"
These are manager scenes"
sang Alain Bashung on the song
Manager
, co-written with Serge Gainsbourg in 1982. Two comic book albums today focus on the destinies of legendary figures in the profession.
On one side, Peter Grant, formidable and dreaded colossus who presided over the destinies of Led Zeppelin.
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On the other, Malcolm McLaren, genius according to some, crook according to others, behind the “career” of the Sex Pistols.
Since the figure of Colonel Parker, who watched over Elvis Presley, the manager has been an integral part of the rock'n'roll gesture.
Addressing such prominent formations through them is an interesting trick.
As luck would have it, these two albums appeared a week apart.
The Wild Animals
is
“loosely adapted from the life of the manager of Led Zeppelin”
according to the disclaimer.
Thirty-five years after
Gaspard de la nuit
, it marks a new collaboration between designer Johan De Moor (son of the legendary Bob) and successful screenwriter Stephen…
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