessed -External links:... |
| Girl | Little Earthquakes | Jonathan Tsuei, Eric Canete |
| Merman | From the Choirgirl Hotel From the Choirgirl Hotel From the Choirgirl Hotel is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Tori Amos. A departure from her previous albums, it was more heavily produced and a very radio-friendly project featuring a full rock band sound . Upon its release in May 1998, the album debuted at US #5 and UK #6... * |
Jason Horn, Dean Trippe Dean Trippe Dean Trippe is a United States-based comic book artist and illustrator. Trippe graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a B.F.A... |
| Take To The Sky | Little Earthquakes* | Sara Ryan Sara Ryan Sara Ryan is an American writer and librarian living in Oregon.-Biography:Ryan was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she graduated from Pioneer High School in 1989. Her first novel, Empress of the World, was published in 2001 and is an ALA Best Book for Young Adults... , Jonathan Case |
| Mr. Zebra | Boys for Pele Boys for Pele Boys for Pele is the third studio album by American singer and song-writer Tori Amos. Preceded by the first single, "Caught a Lite Sneeze", by three weeks, the album was released on 22 January 1996, in the United Kingdom and on 23 January, in the United States... |
Rantz A. Hoseley, James Stokoe |
| Little Earthquakes | Little Earthquakes | Tristan Crane, Atticus Wolrab |
| Marianne | Boys for Pele | Kako |
| Crazy | Scarlet's Walk Scarlet's Walk Scarlet's Walk is the seventh album released in singer-songwriter Tori Amos' solo career. The 18-track concept album details the cross-country travels of Scarlet, a character loosely based on Amos, as well as the concept of America post-September 11th . The album was the first released by Amos on... |
Nikki Cook |
| Programmable Soda | American Doll Posse | Drew Bell, Kevin Mellon, Mark Sweeney (C) |
| Toast | The Beekeeper The Beekeeper The Beekeeper is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It deals with the topics of death, adultery and romantic conflict, and makes brief reference to ancient Gnostic mysticism from the Apocryphon of John... |
Jeff Carroll, Mike May |
| Jackie's Strength Jackie's Strength "Jackie's Strength" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the second single from her 1998 album From the Choirgirl Hotel. It reached #54 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. The remix single, released the following year, reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the U.S... |
From the Choirgirl Hotel | Jeremy Haun Jeremy Haun Jeremy Haun is a freelance comic book artist based in Jopin, Missouri. Since 2002, Haun has worked for Image, IDW, Oni, DDP, Top Cow, Marvel and DC.-Career:... , Amber Stone (C) |
| Little Amsterdam | Boys for Pele | Leif Jones |
| Here. In My Head | Little Earthquakes* | Elizabeth Genco, Carla Speed McNeil Carla Speed McNeil Carla Speed McNeil born in Hammond, Louisiana, is an American sci-fi writer, cartoonist, and illustrator of comics, best known for the science fiction comic book series Finder.-Career:... , Mark Sweeney (C) |
| Suede | To Venus and Back To Venus and Back To Venus and Back, the fifth album released by singer and songwriter Tori Amos, is a two-disc album set including a studio album and a live album. The first disc, titled Venus: Orbiting, features eleven original songs that finds Amos experimenting heavily in electronica... |
Kelly Sue DeConnick, Andy Macdonald Andy Macdonald Andy Macdonald is an American professional skateboarder. Macdonald is one of the best-known professional vert skateboarders today, holding the record for the most X Games medals, and winning the World Cup Skateboarding competition eight times... , Nick Filardi(C), Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
| Sugar | Little Earthquakes* | Cat Mihos, Andre Szymanowicz, Gabe Bautista (C), Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
| Teenage Hustling | American Doll Posse | C. B. Cebulski C. B. Cebulski C.B. Cebulski is an American writer and editor for Marvel Comics, known for his work on titles such as Marvel Fairy Tales. As of 2011, he holds the position of Senior Vice President of Creative & Creator Development.-Career:... , Ethan Young, Joey Weltjens & Lee Duhig For Guru Efx (C) |
