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Le roman de Boddah
"Un album rock, puissant et référencé, sur l’icône du mouvement grunge Génie tourmenté et leader du groupe Nirvana, Kurt Cobain est probablement l’une des personnalités musicales les plus influentes de la fin du XXe siècle. Boddah l’a bien connu. C’était son meilleur ami... Du coup de foudre entre Kurt et Courtney Love à leurs pires engueulades ; de la découverte de l’héroïne aux cures de désintox ; des tournées triomphales au célèbre live intimiste de l’émission « MTV unplugged », Boddah a tout vu, tout entendu. Au cœur des amplis et des guitares cassées, il a été le témoin privilégié d’une vie hors du commun et fulgurante faite de musique, de dope et d’amour fou. Mêlant scènes réelles et imaginaires, conversations authentiques et dialogues inventés, Nicolas Otéro adapte Le roman de Boddah d’Héloïse Guay de Belissen et retrace le parcours hors du commun de Kurt Cobain, chanteur de Nirvana et icône de toute une génération."
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August 13, 2016
Who Killed Kurt Cobain? asks the title and the following comic answers what everyone already knew: Kurt Cobain. I thought with the subtitle, The Story of Boddah, that Nicolas Otero would try to frame it as Cobain having a split personality (Boddah was Cobain’s imaginary childhood friend) with “Boddah” taking over and “killing” Kurt, kinda like a Fight Club interpretation. But no, Boddah’s a supporting character who appears throughout, chatting with Kurt but not really playing a major role in anything.
Instead the comic is a truncated biography of Kurt’s life in Nirvana starting when Nevermind took off to his suicide. If you’re familiar with the story like me, there’s not a lot here that’ll be new to you. Otero covers the usual topics with Kurt meeting Courtney, their courtship and marriage in Hawaii, the heroin, the detox, their daughter Frances Bean, the Reading concert in ’92, Unplugged, In Utero, the descent into psychosis and death.
Otero paints a sympathetic portrait of Courtney which I think is the right one - I’ve never been one of those conspiracy nuts who thinks she killed him; I think he was the love of her life and she tried to save him but Kurt was too determined to die.
I did learn a couple of new things like Come As Your Are’s riff was unintentionally stolen from Killing Joke’s Eighties (YouTube it, it’s identical!) and the weird duel between Nirvana and Killing Joke that resulted was bonkers. Also during their performance on French show Nulle Part Ailleurs, Kurt’s guitar strap breaks and that’s why he discarded the guitar - I thought he was just being a rock star - and his scream during Drain You is chilling, like a sonic glimpse into his inner torment; a month later he’d be dead.
Otero’s art is spiky, energetic and imaginative which I think suits the subject matter, as well as largely colourless, perhaps to reflect Cobain’s depression. But I did wonder about the point of the comic and its title. Cobain was suicidal because of lifelong stomach pains, a traumatic childhood, and mental problems exacerbated by heavy drug use – why question his death and then offer no alternative theory behind it?
If you’re after a comics bio of Kurt’s last few years and don’t already know much about it, Who Killed Kurt Cobain?: The Story of Boddah might be for you but otherwise it’s not really an exceptional comic and not worth bothering with for most Nirvana fans.
Instead the comic is a truncated biography of Kurt’s life in Nirvana starting when Nevermind took off to his suicide. If you’re familiar with the story like me, there’s not a lot here that’ll be new to you. Otero covers the usual topics with Kurt meeting Courtney, their courtship and marriage in Hawaii, the heroin, the detox, their daughter Frances Bean, the Reading concert in ’92, Unplugged, In Utero, the descent into psychosis and death.
Otero paints a sympathetic portrait of Courtney which I think is the right one - I’ve never been one of those conspiracy nuts who thinks she killed him; I think he was the love of her life and she tried to save him but Kurt was too determined to die.
I did learn a couple of new things like Come As Your Are’s riff was unintentionally stolen from Killing Joke’s Eighties (YouTube it, it’s identical!) and the weird duel between Nirvana and Killing Joke that resulted was bonkers. Also during their performance on French show Nulle Part Ailleurs, Kurt’s guitar strap breaks and that’s why he discarded the guitar - I thought he was just being a rock star - and his scream during Drain You is chilling, like a sonic glimpse into his inner torment; a month later he’d be dead.
Otero’s art is spiky, energetic and imaginative which I think suits the subject matter, as well as largely colourless, perhaps to reflect Cobain’s depression. But I did wonder about the point of the comic and its title. Cobain was suicidal because of lifelong stomach pains, a traumatic childhood, and mental problems exacerbated by heavy drug use – why question his death and then offer no alternative theory behind it?
If you’re after a comics bio of Kurt’s last few years and don’t already know much about it, Who Killed Kurt Cobain?: The Story of Boddah might be for you but otherwise it’s not really an exceptional comic and not worth bothering with for most Nirvana fans.
August 25, 2016
I received a copy of this from Netgalley for a fair and honest review.
Where to start... I remember first hearing Nirvana from a close friend who always had the low down on the latest and coolest music. I remember first hearing this band on thier album Bleach. I quickly grew to love this band, and so of course I was interested in reading this. This is one of Rocks greatest mysteries and whodunits that will have people speculating exactly what happened for years to come. But this book...the author took a big chance at when he wrote this. I find it hard to believe that even with all of Kurt's problems that he had a split personality and that was the cause of his death. The artwork was fun, and definitely not for kids. The images and subject matter is of a mature nature. It was interesting seeing different events that had occurred while they reached their fame. For instance, I didn't know about the Killing Joke riff that was plagiarized for Come as You Are.
This just wasn't for me, and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of other Nirvana fans feel the same.
Where to start... I remember first hearing Nirvana from a close friend who always had the low down on the latest and coolest music. I remember first hearing this band on thier album Bleach. I quickly grew to love this band, and so of course I was interested in reading this. This is one of Rocks greatest mysteries and whodunits that will have people speculating exactly what happened for years to come. But this book...the author took a big chance at when he wrote this. I find it hard to believe that even with all of Kurt's problems that he had a split personality and that was the cause of his death. The artwork was fun, and definitely not for kids. The images and subject matter is of a mature nature. It was interesting seeing different events that had occurred while they reached their fame. For instance, I didn't know about the Killing Joke riff that was plagiarized for Come as You Are.
This just wasn't for me, and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of other Nirvana fans feel the same.
