Sing No Evil
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Twenty-something guitarist Aksel stutters when he sings, and the latest reviews say he has the voice of a crow with throat plague. That’s not a compliment, even for the avant-garde music his band Perkeros plays. Aksel is having a hard time keeping the band together, stopping his girlfriend from kicking him out, and not getting eaten by his drummer (who happens to be a cranky brown bear). There are also the rival bands that Perkeros find themselves in battle with to save the city from supernatural forces set loose by ancient music. The key to it all could be in the music Aksel hears in his dreams—if it doesn’t drive him mad first. With a visual soundtrack that blasts off the page, Sing No Evil is a wild ride through otherworldly dangers and the power of pure rock’n’roll.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stuttering Finnish guitarist Axel is the front man for Perkeros, a hard rock band whose evolution is kept in check by Axel's awful vocals, and this dense graphic novel is an account of his artistic and personal travails. Axel's concentration on the band at the expense of all else causes the disintegration of his long-term relationship. After Perkeros hires a better vocalist, Axel wrestles with insecurity and his own oppressive perfectionist tendencies. The book is similar to other "forging of the band" stories, but it features whimsical details, like a drummer who's a bear, and is elevated by a tight script and stunning artwork that perfectly expresses the kick in the guts one feels when attending live rock shows in small clubs. The narrative needlessly veers into supernatural territory toward the end, seemingly in an attempt to appeal to a wider audience. With its amazing artwork, this one's a keeper in spite of the late-in-coming demonic angle.
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