News: A Comic Book Tattoo

While Gerard Way’s SPIN article confirming the upcoming comic book tribute anthology we reported on earlier has yet to surface on SPIN’s website, Chris Arrant has posted a scan of the article on his website, with a blow-up of the excerpt of the article addressing the project:

Similarly, the fantastical art pop of Tori Amos has inspired a still untitled anthology of comics based on her songs. “Obviously, I’ll need to have a level of trust to turn these songs over to each writer,” Amos says. “With the unknown, there can be a feeling of reticence, but that in itself can be sexy.” More than 70 cartoonists have signed up so far. “This is something that Tori and I have been talking about doing for at least 15 years,” says editor Rantz A. Hoseley.

Chris, who, with artist Star St. Germain will have a story in the collection, also drops the news that the collection will be entitled Comic Book Tattoo.

ICV2.com reports that the collection, to be published by Image Comics, will include contributions from Chris Arrant, Colleen Doran (YAY!), Star St. Germain, Derek McCulloch, Lea Hernandez, Neil Kleid, Leah Moore, John Reppion, Hope Larson and Pia Guerra.

Finally, DavidMackGuide.com also indicates that David Mack has confirmed he’s contributed to the collection as well as completed a painting for a Tori Amos calendar.