{"product_id":"starman-bowies-stardust-years-9781914224089","title":"Starman: Bowie's Stardust Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning writer\/illustrator Reinhard Kleist's \u003ci\u003eStarman\u003c\/i\u003e is a full-color graphic novel biography of David Bowie's transformation into Ziggy Stardust, the genesis and near apocalypse of a rock 'n' roll messiah.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reinhard Kleist's \u003ci\u003eSTARMAN\u003c\/i\u003e weaves the gripping tale of this outrageous character's genesis, rise, and fall, as well as of David Bowie's hapless efforts in the London music scene before Ziggy's arrival, and of the struggles he experienced with his own creation at the height of his fame. As Bowie transforms himself, ever more frenetically, into the egocentric rock star he first conceived, the extravagant lifestyle he had only ever imagined threatens to engulf him, and bring everything down before his eyes . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This publication has not been prepared, approved, authorized, or licensed by the David Bowie estate or any related entity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReinhard Kleist, \u003c\/b\u003e born in 1970 in Hürth, Cologne, has worked and lived as an illustrator and comic book artist in Berlin since 1996. He made his international breakthrough in 2006 with the biographical comic book \u003ci\u003eJohnny Cash: I See a Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the renowned Max and Moritz Prize and nominated for both the Eisner and Harvey Awards. With \u003ci\u003eThe Boxer\u003c\/i\u003e in 2013, Kleist became the first cartoonist to receive the German Youth Literature Prize. In 2017, Kleist once again tackled one of music's great storytellers in\u003ci\u003e Nick Cave: Mercy on Me\u003c\/i\u003e, which was simultaneously released in many languages. In 2018, Kleist was honored for his work with the Max and Moritz Prize for Best German Language Comic Book Artist. In 2021, Kleist tackled another extraordinary boxing champion, Emile Griffith, in the comic book\u003ci\u003e Knock Out! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Selfmadehero","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647317414162,"sku":"9781914224089","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e30bde8e-6f5a-4568-aeed-a090822d319d.jpg?v=1733201704","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/starman-bowies-stardust-years-9781914224089","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}