Titan Comics has announced the upcoming release of the graphic novel Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze, from author Mellow Brown and DJ Benhameen. Art is by Tom Mandrake. The graphic novel was created in collaboration with Jimi’s sister, Janie Hendrix. The graphic novel is being billed as classic sci-fi pulp meets Afro-futurism.
Here’s the official synopsis:
This epic adventure sees the iconic Jimi Hendrix as you’ve never seen him before! The story sees Hendrix embark on a perilous quest to the very center of the universe in search of a magical talisman powerful enough to unlock the incredible latent power of his trademark sound, so that he can free a diverse population starved of rock ‘n’ roll by a tyrannical intergalactic force hellbent on silencing music and enslaving all life.
“Jimi transcended time and space with his music, leaping generations into the future,“ said Janie Hendrix, Jimi’s sister and head of the family company, Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. “There was an otherworldliness about him that was a true fascination for many. It’s thrilling to have a Sci-Fi story told introducing Jimi as a time traveller, freedom fighter, and magical musician. This graphic novel is an amazing depiction of what Jimi’s music, his songs, his art conveyed with futuristic imagination! Fans of Jimi, illustrated storytelling, and science fiction will be enthralled!”
Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze comes to stores November 23, 2023.
