# Iron Maiden launch Somewhere In Time graphic novel

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/iron-maiden-launch-somewhere-in-time-graphic-novel/
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T09:06:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Louder
- Original article: https://www.loudersound.com/culture/merchandise/iron-maiden-somewhere-in-time-graphic-novel
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, Offbeat, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Iron Maiden’s *Somewhere In Time* is getting a 40th-anniversary graphic novel.
- The book includes eight track-inspired stories, a prologue and an epilogue.
- A signed edition comes with vinyl of two 1986 singles.

## Summary

Iron Maiden have teamed up with publisher Z2 on a graphic novel marking the 40th anniversary of their 1986 album *Somewhere In Time*. The book expands on the album’s science-fiction imagery and its iconic cover, which guitarist Adrian Smith describes as a powerful depiction of the band’s mascot, Eddie.

*Somewhere In Time: The Graphic Album* is due on 2 March 2027 and will feature eight stories inspired by the album’s eight tracks, alongside a prologue, an epilogue and an interview with Smith about making the record. A signed platinum edition will include 7-inch vinyl editions of the 1986 singles “Wasted Years” and “Stranger In A Strange Land”; pre-orders are open. Z2 previously worked with Iron Maiden on a *Piece Of Mind* graphic novel and with frontman Bruce Dickinson on *The Mandrake Project* comic set.

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