In a way it was able to do things which a song could not by providing images to accompany the text of the lyrics. The song A Boy Named Sue is also developed with this method, and to great effect. The story of the song is played out over several pages, the lyrics recounted as text that weaves through the panels. Of particular note is Cocaine Blues from the Folsom Prison performance. What this book offers is some interesting visual interpretations of Cash’s songs. There is some material set after the death of June, his wife, in the last year of his life while he is recording an album produced by Rick Rubin. It deals mainly with the early years of Cash’s career, climaxing with his performance at Folsom Prison. I See A Darkness overlaps material from those two pieces. Cash would later revisit the autobiography, but Man In Black ends with the acceptance of sobriety, quitting smoking and returning to his Christian background with renewed faith. The other was The Man In Black: His Own Story In His Own Words, his autobiography published in 1983. There were two major pieces of media that I enjoyed that had a strong impact on how I experienced this book. This book is part graphic biography and part lyrical interpretation.
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