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Comica ‘09: I See A Darkness

Posted: October 24, 2009

Author Michel Faber reviews Reinhard Kleist’s Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness in today’s Guardian newspaper:

“At its best, though, the book moves away from the biographical and generates the sort of nightmare imagery that Kleist has explored in previous works (not available in English) such as Lovecraft, Amerika and the Berlinoir vampire trilogy. There’s a frighteningly good sequence where amphetamine withdrawal causes the spidery network of Cash’s nervous system to hover free of his feverish body. In the finale, Kleist pulls off an exhilarating segue from the concrete walls of Folsom to the log cabin where Cash made his valedictory recordings. Taking a breather in the forest, our dying hero sees an apocalyptic vision of “Ghost Riders in the Sky”. It’s this artistic chutzpah, rather than any educative value, that makes I See a Darkness a tour de force.”

You can read the full Guardian review and a preview of the book online.

Reinhard is flying in to London from Berlin and appearing at Comica ‘09 on Sunday 22nd November, where he will be in conversation with Charles Shaar Murray at the ICA from 7pm. More…

Additionally, Reinhard will be signing copies of I See A Darkness at Forbidden Planet in London on Saturday 21 November.

London’s Gosh! Comics have a special limited edition of 200 copies of I See A Darkness on sale now. Each copy contains an exclusive bookplate (pictured above) designed by Kleist and is hand signed and numbered by the artist. Hurry while stocks last.