January 28, 2022
A fictional take on the life and death of Kurt Cobain through the eyes of a childhood friend — or from the perspective of Cobain's own lost inner child. Who would make a more revealing imaginary friend than our own inner child?
A fractured narrative offers glimpses into obsession, addiction and mental illness. A bleak story, but well done in this format, with hallucinogenic graphics and multiple pov's.
A fractured narrative offers glimpses into obsession, addiction and mental illness. A bleak story, but well done in this format, with hallucinogenic graphics and multiple pov's.
September 2, 2016
I received this free copy for exchange of an honest review
I wish I had a huge high-tech/high-definition scanner [and it was legal] so I could give you a few samples of how GOOD these images are. You don’t need more than one or two to see the beauty in Nicolas Otero’s art. It claws its way in you.
I believe we all have heard of Nirvana and have listened to their songs. Even if someone doesn’t like their music, surely they must know about the tragic ending of Kurt Cobain. In 1994 he was found with a gunshot to his head and his blood splattered all over the room. The world has not been the same ever since [but 2016 is a year that desperately mimics 1994 by “killing” many great music legends, but that’s not the issue in hand].
This graphic novel is a different kind of biography. Most people expect to read about the way famous people lived their lives, how they behaved, and what they loved. This is not the case here. This is Kurt Cobain’s path to death. This book is not about his life but how he was destined to die. It is about his passion, his obsessions, his destruction and his death. Boddah is Kurt’s imaginary friend. He is the one to whom the suicide letter was addressed. And right from the beginning of his narrative, he pleads guilty for the singer’s death. The graphic novel is based on the French novel «Le Roman de Boddah» by Heloise Guay de Bellissen. It depicts a different version of the rock star’s death. It’s a story about Love and Death in their truest forms. Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love; you can replace either of them with the terms death and love and the result is the same. They were one of the most famous and notorious couples in their time. In the book their love and their dependence and addiction to each other is clear. But Kurt’s lover is Mrs. H. There’s no point in me retelling the story, we all know it too well. We also know [or imagine] some things about Kurt, like he was eccentric, crazy in love with Courtney and probably had depression. It’s impossible not to imagine his ending. You won’t read a story that you don’t already know, rather you’ll read it from a different point of view.
I would like to take a step back and talk about the drawings. They are the element that makes the story so special. Otero’s sketching works like a magnet on the reader. His narrative does the same. It’s a combination that as a reader you know right from the start that you can’t -and you don’t want to- fight. Boddah’s personality is like a phantom. You know he is constantly there, he’s the one whispering at your ear what’s about to happen but he takes many steps back and lets you see by yourself. I have no knowledge on art and drawing. I only know how it makes me feel when I see it, and Otero’s art spoke right to my heart. There’s a cliché saying that a picture is a thousand words but, in this case, a picture is a thousand emotions. This book is a piece of art and if there’s one thing to say for sure about Otero is that he sure does know how to tell a story.
Many of the scenes are raw. Especially the ones concerning heroine. However, they show you a truth that you cannot deny. Kurt Cobain’s psyche is a mystery to all of us and probably will remain so for the years to come. But it can be interpreted in various ways. I believe Otero’s interpretation and mine are the same. The kid inside the singer is still alive. The same kid that took over 20 years ago and in the end, killed him. Music is not the subject of this book. So the only sounds you ‘ll hear are whispers, the wind through the tree leaves, a gunshot. Music has no place here -it’s the after story.
There are many theories about Kurt Cobain’s death. It’s only natural when famous people die, like Marilyn, Elvis or Diana for conspiracy theories to emerge. Twenty years later Kurt’s death is one of them. But whether I enjoy these theories or not, I know deep down that the truth is one. It’s what Boddah’s telling us. A simple, raw, heart breaking truth. You almost do not want to read about it. But Otero has his way with you. Once you open this book you are drawn in without a choice. You have officially registered to witness Kurt’s destruction. There are many that will probably be appalled. There’s no sugar coating anything and, I must repeat, this is not a story about his life. It’s a story about his death. So there’s no music, no happy times, no typical elements that you can see in other biographies. There are still some of us though, that are still shocked by his death. The same way we did twenty years ago, when we were jumping up and down on the bed of our childhood bedroom while listening to Nirvana, when we suddenly heard the news and the world stopped. And since then, we know that all we have left is his music and we try desperately to Nevermind…
***
Ε, εύχομαι να είχα ένα μεγάλο τεράστιο σκάνερ υψηλής ανάλυσης να σας στείλω λίγα σκίτσα. Κάνα δυο, δε χρειάζονται παραπάνω. Σε γραπώνουν από την καρδιά και σε τραβάνε μες στο στόρι.
Νιρβάνα έχουμε ακούσει όλοι. Ελπίζω να έχουμε αγαπήσει και όλοι αλλά ακόμα κι αν η απάντηση είναι όχι, μπορώ να το δεχτώ. Όπως επίσης μπορώ να δεχτώ ότι κάποιοι μπορεί να συμπαθούν ή όχι τον Κερτ Κομπέιν. Σίγουρα όμως, τον έχουν ακούσει όλοι. Και το 1994, όταν βρέθηκε με τα μυαλά τιναγμένα, η μουσική κι ο κόσμος κλονίστηκαν όπως λίγες φορές [βέβαια, φέτος το 2016 είναι επίσης χρονιά που θα μείνει στην ιστορία σε σχέση με τη μουσική και τον θάνατο αλλά αυτό είναι άλλο ζήτημα].
