The newest in Bruce Dickinson information (and also you by no means know fairly what’s coming with that intro), the long-lasting musician is collaborating with Z2 comics to make a comic book for his upcoming solo album The Mandrake Mission.

The comedian, a storyboarding of the ideas on the album, might be 12 points, and the collection will function on the battle between science an magic and the hunt for immortality. Writer Tony Lee, who has additionally labored on Physician Who, Marvel, and DC comics, wrote the story, and Staz Johnson of Marvel and DC did the paintings. Invoice Sienkiewicz of Moon Night time and New Mutants fame is doing the quilt, and Tony Peteri (Superb Spider-Man, Witchblade) and Gabo (DC, Picture) do the lettering and coloring.

The primary concern will drop January 17 at comedian exhibits and on-line at Z2 Comics. A choose 666 copies at the moment are out there, delivered to you in a particular bundle containing a signed tradig card and buying and selling card pouch, a certificates of authenticity, a Invoice Sienkiewicz illustrated print, and naturally, the difficulty.

“Early within the technique of writing my new album, the thought of a companion comedian e book started to take form in my thoughts,” Dickinson explains. “So I approached Z2 who had been really helpful to me by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy, The Protect) and Sacha Gervasi (My Dinner with Hervé, Anvil). I then came upon that my administration was already engaged on the POM Maiden graphic novel which I contributed the Revelations story to! I then pitched them with a completely shaped idea and written storyline which they instantly understood and enthusiastically began fleshing out plans and concepts with me! I knew proper then that they’d be the right artistic crew to assist carry my very own concepts to fruition … and right here they’re!”

“Z2’s mannequin has all the time rested firmly within the graphic novel house, however after we sat down with Bruce and mentioned the story of The Mandrake Mission, and the expertise that he wished the readers to have with it, we realized two crucial issues: First, that this was a narrative that we needed to be part of. It reminded us of studying the long-lasting titles from Vertigo. The second realization was that The Mandrake Mission needed to be launched as a comic book collection and, as anybody in comics is aware of, releasing a collection is a distinct animal,” says Z2 Editor-in-Chief Rantz A. Hoseley.