A touching story, often told in Hendrixs own words, song lyrics, and poems--all amidst the backdrop of the turbulent 60s. Painted by Bill Sienkiewicz with creative consultation by Will Eisner, this biographical graphic novel examines Hendrixs childhood, his roots in the blues, his search for personal identity, and his dazzling rise to stardom.

This is a graphic docudrama in comic-strip format of the turbulent life of rock star Jimi Hendrix. Like a cinematic docudrama, it hews to the events of Hendrixs career but creates dialogue and uses various devices - notably, snippets of Hendrixs lyrics as commentary on the action at appropriate moments - to heighten the drama of the guitarists colorful life. It also marks the return to comics of one of the mediums most innovative artists, Bill Sienkiewicz, who, at the time of publication had been largely absent from the field for several years. His imaginative, evocative full-color illustrations and narrative mastery supply much-needed substance that turns a rock-bio-in-comics into a genuinely compelling package.

It is profusely illustrated, being a graphic novel, and has many, many styles of illustrations. Here are a few samples directly from the book...

This book also includes an unreleased, digitally mastered CD, Jimi By Himself: The Home Recordings, containing 30 minutes of previously unreleased tracks, unavailable elsewhere.

Songs include:
1. 1983: A Merman I Should Be
2. ANGEL
3. CHEROKEE JAM
4. HEAR MY TRAIN A’COMIN’
5. VOODOO CHILE/CHEROKEE MIST
6. GYPSY EYES!

To say that this is a rarity is an extreme understatement. In fact, the original book was limited to 11,000 copies world wide; but this hand numbered edition, printed on thick stock and housed in a sturdy slipcase is one of only 1500 (thats only THIRTY PER STATE, assuming the rest of the world got NONE!) A copy of the signature page is shown right. As of this writing, I could find not a one, anywhere else at any price! Slipcased Hard Cover, 9x11, 128 pages, Full Color.

These are getting harder and harder to find. Better grab this while you still can! A physical description follows...

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