Blog Archives
Koslowski, Rich – The King
For those of you have seen more than enough stories about Elvis Presley, you can go ahead and move onto another comic, as that is indeed what this one is all about. A washed up reporter gets called out to Las Vegas to do a story on an Elvis impersonator. This isn’t your average impersonator though, as this guy has taken the city by storm and is playing to sold out crowds everywhere. He chooses an old washed up reporter, one whose sole claim to fame is that he followed a lot of dead end Elvis stories for the Enquirer in the 80’s, for his first public interview. This reporter, Paul, comes at this from a cynical point of view, naturally, trying to figure out who this guy is and what he’s up to. There is, of course, always the possibility that this impersonator is the real deal. What follows is an attempt to talk to everybody close to “Elvis” and the man himself, hoping to get real answers on this phenomenon. It’s an interesting story with a great payoff, and Rich does a good job to keep the reader guessing when most of us have some idea where things are headed from the beginning. Oh, and did I mention
that this impersonator is claiming to be the new god of music? Like I said, an interesting story, and it looks great as Rich has done some professional animation work. My problem, and I want to make clear that it’s probably just me, is that I reached my saturation point with Elvis stories years ago. There’s only so many ways you can come at a story about an Elvis impersonator and still have anything remotely interesting to say on the subject. Granted, Elvis on his conscious decision to
become a music god is a new twist, but a lot the background elements here are familiar. The church of Elvis, the disgruntled losers who find themselves saved after seeing the man sing, a lot of it felt like it had been done before. It’s a good read, and you’d probably love it if you haven’t yet reached your saturation point with all things Elvis. If you’re anywhere near that point, however, it’s probably best to move along, or go back and check out his Three Fingers book. $19.95
