Surviving Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore are set to collaborate with comic-book author Leah Moore on an upcoming graphic novel inspired by the band’s 1970 album Morrison Hotel and commemorating its 50th anniversary.
The Morrison Hotel comic, which will be published on October 13, will feature stories set against the backdrop of the turbulent late 1960s and early ’70s, and incorporating aspects of The Doors’ history.
The anthology, which will feature illustrations by various respected comic-book artists, will be available in a standard softcover edition and a limited-edition deluxe hardcover version packaged with an exclusive Morrison Hotel vinyl picture disc and three art prints.
Moore, who’s been Doors fan since she was a teenager, tells Rolling Stone about her comic, “I have loosely tied the stories to the tracks on the album, but also I am filling them with everything I can that puts you in that mindset, into that moment, where the album was made…I wanted the stories to just immerse you in one place.”
Regarding the prospect of getting to work directly with Krieger and Densmore on the project, Moore says, “If I’m honest with you, the idea of meeting those guys blows my mind. They’re incredible, legendary people and artists, so just walking up and saying hi…yeah, I’m not sure that’s even sunk in as a possibility.”
Leah adds, “The Doors have so much theatre, and swagger and storytelling, they’re a totally natural fit for a comic. The lyrics they wrote, and the energy they played with — I think the songs don’t just lend themselves to the medium, they actually cry out to be comics.”
The band also is planning to release a deluxe reissue of the Morrison Hotel album this year, but details haven’t been confirmed yet.