| Father Lucifer | Boys for Pele | Omaha Perez |
| Snow Cherries From France | Tales of a Librarian Tales of a Librarian -Live:-Others:-Charts:... |
Irma Page, Mark Buckingham Mark Buckingham Mark Buckingham is a British comic book artist. He is better known for his work on Marvelman and Fables.-Biography:Born as Mark John Buckingham May 23, 1966 in Clevedon, United Kingdom... |
| The Waitress | Under the Pink Under the Pink Under the Pink is the second solo album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Upon its release in January 1994, the album peaked at US #12 and on the back of the hit single "Cornflake Girl", the album debuted at UK #1, her highest-charting UK album debut to date. It had sold around 220,000 copies in the... |
Rantz A. Hoseley, Ming Doyle, Mark Sweeney (C), Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
| Caught a Lite Sneeze Caught a Lite Sneeze "Caught a Lite Sneeze" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the first single from her 1996 album Boys for Pele. It reached #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the UK Singles Charts, and is one of the most recognized songs by Amos and a fan-favourite... |
Boys for Pele | Mike Maihack |
| Winter Winter (Tori Amos song) "Winter" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the fourth single from her debut studio album Little Earthquakes. It was released on March 9, 1992 by EastWest Records in the UK and Atlantic Records on November 24 in North America.-Background:The song also... |
Little Earthquakes | John Ney Reiber, Ryan Kelly, Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
| Baker Baker | Under the Pink | Alice Hunt, Trudy Cooper |
| 1000 Oceans 1000 Oceans "1000 Oceans" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the second single from her 1999 album To Venus and Back. It reached number twenty-two on the Hot 100 Singles Sales, though it did not chart on the Hot 100. The song deals with issues of love and loss, and is based on the singer's personal experiences... |
To Venus and Back | Jonathan Hickman Jonathan Hickman Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for the Image Comics series The Nightly News and currently writes FF , and S.H.I.E.L.D for Marvel Comics.-Career:... |
| Space Dog | Under the Pink | Matthew S. Armstrong |
| The Beekeeper | The Beekeeper | Neil Kleid Neil Kleid Neil Kleid is a U.S. cartoonist raised in Oak Park, Michigan, now living in Bronx, New York. He has received a 2003 Xeric Award grant for his graphic novella Ninety Candles .... , Christopher Mitten, Kristyn Ferretti (L) |
| Siren | Great Expectations Soundtrack | Stephanie Leong, Sonia Leong |
| Iieee | From the Choirgirl Hotel | Peov |
| Silent All These Years Silent All These Years "Silent All These Years" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album Little Earthquakes. It was originally released in November 1991 in the UK by EastWest Records... |
Little Earthquakes | Kelly Sue Deconnick, Laurenn McCubbin |
| Leather | Little Earthquakes | John Bivens |
| Gold Dust | Scarlet's Walk | Hope Larson Hope Larson Hope Raue Larson is an American illustrator and cartoonist. Her main field is graphic novels.-Biography:Larson is of German and Swedish descent. She grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and attendedCarolina Day School... |
| Precious Things | Little Earthquakes | Emma Vieceli Emma Vieceli Emma Vieceli is a professional British comics artist of Italian-English heritage. She is currently a resident of a small village in Cambridgeshire, England.-Biography:... , Faye Yong (C) |
| Glory Of The '80s | To Venus and Back | Chris Arrant, Star St.Germain |
| Honey | Under the Pink* | Mike Dringenberg Mike Dringenberg Mike Dringenberg is a German/American comic book artist best known for his work on DC/Vertigo's Sandman series with writer Neil Gaiman after original artist Sam Kieth's departure.-Biography:Dringenberg was born in Laon, France... |
| Crucify Crucify (song) "Crucify" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the fifth single from her debut studio album Little Earthquakes. It was released on May 12, 1992 by Atlantic Records in North America and on June 8 by EastWest Records in the UK.-Background:The song served... |
