The Fifth Beatle (graphic novel)
| The Fifth Beatle | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 2013 |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Vivek Tiwary |
| Artist | Andrew Robinson & Kyle Baker |
The Fifth Beatle is a graphic novel by writer Vivek Tiwary, artist Andrew Robinson, and cartoonist Kyle Baker. It debuted in Italy as part as the tenth anniversary of the country’s Rolling Stone magazine and was published by Dark Horse Comics in November 2013.
The novel tells the true account of Brian Epstein, the manager of The Beatles, considered to be and coined as the "Fifth Beatle", so-called as he was the one who discovered the Liverpool band and was the driving force behind their worldwide success.
Despite being turned down by several record companies, Epstein believed the group would be "bigger than Elvis." As the group grew in popularity, Epstein struggled with his sexuality, being gay at a time when it was still criminalized, and there were few options for gay men to meet publicly, and his drug addictions. After The Beatles ceased touring in 1966, he feared about their future, and his role with the group.
Sonar Entertainment has optioned the rights to The Fifth Beatle for development as a multi-part television event series. Tiwary will pen the series adaptation and serve as executive producer. The film has also acquired rights to Beatles songs from Sony.
In October 2016 The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story will be released in trade paperback. The new paperback edition will include new art and concept material from artist Kyle Baker.
The Fifth Beatle was released and became a New York Times Best Seller. It climbed to number one in its third week. USA Today called scenes of it "touching," as well as having some "fanciful aspects."
The Fifth Beatle was named as a finalist for the prestigious 26th Annual Lambda Literary Award ("The Lammys") for "Best LGBT Graphic Novel". 2014 marks the debut of the Graphic Novel Category. On March 14, 2014 The Fifth Beatle was named a finalist in Foreword Review's 16th Annual Book of the Year Awards.
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