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How David Bowie Changed the Face of Rock Music, STARMAN Bowie’s Stardust Years

In 1972, the rock’n’roll messiah ZIGGY STARDUST was born. His provocative play on sexual identity and gender roles laid the foundation for David Bowie’s ascent to becoming one of the most successful pop musicians of all time. Reinhard Kleist’s STARMAN weaves the gripping tale of this outrageous character’s genesis, rise, and fall, as well as… Read More »

Orwell and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists receive Eisner Award nomnations for UK publisher, SelfMadeHero

George Orwell and socialist decorator Frank Owen take on the best of the world’s comics creators and heroes. SELFMADEHERO are delighted that two of their titles have been nominated for the prestigious Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Oscars for the comics and graphic novel industry. Originally published in 1914, Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists traces… Read More »