Little Earthquakes | Paul Maybury Paul Maybury Paul Maybury is an award winning illustrator and comic book artist living in Austin, Texas.-Biography:Maybury worked for the city of Boston under Mayor Menino as a muralist for several years before pursuing a career in comics.... |
| God God (Tori Amos song) "God" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the second single from her second studio album Under the Pink... |
Under the Pink | Jim Bricker, Craig Taillefer |
| Pandora's Aquarium | From the Choirgirl Hotel | Dame Darcy Dame Darcy Dame Darcy is an alternative cartoonist. Her comic book, Meatcake, has been published by Fantagraphics since 1993. Darcy has also released several graphic novels, Frightful Fairytales, Dame Darcy's Meatcake Compilation, The Illustrated Jane Eyre, Dollerium , Comic Book Tattoo, and Gasoline .-... |
| Scarlet's Walk | Scarlet's Walk | G. Willow Wilson G. Willow Wilson G. Willow Wilson is an American comics writer, prose author, essayist, and journalist.-Biography:After converting to Islam while attending Boston University, Wilson moved to Cairo, where she contributed articles to the Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine and the Canada National Post... , Steve Sampson Steve Sampson Steve Sampson is a soccer coach and the former head coach of the United States men's national team and the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer... |
| Beauty Of Speed | American Doll Posse | Neal Shaffer, Daniel Krall |
| I Can't See New York | Scarlet's Walk | Adisakdi Tantimedh, Ken Meyer Jr. |
| Upside Down | Little Earthquakes* | Mark Sable Mark Sable Mark Sable , is an American writer for stage, screen, and comic books.-Biography:Sable has a B.A. in English from Duke University, an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and a J.D from The University of Southern California Law School... , Salgood Sam |
| Northern Lad | From the Choirgirl Hotel | Tom Williams Tom Williams Tom Williams may refer to:*Tom Williams , head football coach at Yale University*Tom Williams *Tom Williams , English-Cypriot football player... |
| Roosterspur Bridge | American Doll Posse | James Owen James Owen James Owen may refer to:* James Owen , U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1817-1819* James Owen , British historian and journalist* James Owen , Welsh footballer with Barrow... |
| Cornflake Girl Cornflake Girl "Cornflake Girl" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the first single from her second studio album Under the Pink. It was released on January 10, 1994 by EastWest Records in the UK and on May 5 by Atlantic Records in North America... |
Under the Pink | Seth Peck, Daniel Heard |
| Pirates | Y Kant Tori Read Y Kant Tori Read (album) -Personnel:*Tori Amos – lead singer, acoustic piano*Paulinho Da Costa – percussion*Richard Bernard – bouzouki*Gene Black – guitar*Kim Bullard – acoustic piano, programming, keyboards*Steve Caton – guitar*Vinnie Colaiuta – drums*Devon Dickson – bagpipes... |
Ivan Brandon Ivan Brandon Ivan Brandon is a writer/editor known for his work on titles such as DC Comics' Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape and Kobra and Marvel Comics' Secret Invasion... , Callum Alexander Watt |
| Hey Jupiter Hey Jupiter "Hey Jupiter" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It served as the fourth single from her album Boys For Pele and was Amos' first EP since 1992's Crucify. The Hey Jupiter EP features a remixed version of "Hey Jupiter" followed by 4 live tracks recorded during her... |
Boys for Pele | Leah Moore Leah Moore Leah Moore is an English comic book writer. She is the daughter of Alan Moore and Phyllis Moore, and is married to John Reppion. She has worked with both Alan and John on the comic Albion. She has also written for other comics and publications including Tom Strong and The End Is Nigh... & John Reppion John Reppion John Mark Reppion is a British writer. He is married to Leah Moore, the daughter of Alan Moore, and he has worked with both on the comic Albion.-Biography:... , Pia Guerra Pia Guerra Pia Guerra is an award-winning Canadian comic book artist best known for her work as co-creator and lead penciller on the Vertigo title Y: The Last Man.-Career:... , Mark Sweeney Mark Sweeney Mark Patrick Sweeney is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball. He is best known for his skill as a pinch hitter, where he ranks second in career pinch hits with 175 and first in career pinch hit runs batted in with 102.... , Kristyn Ferretti |
