{"product_id":"love-in-vain-robert-johnson-1911-1938-the-graphic-novel-hardcover","title":"Love in Vain: Robert Johnson 1911-1938, the Graphic Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. M. DuPont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMezzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 'Crossroads Blues' to 'Sweet Home Chicago', 'Hellhound on My Trail' to 'Come On In My Kitchen', Robert Johnson wrote some of the most enduring and formative songs of the original blues era, songs that would go on to help shape the birth of rock 'n' roll in the 1960s. Beloved of Clapton, Dylan and the Stones, Robert Johnson remains one of the most iconic and mythologized figures in popular music (and the first of many to die at the age of 27). Born in the in the South in Mississippi, Johnson made his way to the urban North as a traveling musician, but it was only when he returned to the South that he recorded the twenty-nine songs, in two sessions, which would create his legacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the stories and legends that surround his life and death -- his childhood, his womanizing, his pact with the devil at the crossroads -- Mezzo and DuPont have produced a fittingly creative and beautiful depiction of this most extraordinary life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn avid admirer of Robert Crumb, \u003cb\u003eMezzo\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most respected artists in the French graphic novel world. His cult classic \u003ci\u003eKing of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e (with Michel Pirus) was published in the United States by Fantagraphics. A former music journalist, \u003cb\u003eJean-Michel Dupont\u003c\/b\u003e also worked as a copywriter for advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 11.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756389925152,"sku":"9780571328833","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4176eeffb4a722e22081027c77900e96.webp?v=1780079356","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/love-in-vain-robert-johnson-1911-1938-the-graphic-novel-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}