COMIC BOOKS and MARILYN MANSON

[Hazekiah]

As a lifelong fan of comics and huge fan of Manson I thought this might be a fun thread, especially for Manson fans who aren't aware of the numerous occasions on which Manson's likeness and logos and such have appeared in comics. Sometimes it's just a Manson CD on a character's shelf, other times it's a character clearly modeled after Manson himself, someone in a crowd shot wearing a band shirt, etc.

There's even a Batman-spinoff comic where an illustration of The Joker is CLEARLY inspired by one of the promo shots for Eat Me, Drink Me! Pretty sure Dronepool posted that back on the 'Phant though (and I don't own the book) so I'll leave that for him or whoever else to post later.

Anyway, the one I'm kicking off this thread with is a pretty special case, however.

Like I said, usually it's just a subtle little thing unrelated to the story itself. But in the case of THIS story, the reference is actually integral and meaningfully interwoven into the narrative in ways which likely went completely over the heads of any non-Manson fans in the book's audience. Pretty sure everyone here is going to easily pick up on it though, lol.

The comic book in question is "StormWatch," from WildStorm/D.C. Comics, and features the first appearance of the character Jack Hawksmoor, who would later become a member of "The Authority." I was a HUGE fan of Jim Lee when I was a kid and he created this comics line but by the time this stuff was happening my comic collecting had gone on extended hiatus. Sadly, the artist who illustrates this story is NOWHERE NEAR the caliber of skill Jim Lee is capable of so for that I offer my apologies.

But the author is easily one of my favorite talents in the industry, Warren Ellis. Everything he does is pure gold and this is no exception, lackluster art by Tom Raney notwithstanding.

But more on Warren Ellis later...

What follows is a tidy little single-issue murder-mystery where Jack Hawksmoor must call upon his superhuman talents as a bioengineered "God of Cities" to use his empathic connection with urban environments to discover the identity of a killer and neutralize the threat they pose.

That's pretty much all you need to know.

Kinda horrible art, but the story is a REAL treat for Manson fans!

[thatrussianman]

Wow that is some terrible art. But that is definitely the ACSS logo. No other references I found though.

[Hazekiah]

You mean ASIDE from JFK and Marilyn Monroe spawning an illegitimate bastard son who grows up to be a serial killer?

But, yeah, the art's still awful. Pretty much everything that's wrong with '90s comics, unfortunately. I've got better stuff to post in here later, I just wanted to get that out of the way first.

And that Joker/Manson thing is FANTASTIC, at least.

All in good time.

Very interested in seeing what anyone else might have, too!!!

*hint, hint*

[A Better Messiah]

The art certainly isn't great, but it is a far leap better than a lot of other comics that I've read in my time. It was decent-ish, compared to the others. I can see the "kill yourself on t.v." angle with the hanged president's son on the broadcast, but that's about the most of it that I picked up on.

[Dronepool]

Hmm... I'm not sure which pic you mean, was it anything from Grant Morrison?




However this is cool-

Gotta love Grant Morrison.


Found this in a post by S.D from last year:



http://www.providermodule.com/forum/...ll=1#post85382


I'd remembered seeing this somewhere and after a half hour of searching the internet I finally found it....here on PM. Derp.


Anyway it just shows that others have connected Manson and the Joker, even comic book creators.

[Dronepool]

[kalim123]

This thread is amazing! but shouldn't it be in Evidence & Analyses?

[thatrussianman]

I have the "wicked Marilyn Manson" comic book

[A Better Messiah]

I have the "wicked Marilyn Manson" comic book

What comic/issue is it?

[yuzukelly]

There's a reference to "Narylin Nanson" in DramaCon volume 2, next time I get up and to the shelf, I'll take a pic for everyone :)