“This Is My Life For The Next Three Years When I’m Not Singing”
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson appeared on Side Jams with Bryan Reeseman to discuss “The Mandrake Project.” During the interview, they talked about comic books, including Bruce’s favorites: “Watchmen,” classic British comics like “The Beano” and “The Eagle,” and the French magazine “Métal Hurlant”. He also revealed his favorite superheroes as Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer, and the Human Torch.
“As an adolescent, the Silver Surfer is just pissed off about everything in general, but always permanently. And that was me, you know? And then Dr. Strange, he can control everything. And as an adolescent, I can control nothing. So I was, like, ‘I want to be him.’ And then I didn’t know anything about girls, but the Human Torch can set fire to himself. He could fly. And all the girls were, like, ‘Yeah, I want to jump his bones.’ I’m, like, ‘I want to be him too.’ Those were my three comic go-tos.”
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Release dates below
The Mandrake Project #1 – January 17, 2024
The Mandrake Project #2 – March 20, 2024
The Mandrake Project #3 – June 26, 2024
The Mandrake Project #4 – September 25, 2024
The Mandrake Project Annual Trade paperback #1 – November 6, 2024
The Mandrake Project #5 – December 18, 2024
The Mandrake Project #6 – March 19, 2025
The Mandrake Project #7 – June 25, 2025
The Mandrake Project #8 – September 24, 2025
The Mandrake Project Annual Trade paperback #2 – November 5, 2025
Story by Bruce Dickinson
Script by Tony Lee
Art by Staz Johnson
Letters by Troy Peteri
Colors by Gabo
Covers by Bill Sienkiewicz