Το graphic novel του Nicolas Otero είναι μια διαφορετική βιογραφία από τις συνήθεις. Κι ενώ θα περίμενες ότι θα μιλάει για τη ζωή του διάσημου μουσικού, η ιστορία δεν είναι παρά βήμα βήμα η πορεία του προς το θάνατο. Ο Μπόντα είναι ο φανταστικός φίλος του Κερτ Κομπέιν. Από το πρώτο καρέ κιόλας μας δηλώνει ότι εκείνος είναι υπεύθυνος για τον θάνατό του. Βασισμένο στο γαλλικό «Le Roman de Boddah» της Heloise Guay de Bellissen έρχεται να μας δώσει μια διαφορετική εκδοχή στο θάνατο του σούπερ σταρ. Το δίπτυχο «έρωτας και θάνατος» αντιπροσωπεύεται απόλυτα από την οπτική γωνία που μας δίνει ο Ότερα. Κούρτνεϊ Λαβ και Κερτ Κομπέιν. Ένα από τα πιο διάσημα love stories της εποχής μας. Το βιβλίο μας δείχνει χωρίς κανέναν ενδοιασμό πώς βυθίζονται ο ένας στον άλλον κι έπειτα, στο χαμό. Ερωμένη όμως, του Κερτ, γίνεται η ηρωίνη. Δεν έχει νόημα να κάτσω να σου γράψω την ιστορία του ξανά και ξανά. Όλο και κάτι θα ξέρεις, θα έχεις ακούσει ή θα έχεις δει σε αφιερώματα. Το θέμα πάνω κάτω το ξέρουμε όλοι: ήταν ιδιόρρυθμος, ήταν τρελός με την Κούρτνεϊ, ακόμα πιο τρελός με τη μουσική και καταθλιπτικός [;]. Το δε, τέλος του αποκλείεται να μην το γνωρίζεις.
Θα σταθώ στις εικόνες. Αυτό είναι που διαφοροποιεί μια ιστορία χιλιοειπωμένη από τις άλλες της εκδοχές. Το σκίτσο του Οτέρο λειτουργεί σα μαγνήτης. Η αφήγησή του το ίδιο. Συνδυασμός λοιπόν, που είναι αδύνατο να του αντισταθείς. Ο Μπόντα είναι μια προσωπικότητα που αναπτύσσεται με τέτοιο τρόπο που σε αφήνει πολλές φορές μόνος σου, να δεις την πραγματικότητα. Η σχέση μου με τα εικαστικά και το σκίτσο είναι καθαρά εμπειρική -δεν έχω τις προαπαιτούμενες γνώσεις να μιλήσω γι’ αυτό. Μπορώ μόνο να καταθέσω ότι εμένα προσωπικά κλείδωσε κατευθείαν στην αισθητική μου και μίλησε στο θυμικό μου. Υπάρχει σαφώς το κλισέ «μια εικόνα χίλιες λέξεις» αλλά εδώ, έρχομαι να σου το αλλάξω λιγάκι και να στο κάνω «μια εικόνα χίλια συναισθήματα». Πρόκειται για ένα βιβλίο-έργο τέχνης στο σύνολό του. Αν μπορώ λοιπόν να πω κάτι για τον Ότερα είναι πως σίγουρα, ξέρει να σου αφηγείται ιστορίες.
Πολλές σκηνές είναι σκληρές. Ειδικά αυτές που αφορούν στην ηρωίνη. Μιλάνε όμως για μία πραγματικότητα που δεν πρέπει να αρνηθείς. Ο ψυχισμός του Κερτ Κομπέιν, ναι μεν δεν μπορεί να είναι ποτέ γνωστός σε όλους, μπορεί όμως να ερμηνευτεί από τον καθένα όπως θέλει. Η ερμηνεία του Ότερα ταυτίζεται με τη δική μου. Το παιδί μέσα του είναι ακόμα ζωντανό. Είναι αυτό που τον νικάει, τον καταλαμβάνει και στο τέλος τον σκοτώνει. Η μουσική κάνει πέρα εδώ. Δεν είναι στο επίκεντρο και σιωπηλά το δέχεται. Οι ήχοι που «ακούς» καθώς διαβάζεις το μυθιστόρημα είναι καθημερινοί ήχοι, φωνές ανθρώπων, πουλιά που κράζουν, ένας πυροβολισμός… Δεν έχει θέση η μουσική σε αυτή την ιστορία -είναι η κληρονομιά.
Θεωρίες υπάρχουν πολλές για το θάνατο του Κερτ Κομπέιν. Συμβαίνει αυτό σε τέτοιες υποθέσεις διάσημων ανθρώπων. Μην ξεχνάς την Μέριλιν, τον Έλβις ή την Νταϊάνα. Είκοσι χρόνια μετά, έχει περάσει κι ο θάνατος αυτός στη σφαίρα της συνωμοσιολογίας -και δεν κρύβω ότι όσες θεωρίες έχω ακούσει είναι συναρπαστικές. Όμως, πιστεύω πως η αλήθεια είναι μία. Και είναι αυτή που διηγείται ο Μπόντα. Απλή, ωμή, heart breaking. Είναι σκληρή η ιστορία που σου διηγείται ο Μπόντα. Σχεδόν δε θες να την διαβάσεις. Δεν σου αφήνει την επιλογή όμως ο Ότερo. Άπαξ και πιάσεις να διαβάζεις, να χαζέψεις το πρώτο σχέδιο, έχεις τελειώσει -έχεις παραδοθεί στην ολική καταστροφή του Κερτ Κομπέιν και δεν μπορείς να σταματήσεις να τη ζεις μαζί του. Πολλούς μπορεί να τους ξενίσει, να τους αγριέψει και να τους αποστρέψει. Πολλοί όμως είμαστε αυτοί που το νέο της είδησής του θανάτου του μας φέρνει σε σοκ ακόμα. Το ίδιο σοκ που είχαμε πριν από είκοσι χρόνια όταν χοροπηδάγαμε στο παιδικό δωμάτιο και όταν έσκασε το νέο ξέραμε ότι αυτό είναι το μόνο που μας έμεινε.
Nevermind…
http://bit.ly/2bWa5Ja
I wish I had a huge high-tech/high-definition scanner [and it was legal] so I could give you a few samples of how GOOD these images are. You don’t need more than one or two to see the beauty in Nicolas Otero’s art. It claws its way in you.
I believe we all have heard of Nirvana and have listened to their songs. Even if someone doesn’t like their music, surely they must know about the tragic ending of Kurt Cobain. In 1994 he was found with a gunshot to his head and his blood splattered all over the room. The world has not been the same ever since [but 2016 is a year that desperately mimics 1994 by “killing” many great music legends, but that’s not the issue in hand].
