The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake

by Luke Pisano, James Werner, Stella Aykroyd

Genres: Graphic Novels, Music, Fiction, Comics

136 pages, Hardcover

Published November 18, 2025

Reviews

[Robert Fletcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love a bedtime graphic novel, especially when it pulls me in!
As a lifelong fan of the Blues Brothers - it’s my favorite movie - this is full of the spirit of the original film with plenty of callbacks that keep the story moving and meaningful.

[gzifa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just needed a short book to read, story line pretty good

[M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

won't win any awards for art or story, but it's a fun, wholesome next-generation jam. Blues is punk rock 🤘

[Fiona Mclean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anything Blues Brothers is going to be good and knowing the love and passion that has come from the Kin of the Brothers makes it so much more. it says mainly for the new generation but I'm in the middle of both and would love if the new generation would make some new blues music for the case 🩵🤞🩵

[Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art was great the story was clunky and disjointed.

[Lee Tyner · Rating 2 out of 5]

The core of the story is a decent idea. However, the way it was delivered as a story was a clunker. Numerous major gaps in the story. Hard to follow, things that weren’t explained nor introduced, and hard to follow. I’m a fan of their first movie and recordings, but this wasn’t very enjoyable.

[Jonathan Waugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hard to read this and not picture it as a legacy sequel pitch that hung around for years, only to become a graphic novel to help the pitch. It’s good though, but doesn’t feature Jake and Elwood until the third act. Not having the soundtrack really hurts it too.

[Ethan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very glad we won't be subjected to a legacyquel movie - the original sequel movie was bad enough.

Some really great visual gags, some good ideas (I love Elwood becoming a priest), but ultimately pretty inconsequential and forgettable.

[Nick Pratt · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 a ton of great callbacks and some really fun ideas but definitely a shortage of Jake and Elwood. I also wanted to see all the original band members.:(

[Chalupa Batman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure what to expect but this wasn't good.

[Eugene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, but forgettable.

[Lesley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my cup of tea art and story wise for my graphic novels but it was fun revisiting the silliness. I need to rewatch the film for sure.

[Gene Morris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant and anarchic love letter to the original movie and the musical act that inspired it. Any fan of the movie or the Blues Brothers in general will love it.