Rice Boy, the Comic and the Album

August 7, 2013 10:43 AM

Is there a connection between the comic/graphic novel Rice Boy by Evan Dahm and the album Riceboy Sleeps by Jónsi and Alex?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riceboy_Sleeps

posted by cleverevans to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

from the press release link on wikipedia:

"now, however, the full-length ‘riceboy sleeps’ album (the name having migrated from artist moniker to album title)"

And from somewhere else that I couldn't source:

"Jón (aka Jónsi) and partner Alex Somers have exhibited artwork under the Riceboy Sleeps moniker for a few years"

So it seems like a coincidence?
posted by Nomiconic at 11:51 AM on August 7, 2013

If you ask him he'll probably say yes or no. I'd do it via twitter - @evndahm.

I've never seen him say anything about it, but then again he never really says much about Where His Comics Come From.
posted by egypturnash at 12:50 AM on August 8, 2013

IIRC, the email sent to subscribers when the album was announced said that "Riceboy" was Jonsi's nickname for Alex. Apparently Alex likes rice.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 6:15 AM on August 8, 2013