Bicycle Day Graphic Novel. Illustrator musician and self described comic stripper brian blomerth has spent years combining classic underground art styles with his bitingly irreverent visual wit in zines comics and album covers. In his debut graphic novel bicycle day brooklyn illustrator brian blomerth takes us on a mind bending journey recounting the events of 19 april 1943 when swiss mystic chemist albert hofmann intentionally ingested an experimental dose of the new compound known as lysergic acid diethylamide and embarked on the world s first ever acid trip.
Bicycle day is an inspired underground comic book cum graphic novel that takes readers on the trip that started it all albert hoffman s bicycle ride home from his lab at sandoz pharmaceuticals on april 16 1943 where he had just resynthesized the 25th in his series of derivatives of the alkaloids of ergot fungus that were scaffolded on the lysergic acid compound and in the process been. Hofmann takes on a dog s form in the. A historical account of the events of april 19 1943 when swiss chemist albert hofmann.
In his debut graphic novel bicycle day brooklyn illustrator brian blomerth takes us on a mind bending journey recounting the events of 19 april 1943 when swiss mystic chemist albert hofmann intentionally ingested an experimental dose of the new compound known as lysergic acid diethylamide and embarked on the world s first ever acid trip.
A tantalizing drop of rainbow colored liquid hangs over the lolling tongue of a balloon on the cover of brian blomerth s bicycle day the brooklyn based comic artist s debut graphic novel the cheeky cover sets the tone for the publication which recounts the events of april 19 1943 a k a. Comic books produced by the city of phoenix show the gory consequences of breaking bike safety rules. Known for his whimsical zines comics and album covers cartoon illustrator brian blomerth has turned his hand to graphic novels with his new book brian blomerth s bicycle day which takes readers on an unexpected trip. A tantalizing drop of rainbow colored liquid hangs over the lolling tongue of a balloon on the cover of brian blomerth s bicycle day the brooklyn based comic artist s debut graphic novel the cheeky cover sets the tone for the publication which recounts the events of april 19 1943 a k a.