This graphic novel is a different kind of biography. Most people expect to read about the way famous people lived their lives, how they behaved, and what they loved. This is not the case here. This is Kurt Cobain’s path to death. This book is not about his life but how he was destined to die. It is about his passion, his obsessions, his destruction and his death. Boddah is Kurt’s imaginary friend. He is the one to whom the suicide letter was addressed. And right from the beginning of his narrative, he pleads guilty for the singer’s death. The graphic novel is based on the French novel «Le Roman de Boddah» by Heloise Guay de Bellissen. It depicts a different version of the rock star’s death. It’s a story about Love and Death in their truest forms. Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love; you can replace either of them with the terms death and love and the result is the same. They were one of the most famous and notorious couples in their time. In the book their love and their dependence and addiction to each other is clear. But Kurt’s lover is Mrs. H. There’s no point in me retelling the story, we all know it too well. We also know [or imagine] some things about Kurt, like he was eccentric, crazy in love with Courtney and probably had depression. It’s impossible not to imagine his ending. You won’t read a story that you don’t already know, rather you’ll read it from a different point of view.
I would like to take a step back and talk about the drawings. They are the element that makes the story so special. Otero’s sketching works like a magnet on the reader. His narrative does the same. It’s a combination that as a reader you know right from the start that you can’t -and you don’t want to- fight. Boddah’s personality is like a phantom. You know he is constantly there, he’s the one whispering at your ear what’s about to happen but he takes many steps back and lets you see by yourself. I have no knowledge on art and drawing. I only know how it makes me feel when I see it, and Otero’s art spoke right to my heart. There’s a cliché saying that a picture is a thousand words but, in this case, a picture is a thousand emotions. This book is a piece of art and if there’s one thing to say for sure about Otero is that he sure does know how to tell a story.
Many of the scenes are raw. Especially the ones concerning heroine. However, they show you a truth that you cannot deny. Kurt Cobain’s psyche is a mystery to all of us and probably will remain so for the years to come. But it can be interpreted in various ways. I believe Otero’s interpretation and mine are the same. The kid inside the singer is still alive. The same kid that took over 20 years ago and in the end, killed him. Music is not the subject of this book. So the only sounds you ‘ll hear are whispers, the wind through the tree leaves, a gunshot. Music has no place here -it’s the after story.
There are many theories about Kurt Cobain’s death. It’s only natural when famous people die, like Marilyn, Elvis or Diana for conspiracy theories to emerge. Twenty years later Kurt’s death is one of them. But whether I enjoy these theories or not, I know deep down that the truth is one. It’s what Boddah’s telling us. A simple, raw, heart breaking truth. You almost do not want to read about it. But Otero has his way with you. Once you open this book you are drawn in without a choice. You have officially registered to witness Kurt’s destruction. There are many that will probably be appalled. There’s no sugar coating anything and, I must repeat, this is not a story about his life. It’s a story about his death. So there’s no music, no happy times, no typical elements that you can see in other biographies. There are still some of us though, that are still shocked by his death. The same way we did twenty years ago, when we were jumping up and down on the bed of our childhood bedroom while listening to Nirvana, when we suddenly heard the news and the world stopped. And since then, we know that all we have left is his music and we try desperately to Nevermind…
***
Ε, εύχομαι να είχα ένα μεγάλο τεράστιο σκάνερ υψηλής ανάλυσης να σας στείλω λίγα σκίτσα. Κάνα δυο, δε χρειάζονται παραπάνω. Σε γραπώνουν από την καρδιά και σε τραβάνε μες στο στόρι.
Νιρβάνα έχουμε ακούσει όλοι. Ελπίζω να έχουμε αγαπήσει και όλοι αλλά ακόμα κι αν η απάντηση είναι όχι, μπορώ να το δεχτώ. Όπως επίσης μπορώ να δεχτώ ότι κάποιοι μπορεί να συμπαθούν ή όχι τον Κερτ Κομπέιν. Σίγουρα όμως, τον έχουν ακούσει όλοι. Και το 1994, όταν βρέθηκε με τα μυαλά τιναγμένα, η μουσική κι ο κόσμος κλονίστηκαν όπως λίγες φορές [βέβαια, φέτος το 2016 είναι επίσης χρονιά που θα μείνει στην ιστορία σε σχέση με τη μουσική και τον θάνατο αλλά αυτό είναι άλλο ζήτημα].
Το graphic novel του Nicolas Otero είναι μια διαφορετική βιογραφία από τις συνήθεις. Κι ενώ θα περίμενες ότι θα μιλάει για τη ζωή του διάσημου μουσικού, η ιστορία δεν είναι παρά βήμα βήμα η πορεία του προς το θάνατο. Ο Μπόντα είναι ο φανταστικός φίλος του Κερτ Κομπέιν. Από το πρώτο καρέ κιόλας μας δηλώνει ότι εκείνος είναι υπεύθυνος για τον θάνατό του. Βασισμένο στο γαλλικό «Le Roman de Boddah» της Heloise Guay de Bellissen έρχεται να μας δώσει μια διαφορετική εκδοχή στο θάνατο του σούπερ σταρ. Το δίπτυχο «έρωτας και θάνατος» αντιπροσωπεύεται απόλυτα από την οπτική γωνία που μας δίνει ο Ότερα. Κούρτνεϊ Λαβ και Κερτ Κομπέιν. Ένα από τα πιο διάσημα love stories της εποχής μας. Το βιβλίο μας δείχνει χωρίς κανέναν ενδοιασμό πώς βυθίζονται ο ένας στον άλλον κι έπειτα, στο χαμό. Ερωμένη όμως, του Κερτ, γίνεται η ηρωίνη. Δεν έχει νόημα να κάτσω να σου γράψω την ιστορία του ξανά και ξανά. Όλο και κάτι θα ξέρεις, θα έχεις ακούσει ή θα έχεις δει σε αφιερώματα. Το θέμα πάνω κάτω το ξέρουμε όλοι: ήταν ιδιόρρυθμος, ήταν τρελός με την Κούρτνεϊ, ακόμα πιο τρελός με τη μουσική και καταθλιπτικός [;]. Το δε, τέλος του αποκλείεται να μην το γνωρίζεις.
