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Melissa Etheridge brings the secret root of her guitars to comic books

Melissa Etheridge (Image accredit: Elizabeth Miranda)

Melissa Etheridge is a healed-known singer, songwriter, guitarist, and activist - but now she can add one Sir Thomas More purpose to her résumé: comic account book God Almighty.

The 2-time Grammy Award-fetching musician is nonindustrial an original graphic novel (OGN) called Melissa Etheridge's Heartstrings, which wish concentrate on her immense guitar collection - a collection which began when her father gave her the eldest one when she was Eight.

Melissa Etheridge's Heartstrings cover (Image credit entry: Z2 Comics)

"As many of my fans make out, my relationship is to my guitars is beyond special and these instruments hold a very significant place in my life," Etheridge says in the announcement of the graphic new. "I am then excited to dea all these stories and images from my entire collection and have them all be a part of this incredible graphic novel."

Etheridge is working on the Melissa Etheridge's Heartstrings OGN with comic book writer Frank Marrafino, music journalist Steve Hochman, and artist Manuela Pertega. The quartet will sharpen on one peculiar guitar in each chapter, contextualized close to Etheridge's storied career.

"From the very number one clip I power saw Melissa execute, when she was relieve an unknown only clearly explosive natural endowment, I've wanted to assist her ploughshare her story with the world and have been fortunate to do so throughout the years," says Hochman, WHO writes for Rolling Stone. "But in sharing the story of these guitars, there's no better way than in this creative format, in which we make show too American Samoa tell the tales of her dumfounding collection of stringed instruments, vividly portrayed finished Frank's brilliance with dialog and scene-setting, and in Manuela's attractive artwork."

Melissa Etheridge's Heartstrings will be published by Z2 Comics, which has suit celebrated for numerous medicine-themed graphic novels in recent geezerhood including ones on Elvis Presley, The Doors, Jason Derulo, and Czarface.

Melissa Etheridge's Heartstrings goes on cut-rate sale in June 2022, coinciding with Pride Month. The OGN is planned to be available in several editions: softcover and hardcover, A well atomic number 3 deluxe and super grand versions through Z2 Comics' website that include exclusive vinyl, artistry prints, signed guitars, and more.

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Newsarama Ranking Editor Chris Arrant has encrusted comic leger news program for Newsarama since 2003, and has also scrivened for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publishing firm's Weekly, Marvel Amusement, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Precooled, Comic Sta News, and Cosmic background radiation. He is the author of the book Modern: Edgar Lee Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comedian) Cons. He has acted As a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Program library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Flesh out Table. (He/him)