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Roger gives you the lowdown on DC Comics – Vertigo’s Delirium’s Party: A little limitless Storybook HC in this Westfield Comics pick video. For fans familiar with Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, Jill Thompson is back with her lovely, captivating artwork and her diminutive versions of the Endless. Enjoy!

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Roger & Cracker’s Johnny Hickman

by Roger Ash

I can’t keep in mind a time when music wasn’t part of my life. I’ve listened to it as well as ended up being consumed with preferred bands as well as musical styles (ska makes my heart happy). I’ve sung in church choirs, played trombone because fifth grade, as well as struggled with piano lessons in junior high. Life would really suck without music. My life certainly has a soundtrack (as I type this, it’s the authorities reunion concert). I likewise like going to concerts. The connection between the crowd as well as the musicians is something wonderful as well as it’s something I’m clearly addicted to as I get that exact same rush from numerous type of online performances (theatre, standup comedy). I’d like to tell you about a couple shows I went to recently, Roger Waters The wall trip as well as the MarchFourth Marching Band. Don’t worry, this does associate to comics.

Pink Floyd’s The wall was part of my soundtrack growing up as it came out when I was in junior high. I believe almost every youngster in institution might partner with one more brick in the wall part 2’s rousing “We don’t requirement no education.” The shows for The wall ended up being legendary partly because of their extravagance as a wall was built between the audience as well as the band during the performance, as well as their rarity as it was only carried out online a handful of times, 31 to be exact. It passed into rock history as well as it was a show I never expected to see. then former Floyd bassist as well as composer of much of The Wall, Roger Waters, revealed he was putting together a new version of The wall trip based on the original production however likewise taking advantage of the advanced innovation as well as updating a few of the messages so it stayed appropriate to a contemporary audience. I had to go.

Roger Waters The Wall

And go I did, together with buddies David as well as Cyndi, to the Xcel energy center in St. Paul, Minnesota a couple weeks back to see Roger Waters The Wall. The tickets weren’t cheap, however we had fantastic seats as well as it was worth every penny. as well as you might certainly see where the money went. It was an outstanding show with an exceptional band, amazing sound, projections, huge puppets, animation, the wall itself, as well as so much more. It was much more like a huge theatre piece than a rock concert. It was a thrilling experience as well as I liked every minute of it.

Exactly a week after seeing The Wall, I headed to the Majestic, a club right here in Madison, to see a group called the MarchFourth Marching Band. I’d never heard of them before, however a video of them on the club’s web page fascinated me. Here, have a look for yourself.

MarchFourth Marching Band

Pretty cool, right? It appeared like so much fun as well as the cost was best (read cheap) so I chose to go. Man, am I glad I did. The show was a hoot as well as a half. The band, 15 members strong, was outstanding as well as the music made me glad I had on my dancing shoes. add to that three amazing stilt walkers as well as two attractive as well as fun burlesque dancers, as well as you had a show that you truly had to be there to experience all the life as well as energy they given the club.

Both shows were great as well as had so much going for them that I can’t pick a favorite. I delighted in them both. This got me believing about exactly how these shows were like comics; partly since I have a column to compose weekly as well as partly since I’m just strange that way.

Blackest Night

The wall was an event much like Blackest Night, Siege, Brightest Day, Civil War, or one of the different events that Marvel, DC, as well as other publishers have done over the years. It’s the huge experience that overwhelms your senses as well as leaves you muttering your finest Keanu Reeves “whoa.” I like events as well as they’re fun for their extremely bigness. However, if that’s all I ever checked out or all a business published, the event would soon ended up being the norm as well as would lose its grandeur, the extremely thing that made it special in the very first place. Plus, events get costly as well as my purse can’t deal with that numerous of them.

The Sixth Gun

That’s why I’m glad there are the smaller shows as well as much more personal books. I like seeing shows by groups like MarchFourth, Cracker, as well as Cowboy Mouth in the exact same method I like reading comics like Usagi Yojimbo, The Sixth Gun, as well as The Muppet Show. as well as even when a publisher is having an event, not all of their books tie into it. They may not have the bells as well as whistles of events, however the people playing in these bands as well as making these comics bring a passion, intensity, talent, as well as like to these jobs that isundeniable.

The thing is, I like variety. After all, it is, as they say, the flavor of life. I want the huge events as well as the much more personal stories. as well much of any type of one thing gets boring. I believe one of the strengths of comics is there is such a broad range of stories being told. There truly is something for everybody if you take the time to look. as well as if you’re getting bored, you just aren’t trying to delight in yourself. put on your dancing shoes as well as have fun!

Now go checked out a comic! (And put on some music.)