The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake

by Luke Pisano, James Werner, Stella Aykroyd

136 pages, Hardcover

Published November 18, 2025

Reviews

[Robert Fletcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love a bedtime graphic novel, especially when it pulls me in!
As a lifelong fan of the Blues Brothers - it’s my favorite movie - this is full of the spirit of the original film with plenty of callbacks that keep the story moving and meaningful.

[gzifa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just needed a short book to read, story line pretty good

[Jonathan Waugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hard to read this and not picture it as a legacy sequel pitch that hung around for years, only to become a graphic novel to help the pitch. It’s good though, but doesn’t feature Jake and Elwood until the third act. Not having the soundtrack really hurts it too.

[Nick Pratt · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 a ton of great callbacks and some really fun ideas but definitely a shortage of Jake and Elwood. I also wanted to see all the original band members.:(