Paul McCartney: Carry That Weight
writer- Richard Elms
artist- Orlando Maro
Beatlemaniacs everywhere will
definitely want to pick up one of Bluewater Comics' new biography
books. Paul McCartney: Carry That Weight is a very personal and
emotional look at the band's first and final days, all from Paul
McCartney's perspective.
If you're a Beatles fan, it's easy to
listen to their music and chart the evolution of the band. Reading
Carry That Weight, you'll be able to see the evolution of Paul
McCartney as a songwriter, a family man, and a friend, and you'll
discover how each of those things influenced his decision to leave
the band.
Orlando Maro's art is good. Paul's
sleepy lids and John's thoughtful eyes peering through those circular
glasses take me back to my childhood watching the movie, Yellow
Submarine. Of course the art is quite different here, but Maro does
something that the film did, where he illustrates just enough and
still manages to bring out the incredible likeness of each of the
characters. There's a fine detail in his simplicity, too, that never
fails to express the thoughts and emotions of the characters he
draws.
Richard Elms' writing touches a chord in me, as
well. I'm as much a Beatles fan as the next guy, and I've always
felt a sadness regarding the band's break-up and the weird animosity
the bandmates had for each other following the split. Elms hones in
on that sadness and respectfully sheds some light on Paul's thoughts
and feelings during that time. With flashbacks that recall Paul's
father meeting the band and the excitement of the applause at one of
their first gigs, it's easy for readers to get caught up in the scale
of what the Beatles eventually became. It is also easy to get
emotionally caught up in the letdown of the break-up.
Pick up Bluewater's Paul McCartney:
Carry That Weight. The book is being sold exclusively at Comic Fea Market, with both standard and alternate cover versions, and don't forget to tell
them who sent you.
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