Θα σταθώ στις εικόνες. Αυτό είναι που διαφοροποιεί μια ιστορία χιλιοειπωμένη από τις άλλες της εκδοχές. Το σκίτσο του Οτέρο λειτουργεί σα μαγνήτης. Η αφήγησή του το ίδιο. Συνδυασμός λοιπόν, που είναι αδύνατο να του αντισταθείς. Ο Μπόντα είναι μια προσωπικότητα που αναπτύσσεται με τέτοιο τρόπο που σε αφήνει πολλές φορές μόνος σου, να δεις την πραγματικότητα. Η σχέση μου με τα εικαστικά και το σκίτσο είναι καθαρά εμπειρική -δεν έχω τις προαπαιτούμενες γνώσεις να μιλήσω γι’ αυτό. Μπορώ μόνο να καταθέσω ότι εμένα προσωπικά κλείδωσε κατευθείαν στην αισθητική μου και μίλησε στο θυμικό μου. Υπάρχει σαφώς το κλισέ «μια εικόνα χίλιες λέξεις» αλλά εδώ, έρχομαι να σου το αλλάξω λιγάκι και να στο κάνω «μια εικόνα χίλια συναισθήματα». Πρόκειται για ένα βιβλίο-έργο τέχνης στο σύνολό του. Αν μπορώ λοιπόν να πω κάτι για τον Ότερα είναι πως σίγουρα, ξέρει να σου αφηγείται ιστορίες.
Πολλές σκηνές είναι σκληρές. Ειδικά αυτές που αφορούν στην ηρωίνη. Μιλάνε όμως για μία πραγματικότητα που δεν πρέπει να αρνηθείς. Ο ψυχισμός του Κερτ Κομπέιν, ναι μεν δεν μπορεί να είναι ποτέ γνωστός σε όλους, μπορεί όμως να ερμηνευτεί από τον καθένα όπως θέλει. Η ερμηνεία του Ότερα ταυτίζεται με τη δική μου. Το παιδί μέσα του είναι ακόμα ζωντανό. Είναι αυτό που τον νικάει, τον καταλαμβάνει και στο τέλος τον σκοτώνει. Η μουσική κάνει πέρα εδώ. Δεν είναι στο επίκεντρο και σιωπηλά το δέχεται. Οι ήχοι που «ακούς» καθώς διαβάζεις το μυθιστόρημα είναι καθημερινοί ήχοι, φωνές ανθρώπων, πουλιά που κράζουν, ένας πυροβολισμός… Δεν έχει θέση η μουσική σε αυτή την ιστορία -είναι η κληρονομιά.
Θεωρίες υπάρχουν πολλές για το θάνατο του Κερτ Κομπέιν. Συμβαίνει αυτό σε τέτοιες υποθέσεις διάσημων ανθρώπων. Μην ξεχνάς την Μέριλιν, τον Έλβις ή την Νταϊάνα. Είκοσι χρόνια μετά, έχει περάσει κι ο θάνατος αυτός στη σφαίρα της συνωμοσιολογίας -και δεν κρύβω ότι όσες θεωρίες έχω ακούσει είναι συναρπαστικές. Όμως, πιστεύω πως η αλήθεια είναι μία. Και είναι αυτή που διηγείται ο Μπόντα. Απλή, ωμή, heart breaking. Είναι σκληρή η ιστορία που σου διηγείται ο Μπόντα. Σχεδόν δε θες να την διαβάσεις. Δεν σου αφήνει την επιλογή όμως ο Ότερo. Άπαξ και πιάσεις να διαβάζεις, να χαζέψεις το πρώτο σχέδιο, έχεις τελειώσει -έχεις παραδοθεί στην ολική καταστροφή του Κερτ Κομπέιν και δεν μπορείς να σταματήσεις να τη ζεις μαζί του. Πολλούς μπορεί να τους ξενίσει, να τους αγριέψει και να τους αποστρέψει. Πολλοί όμως είμαστε αυτοί που το νέο της είδησής του θανάτου του μας φέρνει σε σοκ ακόμα. Το ίδιο σοκ που είχαμε πριν από είκοσι χρόνια όταν χοροπηδάγαμε στο παιδικό δωμάτιο και όταν έσκασε το νέο ξέραμε ότι αυτό είναι το μόνο που μας έμεινε.
Nevermind…
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September 21, 2016
Who Killed Kurt Cobain?: The Story of Boddah by Nicolas Otero
DNF
Art Scale: 0
Whimsical Writing Scale: 0
Cover Thoughts: The cover isn't horrible, but it should've been a hint that the artwork wasn't great.
Thank you, Netgalley and IDW Publishing for providing with me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
DNF
I'm incredibly fascinated by theories that surround Kurt Cobain's mysterious death. When I saw this graphic novel was available on Netgalley, I instantly jumped on the opportunity to pick this one up. Sadly, this novel is not for me.
When it comes to graphic novels the biggest thing for me is the art. I want to absolutely love and worship the art. The art should make me want to blow it up and hang it on my walls, but in this novel's case the art made me want to slam my laptop shut and stop looking at it. It's grainy, unclear, the faces are misshapen and not proportional to the human body. There's also one page dedicated solely to sexual positions of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. I get that Nirvana and Cobain are symbols for the punk era, but I honestly don't want to see 101 Sex Positions.
Art Scale: 0
The writing itself felt unattached and dissociated. I couldn't find any reason to keep reading the story because I didn't care about the story or where the story was going. I was unimpressed and unwilling to waste my precious time.
Whimsical Writing Scale: 0
Overall, I recommend this graphic novel for hardcore fans of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana because I'm sure that they will be able to appreciate this story much more than I did.
Cover Thoughts: The cover isn't horrible, but it should've been a hint that the artwork wasn't great.
Thank you, Netgalley and IDW Publishing for providing with me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Read
August 14, 2016When I saw this was an option to read immediately from Netgalley, I leaped at the chance to read it. I love Nirvana, and I especially love Kurt. Not only was his death horrible, but all of the theories surrounding the death made him passing ten times worse. We truly did lose an extremely influential musician in Kurt, so I read and listen to anything and everything I can when it comes to him so I can live vicariously through books and music since I was born only a year after he passed away.
This comic goes through the various states of Kurt's life. His rise to fame, his addictions, and ultimately his death, told through the eyes of his imaginary friend, Boddah. It is insanely graphic, and anyone who loves Kurt will be touched by the amount of things he had to and chose to go through being such a young man, so this comic picked at the raw edges of my heart. I love comics that seem to have a manic style of writing and art, and this comic was perfect at displaying that writing style.
It truly is a mesmerizing comic to flip through and read, and I'll definitely be buying the finished copy when it comes out in *hopefully* November.
This comic goes through the various states of Kurt's life. His rise to fame, his addictions, and ultimately his death, told through the eyes of his imaginary friend, Boddah. It is insanely graphic, and anyone who loves Kurt will be touched by the amount of things he had to and chose to go through being such a young man, so this comic picked at the raw edges of my heart. I love comics that seem to have a manic style of writing and art, and this comic was perfect at displaying that writing style.
