HOWARD STERN, America's pioneering shock jock and self-proclaimed king of all media, has been chosen as the first subject for Bluewater Productions' latest biography comic title Orbit.
The April 2011 issue was announced on the January 26 broadcast of The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.
Orbit: Howard Stern looks at the man behind the microphone by examining his rise to fame, his assault on the status quo of broadcasting, his over-the-top, sometimes crude persona and his groundbreaking move to satellite radio.
"He is the voice of a generation, the voice of dissent, the voice of the people. He says what we all want to say and does what we all want to do...and people love him for it," said writer CW Cooke. "He's been in the public eye for years, but he's still an enigma."
Bluewater president Darren Davis said Orbit was a natural extension of its existing biography titles Female Force, Fame, and Political Power.
Davis said: "We are launching Orbit with a skew towards a more male demographic. When we weighed the possibilities of featuring people like Stern, LeBron James, Gary Gygax and JRR Tolkien into our existing titles, the tone and tenor didn't match.
"Their enduring popularity and contributions to popular culture are worthy of coverage, but they needed a different voice in which to present the material. Orbit fits that bill."
The launch issue of Orbit, penned by Cooke and illustrated by Kent Hurlburt, will be available in comic book shops and online retailers, priced $3.99. Two alternative covers were designed.
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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