Who was David Bowie, and what is this comic about?

David Bowie (1947–2016) was verified through Britannica, the official publicist statement reported by The Independent, Tony Visconti's Blackstar recording account, and Rolling Stone's retrospective on Bowie's final act. These sources establish his death on January 10, 2016, after cancer, the private 18-month illness, and Blackstar's release two days earlier on his 69th birthday. His worth is not only musical innovation but final artistic control: Bowie made mortality part of form, turning a private ending into one last precise reinvention.

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Page 1 of David Bowie: David Bowie: Blackstar Farewell - David Robert Jones begins as a young musician learning that identity can be constructed.
David Robert Jones begins as a young musician learning that identity can be constructed.
Page 2 of David Bowie: David Bowie: Blackstar Farewell - Bowie spends a life changing public selves, using reinvention as craft.
Bowie spends a life changing public selves, using reinvention as craft.
Page 3 of David Bowie: David Bowie: Blackstar Farewell - Cancer enters privately in 2014, but he refuses to make the illness the public story.
Cancer enters privately in 2014, but he refuses to make the illness the public story.
Page 4 of David Bowie: David Bowie: Blackstar Farewell - During treatment, Bowie records at the Magic Shop with Visconti and jazz musicians.
During treatment, Bowie records at the Magic Shop with Visconti and jazz musicians.
Page 5 of David Bowie: David Bowie: Blackstar Farewell - Blackstar becomes a coded farewell of ritual, theatre, jazz, and mortality.
Blackstar becomes a coded farewell of ritual, theatre, jazz, and mortality.
Page 6 of David Bowie: David Bowie: Blackstar Farewell - The album is released on Bowie's 69th birthday, two days before the world learns why it matters.
The album is released on Bowie's 69th birthday, two days before the world learns why it matters.
Page 7 of David Bowie: David Bowie: Blackstar Farewell - Bowie dies on January 10, 2016; the final work keeps sending its signal.
Bowie dies on January 10, 2016; the final work keeps sending its signal.