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"When I was a child, I was a dreamer. I read comic books and I was the hero of the comic book. … So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times."
-- Elvis Presley
For many, Elvis Presley was a true marvel. But what he really wanted to be was Captain Marvel.
The King of Rock 'n' Roll's love of superheroes and comic books is explored in Graphic Elvis, a collaboration between Liquid Comics and Elvis Presley Enterprises. The illustrated book will feature examples of comics' influence on Presley's personal and professional lives, and it allows a new generation of artists to create works inspired by his music, his archives and his personal and public experiences.
"Comics influenced so much of his life and made him a larger-than-life hero to so many people. It's paying homage to that on the 35th anniversary of his death (in 2012) and allowing today's generation of artists to do the same to him," says Sharad Devarajan, co-founder and CEO of Liquid Comics.
-- Brian Truitt for USA Today
Elvis's love of comics is news to me. But he probably could make a good comic-book hero: he rocks by night and fights crime by day! Think Batman in rhinestones with a guitar that doubles as an uzi machine gun, with special pills that give him super powers such as amping up his strength for a limited time. With no need to hide his handsome face behind a mask. We could bring out that kung-fu side of him. This isn't what they are doing, I take it, but I like both ideas, theirs and mine. Too bad I cannot draw.
-- Elvis Presley
For many, Elvis Presley was a true marvel. But what he really wanted to be was Captain Marvel.
The King of Rock 'n' Roll's love of superheroes and comic books is explored in Graphic Elvis, a collaboration between Liquid Comics and Elvis Presley Enterprises. The illustrated book will feature examples of comics' influence on Presley's personal and professional lives, and it allows a new generation of artists to create works inspired by his music, his archives and his personal and public experiences.
"Comics influenced so much of his life and made him a larger-than-life hero to so many people. It's paying homage to that on the 35th anniversary of his death (in 2012) and allowing today's generation of artists to do the same to him," says Sharad Devarajan, co-founder and CEO of Liquid Comics.
-- Brian Truitt for USA Today
Elvis's love of comics is news to me. But he probably could make a good comic-book hero: he rocks by night and fights crime by day! Think Batman in rhinestones with a guitar that doubles as an uzi machine gun, with special pills that give him super powers such as amping up his strength for a limited time. With no need to hide his handsome face behind a mask. We could bring out that kung-fu side of him. This isn't what they are doing, I take it, but I like both ideas, theirs and mine. Too bad I cannot draw.