It truly is a mesmerizing comic to flip through and read, and I'll definitely be buying the finished copy when it comes out in *hopefully* November.
November 18, 2016
The title is a misnomer. Boddah is Kurt's childhood imaginary friend and the narrator of the book. This is a story of Kurt's descent into despair and depression and to be frank, it's hard to read. I had a hard time slogging through it and it depressed me to no end. The art was very solid though.
Received an advance copy from IDW and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Received an advance copy from IDW and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
September 22, 2016
I was hesitant about reading this. and I was probably right.
I didn't enjoy this really, it's very dark and kinda depressing. Not my cup of tea.
I received an advanced copy of this from NetGalley.com and the publisher
I didn't enjoy this really, it's very dark and kinda depressing. Not my cup of tea.
I received an advanced copy of this from NetGalley.com and the publisher
Want to read
August 6, 2016Unable to read the e-copy... will have to wait until publication to get a decent physical copy and properly enjoy...
June 13, 2017
I've been a Nirvana fan for years. Even though I loved reading this book just now, I wish it had come out when I was sixteen.
The title of this book is misleading. When I first saw it on a shelf in the graphic novel section of Barnes & Noble, the title screamed: "WHO KILLED KURT COBAIN?" (not even the full title of the book). Therefore I thought it was about all the conspiracy theories that people have been talking about over the years...that Kurt Cobain was murdered. And if you listen to the information presented in those theories....you begin to stop being skeptical about it. But that's for another book I suppose because this book was not about any of those.
This was written and illustrated by artist Nicolas Otero and based off a French novel which he had translated to him. Otero is an awesome artist!! Although I hate the cover art on this book! It's painted with acrylics, which were handled poorly, and with what looks like a damned wallpaper pattern digitally slapped in there (maybe they'll put a different image on the cover for the second printing). HOWEVER, the artwork on the inside is awesome!!! Done in pen and ink with gray tones done with what looks like Copic Markers. There are some images in here that are done in color markers, most likely copics as well. And he is an excellent storyteller, I love his layouts.
Kurt Cobain's suicide note was addressed to his childhood friend, "Boddah". This story is narrated not by Kurt, but by Boddah. You even get to see what Kurt imagines Boddah to look like. It's kind of like Fight Club, where it's almost like Kurt is the Edward Norton character who is the only one who sees and talks to Tyler Durden. The story of Kurt's life is narrated by Boddah as I mentioned, starting with Nirvana's rise to fame, Kurt's marriage to Courtney Love, the birth of their daughter, his drug problems, and his eventual death.
When I was eighteen, I read a book about Kurt Cobain by a writer named Christopher Sandford. I've also seen a few documentaries about Kurt Cobain( I have yet to see that recent HBO one that everyone keeps talking about). There are some inaccuracies in here, but it does say on the back of the book that this is partly fictional. LOL...I should have looked at that part before filing it in my bookshelves under Non-Fiction. One inaccuracy I really didn't like was that However, the rest of it was a very enjoyable read.
Of course, there is a lot of drug use in this book. Also . Otero even showed . It's not too graphic, but I can't believe he got away with showing that.
So to answer the question that the title poses, who killed Kurt Cobain? Well,
There is another graphic novel about Kurt Cobain (actually it's more like an oversized comic book), that someone showed me back in art school. I did not care for the art, therefore I will not be reading it. But Nicolas Otero, other than the cover I could not say more than nice things about him. I'd like to see what else he's done.
It was nice to read a graphic novel about my favorite rock star. I think it shows the wide range of possibilities of what can be done storytelling wise with graphic novels and comic books besides what we usually think of when you hear the words "graphic novel" and "comic book".
The title of this book is misleading. When I first saw it on a shelf in the graphic novel section of Barnes & Noble, the title screamed: "WHO KILLED KURT COBAIN?" (not even the full title of the book). Therefore I thought it was about all the conspiracy theories that people have been talking about over the years...that Kurt Cobain was murdered. And if you listen to the information presented in those theories....you begin to stop being skeptical about it. But that's for another book I suppose because this book was not about any of those.
This was written and illustrated by artist Nicolas Otero and based off a French novel which he had translated to him. Otero is an awesome artist!! Although I hate the cover art on this book! It's painted with acrylics, which were handled poorly, and with what looks like a damned wallpaper pattern digitally slapped in there (maybe they'll put a different image on the cover for the second printing). HOWEVER, the artwork on the inside is awesome!!! Done in pen and ink with gray tones done with what looks like Copic Markers. There are some images in here that are done in color markers, most likely copics as well. And he is an excellent storyteller, I love his layouts.
Kurt Cobain's suicide note was addressed to his childhood friend, "Boddah". This story is narrated not by Kurt, but by Boddah. You even get to see what Kurt imagines Boddah to look like. It's kind of like Fight Club, where it's almost like Kurt is the Edward Norton character who is the only one who sees and talks to Tyler Durden. The story of Kurt's life is narrated by Boddah as I mentioned, starting with Nirvana's rise to fame, Kurt's marriage to Courtney Love, the birth of their daughter, his drug problems, and his eventual death.
When I was eighteen, I read a book about Kurt Cobain by a writer named Christopher Sandford. I've also seen a few documentaries about Kurt Cobain( I have yet to see that recent HBO one that everyone keeps talking about). There are some inaccuracies in here, but it does say on the back of the book that this is partly fictional. LOL...I should have looked at that part before filing it in my bookshelves under Non-Fiction. One inaccuracy I really didn't like was that However, the rest of it was a very enjoyable read.
Of course, there is a lot of drug use in this book. Also . Otero even showed . It's not too graphic, but I can't believe he got away with showing that.
So to answer the question that the title poses, who killed Kurt Cobain? Well,
There is another graphic novel about Kurt Cobain (actually it's more like an oversized comic book), that someone showed me back in art school. I did not care for the art, therefore I will not be reading it. But Nicolas Otero, other than the cover I could not say more than nice things about him. I'd like to see what else he's done.
It was nice to read a graphic novel about my favorite rock star. I think it shows the wide range of possibilities of what can be done storytelling wise with graphic novels and comic books besides what we usually think of when you hear the words "graphic novel" and "comic book".
