Iron Maiden Guitarist Adrian Smith says, regarding the appeal of the Somewhere In Timeincarnation of Eddie “Yeah, I mean, it’s just a great version of Eddie, my favourite version of Eddie probably. There’s a real power there you know, a genuine power and menace. He’s very muscular isn’t he? He looks like he’s been working out. Like I say, it complements the music, which is fantastic.”
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Diving deep into the eight time-spanning Sci-Fi stories are an all star lineup of creators from comics and film, including: Steve Niles, Goran Parlov, Benjamin Raab, Deric Hughes, Matt Haley, Dan Hernandez, Adam Markiewicz, David Dastmalchian, Stan Yak, Corin Hardy, Montos, Stefano Cardoselli, John Reppion, Leah Moore, Vincent Locke, Henry Sansom, and Davide Frabbi. Kicking off the volume is an introduction by comic legend, and Bruce Dickinson collaborator, Bill Sienkiewicz.
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Wrapping up this exciting collection of new stories is an in-depth interview with Iron Maiden guitarist/songwriter Adrian Smith, conducted by Dave Shack of Phantom, looking back at the creative process of writing and recording Somewhere In Time, and the lasting appeal of its songs.
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Z2 Editor-in-Chief Rantz Hoseley said this about the impact of the Iron Maiden classic “Somewhere in Time dropped my Senior Year, and like many other writers and artists, everything about that album… the songs, the art, that powerful incarnation of Eddie… evoked a million possible stories. It’s such an honor to bring this creative team together to explore these worlds!”
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This is a project where you truly can judge a book by its cover, as Deluxe and Platinum editions come housed in a metallic Time Machine slipcase, with a DieCut “Green Acetate” targeting lens with cover art by Blake Armstrong. A Tony Harris cover is exclusively available in retail, with a cover by Jay Geldhof available via EMP and a Dan Mumfordcover available via Rarewaves. The deluxe and Platinum editions come with art prints of all four covers, and the Platinum edition comes with four exclusive framed “Eddie” Somewhere in Timecards by artist Davide Fabbri and a bookplate signed by Iron Maiden guitarist, Adrian Smith.
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