It takes a special brand of nerd to attend Comic-Con, and it takes a special brand of weirdo (like myself) to buy The Sun is Sick, an “adult-themed” comic book designed by Wayne Coyne, alt-rock’s resident hippie-genius. At this year’s version of the event (which takes place July 18 to July 21 at the San Diego Convention Center), you can put your freaky money where your mouth is and purchase the limited-edition comic, which, according to an official press release, is a “40-page 6 ½” x 8 ½” full-color psychedelic fantasy in classic comic book form.” After the convention, the remaining copies will be available on the band’s website, though quantities will likely be scarce.
We’ll let the press release handle it from here:
“WARNING!! The Sun Is Sick may be a comic book but make no mistake; this is not suitable for children and depending on what sort of person you are, it may not be suitable for some of you non-children either. If you have doubts at this moment then The Sun Is Sick is not for you. If you happen to be a LIPS fan that has enjoyed Wayne’s beautiful artwork in the past and like adult-themed comic books then by all means this instant Collector’s Item is waiting for you, but you better be quick.”
In the meantime, you can catch Coyne and company on their current tour, in promotion of this year’s excellent The Terror. Check out the remaining dates below:
07/15 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theatre (Spiritualized supports)
07/16 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE Outdoors (Spiritualized supports)
07/17 Lewiston, NY Artpark
07/23 Oklahoma City, OK Rock For Oklahoma Benefit / Chesapeake Arena
(with Kings Of Leon, Jackson Browne, Built to Spill and more)
07/25 Salt Lake City, UT Twilight Concert Series, Pioneer Park
07/27 Troutdale, OR McMenamins Edgefield
07/28 Seattle, WA Capitol Hill Block Party
07/30 Reno, NV
07/31 Costa Mesa, CA The Pacific Amphitheatre
08/01 Las Vegas, NV Bud Light Music First, House of Blues
08/17 Omaha, NE Maha Maha Festival
09/06 Isle Of Wight, UK Bestival
09/07 Stekene, Belgium Crammerock Festival
09/30 Boston, MA Agganis Arena (w/ Tame Impala)
10/01 New York, NY Terminal 5 (w/ Tame Impala)
10/02 New York, NY Terminal 5 (w/ Tame Impala)
10/03 Philadelphia, PA Penn’s Landing, Festival Pier (w/ Tame Impala)
10/04 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ Tame Impala)
10/21 Tokyo, Japan Blitz
10/22 Tokyo, Japan Blitz
10/23 Osaka, Japan Hatch
10/24 Nagoya, Japan Club Diamond Hall
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hard to believe there was no Yoshimi or Christmas on Mars comic books prior