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Iron Maiden and Z2 Comics Announce Somewhere In Time Graphic Novel
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Iron Maiden and Z2 Comics have announced a graphic album adapting all eight songs from the band’s 1986 record *Somewhere in Time*. The project is due on 2 March 2027 and features the band’s mascot Eddie as a cyborg in the far future.
The book includes a prologue and epilogue, an introduction by comic-book artist Bill Sienkiewicz and an interview with guitarist Adrian Smith about making the album. Its creative team includes Kelly Sue DeConnick, Steve Niles and David Dastmalchian; Deluxe and Platinum editions add metallic slipcases, art prints and a signed bookplate, while the retail edition has three cover options.
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In short
- Iron Maiden’s *Somewhere in Time* is becoming a graphic album.
- The book adapts all eight songs and arrives in March 2027.
- Special editions include art prints and Adrian Smith’s signed bookplate.
How this story developed
- 2 hours ago Iron Maiden and Z2 Comics have announced a graphic novel adapting the songs on the band’s 1986 album *Somewhere in Time*. The project brings the album’s science-fiction themes and mascot Eddie to comics, with a story for each track.
- 2 hours ago Iron Maiden and Z2 Comics have announced a graphic album adapting all eight songs from the band’s 1986 record *Somewhere in Time*. The project is due on 2 March 2027 and features the band’s mascot Eddie as a cyborg in the far future.
Full account
Iron Maiden and publisher Z2 Comics are marking the 40th anniversary of the band’s 1986 album *Somewhere in Time* with a new graphic novel. Titled *Somewhere In Time: The Graphic Album*, it is due to be released worldwide on 2 March 2027. The collection uses the record’s science-fiction setting as the basis for stories inspired by all eight songs, with the band’s mascot Eddie appearing in his cyborg form associated with the album artwork.
The book is framed by a prologue and an epilogue about events leading up to the image on the original album cover. Those sections are written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and illustrated by Andy MacDonald. The song-based stories bring together creators from comics and film, among them Steve Niles, Goran Parlov, David Dastmalchian, Corin Hardy, John Reppion, Leah Moore and Davide Frabbi. Comic artist Bill Sienkiewicz contributes an introduction, while Dave Shack of Phantom interviews guitarist Adrian Smith about writing and recording the album and the songs’ enduring appeal.
Smith describes this version of Eddie as his likely favourite, praising its muscular appearance and sense of power and menace, which he says suits the music. The Deluxe and Platinum editions will be presented in metallic Time Machine slipcases with a die-cut green acetate targeting lens and cover art by Blake Armstrong. They also include prints of four covers by Davide Fabbri and a bookplate signed by Smith. For the retail edition, Tony Harris’s cover is listed for general retailers, Jay Geldhof’s for EMP and Dan Mumford’s for Rarewaves.
The announcement continues a series of projects between Iron Maiden and Z2: the two have previously produced a *Piece of Mind* graphic album, and Z2 has also published *The Mandrake Project: Year One*, based on Bruce Dickinson’s work. The new volume is positioned both as a comics anthology and as an anniversary tribute to an album whose songs and striking Eddie artwork helped shape its science-fiction identity.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The reports broadly agree on the book’s contents, release date and edition details. Source 2 explicitly frames the project as celebrating the album’s 40th anniversary and identifies DeConnick and MacDonald as the creators of the prologue and epilogue; Source 1 gives more attention to the edition extras and the band’s earlier Z2 collaborations.
The creator lists are not identical. Source 1 names Kelly Sue DeConnick among the contributors but does not include her in its list of song-story creators; Source 2 specifies her role in the framing stories. Source 2 also names Stefano Cardoselli, absent from Source 1, while Source 1 includes Kelly Sue DeConnick in its broad list and spells Davide Fabbri’s surname differently in the contributor and cover-print details.
Source 1 mentions Iron Maiden’s recently announced spring 2027 North American tour and ticket information. Source 2 instead includes comments from Z2 editor-in-chief Rantz Hoseley about the album’s influence; neither detail appears in the other supplied report.
Explained simply
Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band formed in 1975, known for albums that often use historical, science-fiction and horror themes. Their recurring mascot, Eddie, appears in album artwork and has taken different forms over the years.
Somewhere in Time was the band’s sixth studio album, released in 1986. It features eight songs and introduced more prominent synthesiser sounds to the band’s music; guitarist Adrian Smith helped write several tracks.
Z2 Comics publishes graphic novels connected to music and musicians. The announced book brings together comic writers and artists to interpret the album’s songs as a story, with different editions offering different artwork and extras.