Five-time Grammy Award-winner and legendary musical satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic has written some ALL of the greatest songs of both the 20th and 21st centuries. Z2 has gathered some of the top cartoonists to express Al's "Yankovisions" visually within this book's pages. The great Al-merican songbook features 20+ classic songs interpreted by such artists as Bill Plympton, Aaron Augenblick, Peter Bagge, Steve Chanks, Danny Hellman, Felipe Sobreiro, Gideon Kendall, Michael Kupperman, Wes Hargis, and many more! Cover art by Drew Friedman and Mike & Laura Allred, foreword by legendary comic Emo Philips with an accompanying illustration by master MAD alumnus Sam Viviano.
Autorentext
"Weird Al" Yankovic is a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, musician, comedian, and author whose four-decade career has made him one of the most beloved figures in comedy and popular music. Born in Downey, California, and raised in Lynwood, California, Yankovic became a cultural icon through his brilliantly crafted song parodies, original compositions, and uniquely inventive approach to humor. Beyond his music, he has expanded his storytelling into film, television, books, and comics, including writing the children's books When I Grow Up and My New Teacher and Me, as well as the screenplay for the feature film UHF.