Andre R. Frattino takes music fans to TOM PETTY'S DREAMVILLE in new graphic novel

The library of graphic novel biographies for iconic American musicians is about to get a new addition. University Press of Florida will publish Tom Petty’s Dreamville: A Graphic Novel, a new biography of the music legend. The graphic novel comes from author & artist Andre R. Frattino, and makes use of interviews with Petty’s mates and contemporaries to inform the legendary musician’s story.

Here’s how University Press of Florida describes Tom Petty’s Dreamville:

This graphic novel of rock famous person Tom Petty recreates the beginnings of Petty’s music profession, from his Southern childhood and his first guitar to the early milestones he reached in Los Angeles with the Heartbreakers. Bringing to life Petty’s hometown of Gainesville, Florida, in the Nineteen Sixties and ’70s with illustrations that seize the period, Andre Frattino focuses on the struggles and successes Petty skilled in his journey to fame.

Tom Petty’s Dreamville is the most recent graphic novel mission from novelist and illustrator Andre R. Frattino. Frattino is the creator of the Flagler’s Few, Ghost Hunters sequence of younger reader graphic novels, and the author of graphic novels together with Simon Says: Nazi Hunter, with artist Jesse Lee, and Tokyo Rose – Zero Hour, with artist Kate Kasenow. Frattino beforehand posted early pages from the new ebook beneath the title Pettyville on his web site.

In a press release saying the new ebook, Frattino described his expertise delving into the origins of one in all America’s biggest rockstars:

“Tom Petty’s origin story felt like a road trip adventure, with our hero encountering many pitfalls and peaks on his journey to discover himself and his music,” mentioned creator Andre Frattino. “It was unlike any rock star origin story I had ever heard, and it happened in my own backyard! It wasn’t so much an interest to me to tell this story…as it was a dream.”

Check out design art work and inside pages from the graphic novel under. Tom Petty’s Dreamville is due out in shops on Tuesday, September fifth.