Okay, so I avoided reporting on this until now because, well, I still sort of refuse to believe that it exists. But it does, so it’s my civic (or professional, or moral, etc.) duty to inform you that Morrissey is now officially a super hero.
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Well not exactly, but he and his former band mates are the inspiration behind a brand-new graphic novel anthology called Unite And Take Over: Comic Stories Inspired By The Smiths. Masterminded by Shawn Demumbrum (coolest last name ever, right?), the collection features 13 different sets of writers and artists (including Christian Vilaire, Henry Barajas, Jeff Pina, and Shelby Robertson), all contributing original stories somehow inspired by The Smiths and their music.
“As a teen in the '80s, one of my favorite soundtracks was the Pretty In Pink soundtrack,” Demumbrum told The Guardian via e-mail, “While training for cross country, I played the cassette over and over on my Walkman as I ran. There was always something about The Smiths' 'Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want'. It tapped into my teenage psyche, a combination of loneliness and yet hopeful optimism, that only Morrissey's vocals seem to capture.”
The completed book is set to be unveiled this year’s Tuscon Comic Con on November 5th and 6th. No word from Morrissey himself on exactly which part(s) of this new project he despises, but I think it’s pretty damn cool.
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