Bob Marley in Comics!

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Pub Date Jan 15 2020 | Archive Date Dec 17 2019

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Description

In the middle of a depressing youth in a ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica, Robert Nesta Marley sees only one way out: music. And that music will be what Jamaica made of rock and pop locally that had hardly been heard anywhere else: reggae! It is Marley who brings the unmistakable beat of reggae to the entire world. From small stages in Jamaica, his partners, The Wailers, accompany him all the way to the most fabulous world tours and adulation. In addition to a rocketing musical career, the most famous rasta wants to shake things up and proclaim his humanitarian and egalitarian values.

In the middle of a depressing youth in a ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica, Robert Nesta Marley sees only one way out: music. And that music will be what Jamaica made of rock and pop locally that had...


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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781681122496
PRICE $27.99 (USD)
PAGES 176

Average rating from 10 members


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This was an amazing book, probably the best graphic novel I have read. It was a biography of Bob Marley. There some short sections of text in between the chapters provided more detailed information. Each section was drawn by a different artist and I appreciated all the different styles of art. The book included professional, musical and personal information, some that was completely new to me. I haven't read many graphic novels, but I loved this one. There are other biographies done by this publisher. I recommend to check them out.

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Beautiful, rich, and lovely. I would gladly include this unique graphic novel in a course that looks at these books. The artistic and colorful nature of the book are highly engaging.

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A wonderful short graphic biography of Bob Marley. This is meant as an introduction to Bob's life and music and not a comprehensive take. Each short chapter is drawn by a different artist and deals with a time or theme of Bob's life. This is also a great introduction to art styles and if you don't like one style it will soon switch to the next. In between chapters is a page or two expanding on the topic. The author is able to capture how the unique circumstances that led Bob to create some of the most influential and global popular music of all time.

Recommended for fans of Bob Marley, music history, Jamaica, reggae or people who rise from poverty.

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A wonderful picture book that managed to combine autobiographical anecdotes and events with gorgeous illustrations. Highly recommended.

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More for the casual fan, rather than the hardcore fan, this book is a great overview of Bob Marley's early life, and his rise to global fame.

Told in both graphic and narrative chapters, it is an engaging easy read.

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