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Graphic novel to tell Freddie Mercury's life story

Graphic novel to tell Freddie Mercury's life story

The book on the late Queen frontman will be released in November.
22 May, 2021

A new graphic novel will tell the life story of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in his own words, from his childhood in Zanzibar to becoming one of the most famous rock stars in the world.

Z2 Comics has joined forces with Universal Music Group and Mercury Songs Ltd for Freddie Mercury: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs, which it described as “the first-ever graphic novel paying tribute to one of the greatest figures the music world has ever known”.

The book, released in November, will look back on Mercury’s life on and off stage.

“The story is told in his own words, with each chapter giving a glimpse into the many facets of his life,” Z2 Comics said in a statement.

Mercury died from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991.

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Jo May 22, 2021 04:44pm
He was a parsi and brought up in India
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Saif Zulfiqar May 22, 2021 05:41pm
@Jo : Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was born in Zanzibar on 5.9.1946 and left Zanzibar with his parents during the revolution against the Sultan of Zanzibar.
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Alih Kazmi May 22, 2021 07:11pm
A rare intellectual among celebrities.
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Alih Kazmi May 22, 2021 07:13pm
@Jo; No he was not brought up in India.
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Jo May 22, 2021 07:40pm
Born in 1946 in Zanzibar to Parsi-Indian parents, he attended English-style boarding schools in India from the age of eight and returned to Zanzibar after secondary school.
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Alih Kazmi May 24, 2021 06:15am
@Jo He was too much of an intellectual to believe in caste system.
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