Nearly forty years after breaking his way into public consciousness; the indefatigable godfather of African American cinema presents a graphic novel version of his latest film (of the same name). Beholden to no one but himself; Melvin Van Peebles vividly brings the big screen alive on the printed page in this delicious romp about a soul-searching globetrotter.The immaculately illustrated; bawdy picaresque details a lonely mans search for love in all the wrong placesmdash;an odyssey of a man ("played" in the film and in the illustrations by Van Peebles) whose restlessness keeps him constantly on the move. Replete with film stills; all-original illustrations; crackling dialogue; and trademark wit (recalling the best of Richard Pryor as funneled through an oversexed Miguel de Cervantes); this madcap adventure reflects an artist-provocateur at the peak of his creative power.Melvin Van Peebles established his legacy as the iconoclastic founding father of African American cinema from directing; writing; producing; and acting in such groundbreaking films as Watermelon Man (1970) and Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song (1971). He has been equally prolific across several media as a novelist; musician; and composermdash;and; quixotically; was the first African American to hold a seat on the American Stock Exchange. His numerous achievements include the French Legion of Honor; the 1999 Chicago Underground Film Festivals Lifetime Achievement Award; several Tony Award nominations; a Grammy Award nomination; and a Gotham Award from MOMA and the Independent Feature Project in December 2008. He lives in New York City.
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