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Since he was a child in Hill County, Texas, he has been writing and performing for adoring crowds. Though his mainstream success did not come until later in his life, he has been determined to take his unique sound and voice to the people even before he was a household name. There have been tragedies, missteps, IRS troubles, good times and bad along the way, but Willie continues to shine his positive outlook and project his humble voice out into the world. In this graphic novel biography, all the chapters represent a different era of his life and struggles - each illustrated by a unique indie comics talent.

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A graphic biography that highlights the phases and stages of the musician's extraordinary career. In this collective portrait featuring Kirsch's text, seven different illustrators--based all over the world, from Portland, Oregon, to Norway and Turkey--demonstrate the global reach of Willie Nelson. --Kirkus Reviews

A graphic biography that highlights the phases and stages of the musician's extraordinary career. In this collective portrait featuring Kirsch's text, seven different illustrators--based all over the world, from Portland, Oregon, to Norway and Turkey--demonstrate the global reach of Willie Nelson. --Kirkus Reviews Teaming with many different artists, Kirsch's work lovingly delivers a visual concert for the famed musical icon, capturing the rhythm of his life in black and white with a greatest hits approach utilizing Willie's own lyrics for insight into pivotal moments. --Douglas Rednour, Library Journal If you like Willie Nelson -- if you like country music, or are a proponent of marijuana, or just like wild true stories about celebrity life or stories about the creation of good music -- or if you like good art -- NBM has added to their illustrious history and this book will find a wonderful and welcome home. --Kisa Fernandes, Women Write About Comics

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Hvard S. Johansen is a cartoonist and fine artist living in Oslo, Norway.T.J. Kirsch is an author and artist published by Oni Press, Image and Archie Comics, and NBM Graphic Novels. Coskun Kuzgun is an accomplished illustrator and comic artist residing in Turkey. Jesse Lonergan is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Pennsylvania. Jeremy Massie is an author and artist best known for his graphic novel All My Ghosts and the hit superhero series Amazing Age. Jason Pittman is an independent cartoonist and self publisher from Portland, Oregon. Adam Walmsley has contributed art to the NY Times Bestselling comic series Stuff Of Legend.

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