Bicycle Day Graphic Novel
Phoenix bicycle safety comics put graphic in graphic novel.
Bicycle day graphic novel. Hofmann takes on a dog s form in the. Brian blomerth bicycle day. Comic books produced by the city of phoenix show the gory consequences of breaking bike safety rules. Bicycle day is an inspired underground comic book cum graphic novel that takes readers on the trip that started it all albert hoffman s bicycle ride home from his lab at sandoz pharmaceuticals on april 16 1943 where he had just resynthesized the 25th in his series of derivatives of the alkaloids of ergot fungus that were scaffolded on the lysergic acid compound and in the process been.
Brian blomerth è uno di quegli artisti di cui il mondo ha fortemente bisogno. Brian blomerth s graphic novel bicycle day illuminates the life swiss scientist albert hofmann the first person in history to purposely ingest lsd. Bicycle day when swiss chemist albert hofmann set off on the world. I had randomly stumbled across brian blomerth on the internet and was immediately drawn to his vibrant and psychedelic art that is what i call an acid frenzy of richard scarry mixed with dr seuss.
Illustrator musician and self described comic stripper brian blomerth has spent years combining classic underground art styles with his bitingly irreverent visual wit in zines comics and album covers. Bicycle day alla scoperta dell lsd dopo un viaggio in bicicletta paura e delirio a basel svizzera. In his debut graphic novel bicycle day brooklyn illustrator brian blomerth takes us on a mind bending journey recounting the events of 19 april 1943 when swiss mystic chemist albert hofmann intentionally ingested an experimental dose of the new compound known as lysergic acid diethylamide and embarked on the world s first ever acid trip. Bicycle day is an awesome little graphic illustration of the first lsd trip in history.
With brian blomerth s bicycle day the artist has produced his most ambitious work to date. Brian blomerth s graphic novel bicycle day tells the story of the psychedelic ride made in 1943 by swiss chemist albert hofmann as he researched the drug lsd. A tantalizing drop of rainbow colored liquid hangs over the lolling tongue of a balloon on the cover of brian blomerth s bicycle day the brooklyn based comic artist s debut graphic novel the cheeky cover sets the tone for the publication which recounts the events of april 19 1943 a k a. Known for his whimsical zines comics and album covers cartoon illustrator brian blomerth has turned his hand to graphic novels with his new book brian blomerth s bicycle day which takes readers on an unexpected trip.