Ablaze is also publishing three graphic novels by the Italian creator Zerocalcare (see “Ablaze Signs Three Graphic Novels by Italian Cartoonist Zerocalcare”).

Coming in May from Ablaze
Posted by Brigid Alverson on February 15, 2022 @ 11:48 am CT

Ablaze has announced a new graphic novel about the life of iconic 1960s rocker Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix: Electric Requiem, by writer Mattia Colombara and artist Gianluca Maconi, is a “docu-novel” that depicts Hendrix’s life as a talented guitarist (ranked #1 on Rolling Stone’s Greatest Guitarists of All Time) as well as his personal demons, all done in a colorful psychedelic style reminiscent of the Sixties. The graphic novel, which was originally published in Italy, will be published on May 18 with an MSRP of $24.99.
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