FOREVER DUSTY Launches Photo Comic: 'Dusty in Brooklyn'

A new photo comic has been created for off-Broadway's Forever Dusty titled "Dusty in Brooklyn." The project was created by photographer and visual artist Seth Kushner, and stars Kirsten Holly Smith, Christina Sajous, Ashley Betton and Mike Murray. CLICK HERE to view the full comic!

FOREVER DUSTY is a 90-minute musical packed with 20 of Dusty's most memorable songs including "Son of a Preacher Man," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," "The Look of Love" and others that still resonate today. The show tells the story of how a shy, awkward Irish-Catholic schoolgirl named Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien transformed herself into the first great female superstar of the rock and roll era. Without Dusty slashing a path through the music biz jungle, there would be no trail for Adele, Lady Gaga or even Madonna to follow.

Dusty's journey was never easy. She not only took on the male-dominated pop music establishment, she faced down the apartheid government of South Africa by refusing to perform for segregated crowds until the authorities arrested and held her for three days. She put her reputation the line by conceiving and hosting the first Motown TV special in the UK, at a time when soul and R&B were taboo forms of music by the powers-that-be. And later, she was the first major celebrity to "come out" about her sexuality.

In addition to co-writing the book for Forever Dusty, Jonathan Vankin has written numerous comics and graphic novels for DC, Vertigo, Image, IDW and others. He is also the co-author of the popular GREATEST CONSPIRACIES book franchise.

See more of Seth Kushner's phtocomics in his new independently-produced and self-published FORCE FIELD FOTOCOMIX VOL.01