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(4.1) | 4 | For Weird Al's graphic novel debut Z2 has gathered some of the top living cartoonists to express Al's "Yankovisions" visually with the new THE ILLUSTRATED AL: The Songs of "Weird Al" Yankovic graphic novel. |
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » See also 4 mentions » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Yankovic, Weird Al | Author | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Allred, Laura | Colorist | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Allred, Mike | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Augenblick, Aaron | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Bagge, Peter | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Barta, Hilary | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Bernstein, Josh | Editor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Bolling, Ruben | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Chanks, Claudia | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Chanks, Steve | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Dunlavey, Ryan | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Engstrom, Brent | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Fingerman, Bob | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Fredrickson, Mark | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Friedman, Drew | Cover artist | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Guzowski, Adam | Colorist | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hargis, Wes | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Harper, Fred | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hellman, Danny | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Jackson, Jay Jay | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kempf, Nathan | Letterer | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kendall, Gideon | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kupperman, Mike | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Leong, Tim | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | McClelland, Jeff | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | McComsey, Jeff | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | McFadden, Brian | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | McQuade, PJ | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Meininghaus, Jan | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Parker, Rick | Letterer | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Philips, Emo | Foreword | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Philips, Jesse | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Phillips, Kelly | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Plympton, Bill | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Pryor, Sean | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Pullin, Gary | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Rousseau, Craig | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Sampson, Johnny | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Sikoryak, R. | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Sobreiro, Felipe | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Visions, Chris | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Viviano, Sam | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Welser, Mark | Colorist | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Wiz, Jim | Illustrator | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Wong, Wes | Colorist | secondary author | all editions | confirmed |
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I've actually been playing the long game – the only reason I spent four decades in the music business is so that one day I could ahve my very own graphic novel. - "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
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Back in the Eighties I went to see "Weird Al" Yankovic perform. [Foreword] Put down that chainsaw and listen to me. | |
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Tabe-Al of Contents:
All lyrics and stories by "Weird Al" Yankovic
• [Frontispiece] / Jesse Philips, artist • Foreword / Emo Philips, writer; Sam Viviano, artist • Dare to Be Stupid / Hilary Barta, artist; Jim Wiz, art assistant; Wes Wong, colorist; Rick Parker, letterer • Amish Paradise [Pin-up] / Mark Fredrickson, artist • Hardware Store / Bob Fingerman, artist • Why Does This Always Happen to Me? / Peter Bagge, artist • Fat [Pin-up] / Jay Jay Jackson, artist • One More Minute / Bill Plympton, artist • The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota / Wes Hargis, artist • Melanie / Craig Rousseau, artist • Your Horoscope for Today / Aaron Augenblick, artist • Mr. Popeil / Brent Engstrom, artist • You Make Me / Steve Chanks, artist; Claudia Chanks, assistant • Like a Surgeon [Pin-up] / Tim Leong, artist • Trigger Happy / Chris Visions, artist; Nathan Kempf, letterer • Yoda [Pin-up] / PJ McQuade, artist • You Don't Love Me Anymore / Ruben Bolling, artist • Everything You Know Is Wrong / Gideon Kendall, artist • Albuquerque / Ryan Dunlavey, artist; Adam Guzowski, colorist • Frank's 2000" TV / Brian McFadden, artist • Nature Trail to Hell / Johnny Sampson, artist • Smells Like Nirvana [Pin-up] / "Ghoulish" Gary Pullin, artist • Since You've Been Gone / Kelly Phillips, artist • The Night Santa Claus Went Crazy / Fred Harpe, artistt; Nathan Kempf, letterer • Good Old Days / Jeff McClelland, artist; Jeff McComsey, artist; Mark Welser, colorist • White & Nerdy [Pin-up] / Jan Meininghaus, artist • Dog Eat Dog / Sean Pryor, artist • Midnight Star / R. Sikoryak, artist • My Own Eyes / Mike Kupperman, artist • Jackson Park Express / Felipe Sobreiro, artist; Nathan Kempf, letterer
Bonus Section • Cover Art / Drew Friedman, artist; Mike Allred, artist, Laura Allred, colorist • Art Prints / Jesse Philips, artist • Collector Card Art / Danny Hellman, artist | |
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I'm a fan of Yankovic, but I have to admit I was not familiar with most of the songs that are presented here. The introduction notes that the ones chosen for this collection were those that did not already have a music video. And while "Like a Surgeon" and "Amish Paradise" are listed in the table of contents, those big hits and their like are only represented with a single pin-up page without lyrics. But even among the deep cuts left, I found that four of them seem to have official videos available on YouTube, so I guess that rule was malleable.
I tried reading the first half of the book while taking a walk, but it felt like something was missing, so I read the back half of the book while listening to the actual songs. It was slower, but more rewarding, and I recommend it for anyone who tries this book. If it helps, I made a Spotify playlist here.
I also recommend everyone check out the recent satirical biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. It's as funny as any of his best songs and actually features his biggest hits on the soundtrack.
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Tabe-Al of Contents:
All lyrics and stories by "Weird Al" Yankovic
• [Frontispiece] / Jesse Philips, artist
• Foreword / Emo Philips, writer; Sam Viviano, artist
• Dare to Be Stupid / Hilary Barta, artist; Jim Wiz, art assistant; Wes Wong, colorist; Rick Parker, letterer
• Amish Paradise [Pin-up] / Mark Fredrickson, artist
• Hardware Store / Bob Fingerman, artist
• Why Does This Always Happen to Me? / Peter Bagge, artist
• Fat [Pin-up] / Jay Jay Jackson, artist
• One More Minute / Bill Plympton, artist
• The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota / Wes Hargis, artist
• Melanie / Craig Rousseau, artist
• Your Horoscope for Today / Aaron Augenblick, artist
• Mr. Popeil / Brent Engstrom, artist
• You Make Me / Steve Chanks, artist; Claudia Chanks, assistant
• Like a Surgeon [Pin-up] / Tim Leong, artist
• Trigger Happy / Chris Visions, artist; Nathan Kempf, letterer
• Yoda [Pin-up] / PJ McQuade, artist
• You Don't Love Me Anymore / Ruben Bolling, artist
• Everything You Know Is Wrong / Gideon Kendall, artist
• Albuquerque / Ryan Dunlavey, artist; Adam Guzowski, colorist
• Frank's 2000" TV / Brian McFadden, artist
• Nature Trail to Hell / Johnny Sampson, artist
• Smells Like Nirvana [Pin-up] / "Ghoulish" Gary Pullin, artist
• Since You've Been Gone / Kelly Phillips, artist
• The Night Santa Claus Went Crazy / Fred Harpe, artistt; Nathan Kempf, letterer
• Good Old Days / Jeff McClelland, artist; Jeff McComsey, artist; Mark Welser, colorist
• White & Nerdy [Pin-up] / Jan Meininghaus, artist
• Dog Eat Dog / Sean Pryor, artist
• Midnight Star / R. Sikoryak, artist
• My Own Eyes / Mike Kupperman, artist
• Jackson Park Express / Felipe Sobreiro, artist; Nathan Kempf, letterer
Bonus Section
• Cover Art / Drew Friedman, artist; Mike Allred, artist, Laura Allred, colorist
• Art Prints / Jesse Philips, artist
• Collector Card Art / Danny Hellman, artist ( )