THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY” RETURNS WITH A NEW EDITION JUST IN TIME FOR THE TENTH ANNIVERSARYThe story of the Beatles like you’ve never heard it!
Dark Horse Books presents a new edition of the Eisner, Harvey, and Lambda Literary Award-winning graphic novel, The Fifth Beatle, in The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Anniversary Edition), written by Vivek J. Tiwary, illustrated and colored by Andrew C. Robinson and Kyle Baker, and lettered by Steve Dutro.
The Fifth Beatle recounts the true story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein—who engineered Beatlemania, guiding the Beatles from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom while wrestling with personal demons and the trappings of massive ambition and success. An inspiring human story about chasing your dreams, The Fifth Beatle also reveals an important, unsung chapter in the Beatles’ history.
The anniversary edition features a new cover by Christopher Brunner and Rico Renzi, a new introduction by legendary music manager Kelly Curtis (Pearl Jam), an accompanying musical soundtrack/playlist curated by writer Vivek J. Tiwary, and an expanded sketchbook section including Christopher Brunner and Rico Renzi’s comments on the new cover. The edition also includes the original introductions from Billy J. Kramer and Andrew Loog Oldham.
The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Anniversary Edition) TPB (184 pages, 8 x 12.1875″) arrives in bookstores November 21, 2023 and in comic shops November 22, 2023. It is now available to pre-order for $24.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore. For more information, visit FifthBeatle.com.
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Praise for The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story:
“Abounds with emotional moments . . . Filled with vibrant images.” —The New York Times
“The Fifth Beatle, with its heightened graphic artistry, brings to life Brian Epstein’s singular contribution not just to the Beatles, but to pop culture as a whole…this intimate portrait of a man as lonely as he was beloved, perfectly captures what it means to believe in something big.”—Baz Luhrman (Elvis, Moulin Rouge!)
“Writer Vivek J. Tiwary, and artists Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker, captured the soaring thrill of music with comic book art in their Brian Epstein epic The Fifth Beatle. It’s a must-have for any Fab Four or comics fan that brings an era of music history to life so vividly.”—Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy)
“The Fifth Beatle is my favorite kind of true story—an ordinary person who changes the world while inspiring others. Brian Epstein…discovered, managed, and steered the Beatles from a basement club in Liverpool to worldwide superstardom and influence, all while overcoming personal, political, and societal obstacles. It’s a story for anyone who needs to be reminded of the power that comes with dreaming big dreams.”—Brad Meltzer (Ordinary People Change the World series, Identity Crisis)
“A wonderfully eccentric telling of one of the great unsung architects of 20th Century culture, with luminous art by two modern masters of the field.” —Warren Ellis (Gun Machine, Red)
“Reveals an unexpected side of the Beatles’ manager and renders the Beatles’ story in a fresh, sophisticated way—full of poetic variation and surprising delicacy.” —Dave Marsh (Born To Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story, The Beatles’ Second Album)
“10/10 . . . Brilliant in every aspect.” –IGN’s Best Graphic Novel, 2013
“Heartbreaking, exhilarating and unexpected . . . A complete triumph.” —The Hollywood Reporter
About Vivek J. Tiwary:Vivek J. Tiwary is an acclaimed producer of musical entertainment from Tony Award-winning Broadway shows to groundbreaking immersive experiences, a Grammy Award-winning record producer, a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a media financier/investor. Tiwary was recently elected a Governor of the New York Chapter Board of The Recording Academy / GRAMMYs. He is the founder of Tiwary Entertainment Group (TEG+). TEG+ is shifting the paradigm for music in entertainment as the only production company that focuses on collaborating with the music industry and celebrity artists to create narrative and/or deeply experiential entertainment.
Vivek’s graphic novel The Fifth Beatle won numerous literary awards including the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award and two Harvey Awards. It’s a Lambda Literary Finalist for Best LGBT Graphic Novel and has been added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives. Tiwary secured unprecedented access to Beatles music for its TV adaptation, for which Vivek is writer and Executive Producer.
Tiwary is currently the lead producer of Broadway hit Jagged Little Pill (based on Alanis Morissette’s classic album), winner of 2 Tony Awards. Tiwary also won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for producing the Jagged Little Pill cast recording. Past Broadway productions Tiwary has either been a financier or producer on include such groundbreaking work as Green Day’s American Idiot, A Raisin In The Sun, The Addams Family, A Little Night Music, and both of Mel Brooks’ musicals The Producers and Young Frankenstein. Combined, these productions have won 25 Tony Awards and 59 Tony nominations.
A pioneering producer in the world of site-specific, tech-based, and immersive theatre, Tiwary consulted on the creation and development of The Walking Dead Escape and The Walking Dead Experience. He served on the Board of Directors for New York’s seminal GAle GAtes—considered to be the founders of immersive theatre. He also produced experiential shows and installations for boundary-pushing companies such as The Wooster Group, Fischerspooner, and the São Paulo Art Biennial.
Prior to founding TEG and online music education/empowerment company StarPolish, Tiwary held a number of major label music-industry positions and has worked with artists covering the entire musical spectrum from Bruce Springsteen to Britney Spears.
Among many charitable pursuits, Tiwary is the Co-Founder of Musicians On Call, a nonprofit organization that uses music and entertainment to complement the healing process and is a two-time honoree (2020,2021) of Gold House’s A100 List to celebrate Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and their transformative contributions to society.
Tiwary is represented by Angela Cheng Caplan at Cheng Caplan Company and Lawrence Kopeikin at Kopeikin Law PC.