| Devils And Gods | American Doll Posse | Jessica Staley, Shane White Shane White Shane White is an American illustrator, comic book writer/artist and author from Massena, New York.-Comics:Shane White's earliest comic work appeared in small-press comics in the mid-80s. His first professional penciling gig was for Silverwolf Comics' Eradicators in 1990... |
| Past The Mission | Under the Pink | Ted McKeever Ted McKeever -Career:McKeever first professional work appeared in 1987, when he published the first five parts of his unfinished series Transit , establishing his trademark style. This was followed in 1987-1988 by his 12-part series Eddy Current. This "12-hour book" centers on an escapee from an asylum... , Chris Chuckry (C) |
| Sweet the Sting Sweet the Sting "Sweet the Sting" is a song written and recorded by Tori Amos, released as the second single from the album The Beekeeper . Following the trend of her several previous singles, "Sweet the Sting" was released as a promotional single only, with physical CDs produced for radio stations."Sweet the... |
The Beekeeper | Jimmie Robinson Jimmie Robinson Jimmie Robinson is an American comic book artist and writer who is currently writing and drawing the comic book Bomb Queen, published by Image Comics... |
| Ribbons Undone | The Beekeeper | Lea Hernandez Lea Hernandez Lea Hernandez is an American comic book and webcomic creator who usually draws in a Japanese-influenced style. She is the co-creator of Killer Princesses with Gail Simone , and the creator of Rumble Girls... |
| Pretty Good Year | Under the Pink | Derek McCulloch Derek McCulloch (comics) Derek McCulloch is an author of graphic novels, comics, and books for children who was born in Ottawa in 1964, raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and lives in Oakland, California.-Biography:... , Colleen Doran Colleen Doran Colleen Doran is an American writer/artist, film conceptual artist, and cartoonist. She has illustrated hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books and magazines, and dozens of stories and articles, including works written by Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Anne Rice, J... , Jason Hanley (L) |
(C) - Artist served as a colorist
(L) - Artist served as a letterer
Editions
Comic Book Tattoo was initially made available in three formats, with the addition of another special edition released in November 2008. The available versions are;- Paperback
ISBN 1-58240-964-1
- Hardback
ISBN 1-58240-965-X
- Limited Edition Hardback (Leather bound encased, signed by Tori Amos and uniquely numbered)
ISBN 1-58240-966-8
- Special Edition Hardback (With a slipcase cover)
ISBN 1-60706-031-0
Awards and recognition
- 20092009 in comics-January:*January 1: The direct-to-DVD movie Hulk Vs was released.*January 6: The third and final volume of Hollow Fields has been released.-February:...
:- Eisner AwardEisner AwardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for Best Anthology: Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image) - Eisner AwardEisner AwardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
nomination for Best Publication Design: Comic Book Tattoo, designed by Tom Muller, art direction by Rantz Hoseley (Image) - Harvey AwardHarvey AwardThe Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
for Best Anthology: Comic Book Tattoo, edited by Rantz Hoseley
- Eisner Award
External links
- Comic Book Tattoo on ToriAmos.com
- Comic Blog Tattoo, official creators blog
- SHE'S YOUR COMICS: Tori Amos' "Comic Book Tattoo", Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
, April 3, 2008 - CCI: "Comic Book Tattoo" Inspires New Amos Music, Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
, July 27, 2008 - CBR TV: Tori Amos, Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
, August 4, 2008 - The Second SupperThe Second SupperThe Second Supper is a web site and newspaper published in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The newspaper is published weekly from its headquarters in Downtown La Crosse....
Review of "Comic Book Tattoo" - 2009 Eisner Award nominees
- 2009 Harvey Award winners
- Designer Tom Muller discusses the design of Comic Book Tattoo