November 13, 2016
'Who Killed Kurt Cobain?: The Story of Boddah' with story adaptation and art by Nicolas Otero is a gut-punch of a graphic novel. It's a translation of a French novel called 'Le Roman de Boddah' by Heloise Guay de Bellissen published in 2014.
First off, the title is misleading. This is not an exposé or theory about who killed Kurt Cobain. The subtitle of the book, which is found before the graphic novel begins is a better one.
When Kurt Cobain died, he left a note addressed to Boddah, which theories point to as his invisible childhood friend. This graphic novel is narrated by Boddah. The book shows the rapid rise in fame and slow decline in drugs of Kurt Cobain. Boddah is the invisible third witness to events, and, at times, the only person Kurt can talk to. Even Boddah gets turned away by Kurt at times, so we get to view other people in his life. The story is mainly about Kurt and Courtney. Their electric love affair. Their addictions to drugs. Their baby and marriage, and Kurt's obsession with ending it all either intentionally or unintentionally.
It's a visceral journey and probably not a lot of new ground gets covered for true fans, but I was riveted. I was also stunned by Nicolas Otero's art throughout the book. The book is mostly black and white, but color is occasionally used for impact and emphasis. This book was beautiful in it's ugliness, like the Alex Cox film 'Sid and Nancy' which I was continually reminded of. The final panels of this comic were sad and moving. I'm glad I got to read it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from IDW Publishing, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
First off, the title is misleading. This is not an exposé or theory about who killed Kurt Cobain. The subtitle of the book, which is found before the graphic novel begins is a better one.
When Kurt Cobain died, he left a note addressed to Boddah, which theories point to as his invisible childhood friend. This graphic novel is narrated by Boddah. The book shows the rapid rise in fame and slow decline in drugs of Kurt Cobain. Boddah is the invisible third witness to events, and, at times, the only person Kurt can talk to. Even Boddah gets turned away by Kurt at times, so we get to view other people in his life. The story is mainly about Kurt and Courtney. Their electric love affair. Their addictions to drugs. Their baby and marriage, and Kurt's obsession with ending it all either intentionally or unintentionally.
It's a visceral journey and probably not a lot of new ground gets covered for true fans, but I was riveted. I was also stunned by Nicolas Otero's art throughout the book. The book is mostly black and white, but color is occasionally used for impact and emphasis. This book was beautiful in it's ugliness, like the Alex Cox film 'Sid and Nancy' which I was continually reminded of. The final panels of this comic were sad and moving. I'm glad I got to read it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from IDW Publishing, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
January 11, 2017
Having lived in Seattle area for last few decades, you can see the remnants still of grunge destructive beauty. Though that push and pull seems to be a common theme right? Rebel against sanitized pleasure pill in culture with something dark and venemous. Rebel until you are are sanitized yourself and elements absorbed into the popular beast machine. Anyway - back to story .... From title I was curious if this tale would Rashomon between conspiracies involving the death of Kurt Cobain. Instead , in a slanted artstyle one tracks along as viewer of Boddah (Kurt's imaginary friend) that witnesses the drugs and sex and muziki and annihilation. I appreciated the details here and there which demonstrated creators knew the stories rather than just cashing in. I hadn't really put Kurt's appearance in wheelchair at Reading Fest in conjunction with all the news reports of him and Courtney being junkies around time of Francis Bean's birth. Well ... we know how story goes. Wheel keeps turning.
December 26, 2017
I had such high hopes for this but it was just bad. It was not informative at all. There was no conspiracy involved which is how it was presented. It seemed to glorify Courtney & Kurt's super unhealthy relationship with each other and with drugs. It glorified Kurt's mental illness and once again turned him into a tragi-hero. Honestly, this story pissed me off.
I was hoping to find something here to help me get into reading a biography about Kurt.. unfortunately this left such a bad impression I'm going to put that off for awhile. I was also hoping to read about a new conspiracy theory behind his death.. instead it was just bullshit and glorification of all the wrong things. DO NOT EVER EVER EVER RECOMMEND.
I did give it two stars for the art though, which was chaotic and beautiful. So there's that.
I was hoping to find something here to help me get into reading a biography about Kurt.. unfortunately this left such a bad impression I'm going to put that off for awhile. I was also hoping to read about a new conspiracy theory behind his death.. instead it was just bullshit and glorification of all the wrong things. DO NOT EVER EVER EVER RECOMMEND.
I did give it two stars for the art though, which was chaotic and beautiful. So there's that.
May 19, 2021
One of the key problems with this book that many have mentioned is that it’s pretty depressing. But if you’re a fan of Nirvana and Cobain, then you should know his story isn’t a happy one. While they changed music and left behind an incredible legacy, Kurt was no doubt a troubled man and this graphic novel paints that picture hauntingly vividly.
The title is somewhat misleading but then again it isn’t. Boddah was Kurt’s imaginary friend and who he addressed his suicide note to. So the book tells it through Boddah’s perspective. It’s told very introspectively but without being too analytical. The artwork is serviceable. At times there’s some neat imagery but as a whole it leaves something to be desired.
I enjoyed the read. It didn’t tell me anything grand I didn’t already know but it was an interesting, graphic way to sort of simply detail Kurt’s life.
The title is somewhat misleading but then again it isn’t. Boddah was Kurt’s imaginary friend and who he addressed his suicide note to. So the book tells it through Boddah’s perspective. It’s told very introspectively but without being too analytical. The artwork is serviceable. At times there’s some neat imagery but as a whole it leaves something to be desired.
I enjoyed the read. It didn’t tell me anything grand I didn’t already know but it was an interesting, graphic way to sort of simply detail Kurt’s life.
January 25, 2017
This is an adaptation in graphic form of a novel, Le Roman de Boddah by Heloise Guay de Bellissen. When Kurt Cobain died, he left a letter addressed to Boddah, a childhood imaginary friend. This book is narrated by Boddah, as Cobain's friend, alter-ego, and personal demon. Boddah witnesses and comments as Cobain travels through his life of musical accomplishment and personal self destruction, through his real love for Courtney Love and his real desire to die. Lots of drugs and booze. Expressive mostly black and white illustration. Although the book touches on many events in Cobain's life, it is not a biography, but rather a musing and a paean.
June 2, 2021
Nicolas, I don't rate Kurt Cobain.
He chose to be a part of the 27 club.
He had a privileged life.
He had money.
He had a good woman.
He had a daughter.
