Pitchfork: Hold Steady Immortalized in Comic Book

Following perhaps the only path ever trod by both Belle and Sebastian and KISS, pub/arena-divide transcending revelry rockers the Hold Steady will soon swap the stein for the inkwell and commit their lovable likenesses (or at least their lyrics) to the pages of a comic book.

But wait, that's not all! If you're among the first 200 to buy today direct from the band, the Hold Steady will toss in a exclusive t-shirt and a copy of the Live at Fingerprints EP, along with these delightful cartoon renderings, which draw from the lyrics to last year's fabulous Boys and Girls in America. You heard that right: Live EP. Special edition t-shirt-- only available as part of this bundle, people! Never to be seen again! And kickass comic book. All for one low price!! Can you believe it, Pat? Why no, Diane, I simply cannot believe it.

That's the April-issued EP which, until now, has only been available to folks lucky enough to live near an independent record shop. Act now and you'll get yours the week of September 17! Void where prohibited, may cause nausea, dizziness, or involuntary bouts of binge drinking. Details here.

UPDATE: Apparently this comic book was originally given away with purchases of Boys and Girls in America at indie stores, way back when the record first came out! OOPS! Guess this isn't all that newsworthy after all...but it's still pretty cool.

Some sample images from the comic:

Stretch your dollar even further by catching the Hold Steady on the road-- and, if you live in one of our specially selected cities, we'll throw in Art Brut, at absolutely no extra cost!! HOLY SHIT PEOPLEZ

Steady now:

08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Cardiff, Wales - The Point
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-28 Zagreb, Croatia - INmusic Festival
08-30 London, England - Electric Ballroom
08-31 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
09-01 Inveraray, Scotland - Connect Festival
09-13 New York, NY - Union Square Barnes and Noble (Craig Finn solo)
09-17 New York, NY - World Trade Center Plaza #
10-21 Providence, RI - Lupo's *
10-22 Boston, MA - Roxy *
10-23 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
10-24 Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo *
10-25 Athens, GA - 40 Watt *
10-26 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre *
10-27 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *
10-29 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom *
10-30 Chicago, IL - Metro *
10-31 Chicago, IL - Metro *
11-01 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre *
11-04 Seattle, WA - HUB Ballroom *
11-05 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
11-06 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater *
11-07 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
11-08 San Diego, CA - Cane's *
11-09 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre *
11-11 Boulder, CO - Fox Theater *
11-12 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre *
11-13 Lawrence, KS - Granada *
11-14 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom *
11-15 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa *
11-17 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree Annex *
11-18 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
11-19 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place *
11-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
11-21 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *

# with Old 97s, Illinois
* with Art Brut