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Bryan O'Malley, Hope Larson And Jeff Lemire Join Jamie McKelvie On Art Brut Comic Book

We knew that Jamie McKelvie was drawing the cover to the new Art Brut album Brilliant! Tragic!

But it appears the band are doing a lot more than that. To accompany the album they're releasing a full 28 page comic book by Bryan Lee O'Malley, Hope Larson, Jamie Mckelvie, Jeff Lemire, Akira The Don, Jamie S Rich, Jeffery Brown, Jeffery Lewis, Let's Be Friends Again, Marc Ellerby, Mr Solo, Sian Superman and Patrick McQuade.

But they're also putting together a comic book style letters page and are looking for submissions…

The album can be bought here in the US and here in the UK. Details on the comic to follow…

Art Brut's Eddie Argos talks about the appeal of comics;

I can remember the first one I ever read it was the Beano the day I had my tonsils out. I was given it as a treat as I couldn't eat anything. It might have been the only time I've turned down Ice Cream, it blew my tiny 6 year old mind. I loved comic books growing up but always had a fear they might be something I would have to give up as an adult. Then one day somebody, I still don't know who, put some Batman comics through our letter box. These blew my tiny 11 year old mind. They were pretty full on, nothing at all like the Adam West goofing around show I had seen Saturday morning television. In these stories people were being murdered, they were political, and morally ambiguous. If my mum had known how different they were from the Saturday morning kids show she would have taken them off of me. I loved them though and realised then that they were something that would stay with me into adult life and have spent all my money on comics ever since. It is very exciting to now be curating an Art Brut one.

When we first had the idea of creating an Art Brut comic. I compiled a list of all my favourite artists and then handed the list to our manager (as I am far too shy to approach those people) I thought only one or two would say yes. I was completely blown away when they all did and then flattered they would take the time to create something for us. As I had chosen all my favourite artists and writers for the project I was expecting to be blown away by every new submission, it went beyond even that though. I love what has been created and I recommend that you go out and collect everything by everyone who has contributed to this comic.

And their latest video, Lost Weekend, was directed by Bleeding Cool's own Alex De Campi.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_IGqNoB4eI[/youtube]

I'm hopefully seeing Art Brut play next week at my favourite other-side-of-town venue, The Lexington, where they are in residence for the week. Anyone else going?

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