David Currie - The Grand Illusion of David Bowie (Boxed Edition)

Format: Book
Catalogue No.: DBBOOK1X
Barcode: 978-1-906796-42-6
Release Date: 09 Jan 2026
Genre: Pop

Limited Edition Special Hardback Boxed Edition / 262 Mm X 200 Mm / 286 Pages

Part photo-book, part art-book, The Grand Illusion of David Bowie is a celebration of the life and prestigious talents of one of the most extraordinary individuals of the Twentieth Century. Eisner Award-nominated author David Currie takes us through Bowie’s career, sharing his concert photography from the Eighties, while recounting stories of living during the times of the Starman and of meeting the man himself on many occasions. All Bowie fans will love this high-quality hardback book and it will look great on coffee tables around the globe. `

Artist George Underwood, Bowie’s pal since childhood, also shares memories of his long-time friend, together with rare personal photographs and the majority of his iconic Bowie artwork is collected together in this book, which also features influences of science fiction and comic books on Bowie, plus stunning artwork from world-renowned artists,
including Simpsons artist Bill Morrison, that have been produced just for this book.

David Currie worked as a journalist in London in the 1980s, when he wrote two previous books on David Bowie - Starzone Interviews (Omnibus Press 1985) and Glass Idol (Omnibus Press 1987). In 2020, his Eisner Award nominated book Ditko Shrugged (Hermes Press), chronicled the life of artist Steve Ditko and the history of American comic books, sourced from the authors’ long correspondence with Ditko. A graphic novel biography of Steve Ditko titled Light Between Shade with artist Adam Falp is one of the next projects David has lined up with Legends Publishing. Future books include The Complete Guide to British Comics of the 20th Century.