Gorillaz took the world by storm right at the beginning of the new millenium with their "Clint Eastwood" music video. Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett started this project of a "virtual band" who will be selling records and influencing pop-culture, paving their way through the new sensation called the Internet.
Image: Gorillaz
Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre is an autobiography/graphic novel chronicling the early days of the Gorillaz gimmick written in the form of interviews with the fictional band as they walk the reader through the recording of their first two iconic albums(Gorillaz and Demon Days). The book also has interviews with the original creators, Albarn and Hewlett and the animators, producers, technicians and contributors. The book also pays homage to many of the legendary stars that have worked on the first two records and reminisces on the many difficulties they had to put up with early on in the project (for instance, live performances).
The book also tells the fictional accounts of the virtual band members, their origins and how they met, their bizarre yet hilarious adventures.
A must-read for the fans.
Damon Albarn(left) and Jamie Hewlett(right): the masterminds behind Gorillaz
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