He suffered from mental illness.
Fact.
No one listened to his calls for help.
He would have been singing out help me.
When he suffered the three breakdowns.
But it all came down to drugs, booze and rock n roll.
Simple.
I don't rate the guy.
First, there was the King 'ELVIS'
Second, there was the prince 'JACKSON'
I rate Michael Kelland John Hutchence HIGHER than Kurt Cobain.
Then a nobody.
Someone who wanted to be remember the same way as???
Janis Lyn Joplin.
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix.
Brian Jones.
Jim Morrison.
Amy Winehouse.
Mental health is one of Americas biggest killers.
Since 0/11 1.4 million Americans have died from shotguns.
Some would say 9/11 was payback for killing 'LENNON'.
He chose to be a part of the 27 club.
He had a privileged life.
He had money.
He had a good woman.
He had a daughter.
He suffered from mental illness.
Fact.
No one listened to his calls for help.
He would have been singing out help me.
When he suffered the three breakdowns.
But it all came down to drugs, booze and rock n roll.
Simple.
I don't rate the guy.
First, there was the King 'ELVIS'
Second, there was the prince 'JACKSON'
I rate Michael Kelland John Hutchence HIGHER than Kurt Cobain.
Then a nobody.
Someone who wanted to be remember the same way as???
Janis Lyn Joplin.
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix.
Brian Jones.
Jim Morrison.
Amy Winehouse.
Mental health is one of Americas biggest killers.
Since 0/11 1.4 million Americans have died from shotguns.
Some would say 9/11 was payback for killing 'LENNON'.
November 20, 2019
I enjoyed this book even though it is a blatant dramatization. I had to constantly tell myself that this was an artist portrayal of Kurt's life and that it doesn't necessarily have to coincide with what actually happened. Otero definitely stepped on some toes though with some not-too-flattering depictions with some of the characters. I couldn't help but feel that Otero failed to bring out Kurt's softer side though. It seems that, in the book, Kurt is an impenetrable wall throughout the whole thing, when in actuality he seems much more affected by others, humble and sensitive. Even his contemporaries say that, although he was emotional, he was a relatively happy person. Overall, an enjoyably depressing read.
October 3, 2025
I picked this up originally because I flipped through some pages and really dug the art style. Yeah. I… don’t like this. I finished reading 2 chapters and it’s so disjointed and hard to tell what even is going on. I am actually kind of mad after reading those 2 chapters. The writing style was kind of vile and demeaning in areas. I understand 2 chapters can often not tell a lot about a story yet, but I’ve learned enough to know I don’t want to continue.
I know the foundation of Kurt’s story and a lot of the main players, so I am at least glad I knew that going into it. Even that wasn’t enough to save me from confusion. I do not recommend wasting your time here. It’s very strange, but not in a good way.
I know the foundation of Kurt’s story and a lot of the main players, so I am at least glad I knew that going into it. Even that wasn’t enough to save me from confusion. I do not recommend wasting your time here. It’s very strange, but not in a good way.
October 21, 2018
Novel grafik mengenai pemuzik Kurt Cobain - tokoh utama genre Grunge dan mewakili semangat memberontak generasi X. Cobain sejak kecil mempunyai seorang teman, iaitu Boddah yang dikatakan hanya ada dalam fikiran beliau sendiri menurut isterinya, Courtney Love.
Dipaparkan kisah kehidupan beliau yang sukar namun penuh dengan kebahagiaan bersama Courtney (menurut pandangan mereka) dalam mendaki puncak kegemilangan, kemuncaknya album Nirvana Nevermind menjadi hit dan pasangan tersebut dikurniakan seorang cahaya mata. Perubahan beliau semakin menyerlah untuk menamatkan hidup dan beliau menulis wasiat kepada teman baiknya iaitu Boddah sebelum meletupkan dirinya dengan senjata.
Dipaparkan kisah kehidupan beliau yang sukar namun penuh dengan kebahagiaan bersama Courtney (menurut pandangan mereka) dalam mendaki puncak kegemilangan, kemuncaknya album Nirvana Nevermind menjadi hit dan pasangan tersebut dikurniakan seorang cahaya mata. Perubahan beliau semakin menyerlah untuk menamatkan hidup dan beliau menulis wasiat kepada teman baiknya iaitu Boddah sebelum meletupkan dirinya dengan senjata.
November 12, 2024
Es un poco fantasioso en algunas escenas, pero gran parte de las situaciones que acontecen en la novela las imaginó el dibujante. Es difícil ponerse a pensar que Boddah presenció ciertas cosas que únicamente Kurt o solo Courtney vivieron. De todas maneras, se valora lo oscuro que es y vuelvo a recalcar que hace falta más de este tipo de contenido (Novela gráfica - Comic - Manga) basado en figuras históricas como Kurt Cobain.
September 23, 2025
I've been a Nirvana's fan ever since I can remember, since I used to watch their videos on MTV and thought they were so raw and beautiful. Kurt Cobain was a source of inspiration for many, but his story was tormented. The drugs, the success, the self-loathing. This volume presents us a beautifully drawn and narrated story and a background character we all have been curious to understand better. This book screams '90s in every page and couldn't love it more.
February 1, 2019
This is definitely a 4.5. Beautiful, affecting, powerful but with just a couple of creative choices I didn't care for. Acknowledging the feminist underpinning of a lot of their work and still drawing Courtney as button nosed, half naked and arching her back struck me as particularly tone deaf (pun only partly intended.)
February 3, 2017
Nothing new for fans of Nirvana or Hole. The story was pretty weak and the dialogue wasn't believable. I didn't enjoy the art as I didn't feel that Kurt looked like Kurt or that Courtney looked like Courtney. If you're looking for any insight into either of their lives, skip this one.
June 3, 2017
A grim, ugly, angst-ridden graphic adaptation of the French novel, Le Roman de Boddah by Heloise Guay de Bellissen, which recounts real-life events from Cobain s life, as narrated by his childhood imaginary friend, Boddah.
August 24, 2017
Nicely drawn, but less interesting than I thought it would be.
May 12, 2018
3.5 such a sad read
June 10, 2018
Bizarre and beautiful. Now I want to read the French novel that inspired it.
September 19, 2018
Shit sandwich.
August 6, 2022
I forgot that I didn’t care about Kurt Cobain
May 20, 2024
I enjoyed this very very very very much.
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