The Smiths' songs turned into comic book anthology

August 4, 2011 8:39

'Unite And Take Over: Comic Stories Inspired By The Smiths' will be out in November

A selection of songs by The Smiths have been turned into a series of comic book stories.

Unite And Take Over: Comic Stories Inspired By The Smiths is being masterminded by Shawn Demumbrum, who has collated 13 artist and writer pairings, with each team taking on a different song by the Morrissey-fronted indie legends.

Featured in the book will be graphic takes on ‘Girlfriend In A Coma’ and ‘How Soon Is Now?’ and contributors include Christian Vilaire, Henry Barajas, Jeff Pina and Shelby Robertson.

The book will be unveiled at the Tuscon Comic Con on November 5-6 and rather than literal re-tellings of the stories in the songs, sees the tracks used as "an inspiration, a jumping-off point, a theme or a mood", reports The Guardian.

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