Iron Maiden's 'Somewhere in Time' 40th Anniversary Graphic Novel

Iron Maiden and Z2 have just announced a 40th anniversary "graphic album" (graphic novel and specialty vinyl reissue) for the 1986 classic Somewhere in Time.This venture marks the second time the heavy metal legends and the still-ascending publisher have collaborated, the first being the Eisner Award-nominated Piece of Mind graphic novel. Z2 has also worked closely with singer Bruce Dickinson on his ongoing The Mandrake Project comic series.Somewhere in Time: The Graphic Album fully utilizes one of Maiden's most thrilling pieces of historic artwork, bringing new renditions of cyborg Eddie to life via eight chapters tied to the album's songs.It features a prologue and epilogue written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and illustrated by Andy MacDonald, which imagines all the things that could have happened preceding the immortal two-panel scene that represents the original front and back cover of Somewhere in Time.Z2iron maiden graphic novel sampleREAD MORE: Iron Maiden Announce 2027 North American Tour With Bullet For My Valentine + The Raven AgeGuitarist Adrian Smith, who solely authored the album's two singles — "Wasted Years" and "Stranger in a Strange Land" — comments on the album art, "Y...