Iron Maiden announced 40th anniversary graphic album on 4 November
Published on 11/08/2026 at 13:34 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Iron Maiden announced Somewhere In Time: The Graphic Album on 4 November 2026, a 40th-anniversary project with publisher Z2. The book will be published worldwide on 2 March 2027.
Iron Maiden turn Somewhere In Time into a graphic anthology
The project uses the album’s science-fiction setting for eight new stories, with one story inspired by each of its eight tracks. A prologue and epilogue extend that framework around Eddie and the artwork associated with the record.
Z2 and the band have prepared several formats, including a standard hardcover, Deluxe edition and Platinum edition. The Platinum package includes 7-inch versions of Wasted Years and Stranger In A Strange Land, plus an Adrian Smith bookplate. The worldwide date is 2 March 2027, as stated in Louder’s graphic album details and the PRP announcement.
Adrian Smith connects the book with the album’s world
Adrian Smith contributes an interview about the writing and recording of Somewhere In Time. Kelly Sue DeConnick writes the framing stories, with Andy MacDonald providing their illustrations.
Bill Sienkiewicz contributes the introduction, and the anthology also brings in creators from comics and film. The eight-track structure ties Iron Maiden’s new book directly to the album’s songwriting, while the framing pages extend Eddie’s world.
Z2 gives the anniversary project three formats
The standard hardcover is joined by Deluxe and Platinum editions, both presented as collector packages with metallic Time Machine slipcases. The Platinum edition adds four framed Eddie cards and a bookplate signed by Smith.
The volume combines illustrated fiction with archival reflection through Smith’s interview. Its central material remains the eight stories inspired by the songs on Somewhere In Time.
Iron Maiden: what fans in Germany need to know
- Somewhere In Time: The Graphic Album was announced by Iron Maiden and Z2 on 4 November 2026.
- The worldwide publication will take place on 2 March 2027.
- Formats are standard hardcover, Deluxe and Platinum, with metallic Time Machine slipcases for the two collector editions.
- The Platinum edition includes 7-inch editions of Wasted Years and Stranger In A Strange Land, plus an Adrian Smith signed bookplate.
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Iron Maiden: frequently asked questions
When is the Iron Maiden graphic album released?
Somewhere In Time: The Graphic Album will be published worldwide on 2 March 2027 by Z2.
What is Iron Maiden’s Somewhere In Time graphic album?
It is an eight-story science-fiction anthology inspired by the album’s eight tracks, with a prologue and epilogue around Eddie.
Which editions will the Iron Maiden graphic album have?
Standard hardcover, Deluxe and Platinum editions are planned. The Platinum version includes 7-inch editions of Wasted Years and Stranger In A Strange Land.
