This Damned Band 1

1974: the world’s most famous rock band thought they were “worshiping Satan,” only to find they were actually . . . worshiping Satan.

I'd have to say people probably know how crazy of a time the 70s were, especially for rock bands.  If  movies or even just listening to the music can tell us anything, it was a wild time for all involved.  Looking at the debut issue of This Damned Band, we see that level of crazy taken to another level.

For the most part, the first issue of this book is almost like watching a follow the band video.  It offers us an introduction to all the members of Motherfather, the biggest rock band at the time.  They are like any other huge band, with the girls, the money, the drugs.  The one thing they didn't expect though was their worship of the devil to actually be more than a selling gimmick.

There were some really great looking visuals throughout this book.  The artwork in general was quite detailed, and along with the colors, really stood out.  The change in style during their drug induced concert was pretty neat and presumably close to the real thing.

Honestly, the majority of the book didn't pull me in and I actually took a break and came back to it.  That's not to say it was bad, but it wasn't something up my alley.  It could get more interesting after the surprise visitor now, so future issues just might prove worth it.

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Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.