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In honor of today’s release of The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story in an Expanded Edition paperback, I’m excited to also release The Fifth Beatle Expanded Edition Soundtrack —including one extra hour’s worth of additional tracks! Here you’ll find more score to the graphic novel, a further reveal of music cues in the forthcoming Fifth Beatle TV event series, more songs from the era to set Brian’s story in historical context, and songs that inspired the creation of the project. Read more...

The Fifth Beatle recounts the untold story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein—who created Beatlemania and guided the band from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom. We're giving ten fans a unique opportunity to not only win the book, but author Vivek J. Tiwary has kindly offered to personalize and sign the winners' books! Read more...

Whenever I write, I imagine a specific soundtrack playing over my pages. I’ll occasionally even write song notes right into my comics scripts, as inspiration for the artists. Many artists work with music playing in the background—so why not suggest specific music for them to paint to? And since The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story is itself a music story, I wanted our readers to almost hear the music in artists Andrew C. Robinson and Kyle Baker’s artwork. Read more...

Whenever I write, I imagine a specific soundtrack playing over my pages. I’ll occasionally even write song notes right into my comics scripts, as inspiration for the artists. Many artists work with music playing in the background—so why not suggest specific music for them to paint to? And since The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story is itself a music story, I wanted our readers to almost hear the music in artists Andrew C. Robinson and Kyle Baker’s artwork. Read more...

On Saturday night, September 26th, the comic book industry, including professionals, retailers, and fans, will gather to honor the 2015 Harvey Award Nominees. This is an exciting evening, highlighted by our host Vivek J. Tiwary, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, and the founder of multi-platform arts and entertainment company Tiwary Entertainment Group. Read more...

Winner of the Eisner and Harvey Awards, and a Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Best LGBT Graphic Novel, the number-one New York Times bestseller The Fifth Beatle recounts the untold story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein—who created Beatlemania and guided the band from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom. Read more...

Vivek J. Tiwary’s debut graphic novel, The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, with art by Andrew C. Robinson and Kyle Baker, is the 2013 IndieFab Award Winner for the Foreword Reviews’ 16th Annual Book Of The Year Awards in the Graphic Novels & Comics category Read more...

Dark Horse Comics and writer/producer Vivek J. Tiwary have teamed up to bring you a chance to win a gorgeous limited edition of The Fifth Beatle for your book collection! Read more...

Vivek J. Tiwary’s debut graphic novel, The Fifth Beatle tops The New York Times bestseller list in its third week of release! The breakout novel sits atop long-established titles such as The Walking Dead and Batman. Read more...

I held my mother’s hand as cancer severed the last threads of her life. In that moment, her heart stopped beating—and mine broke. And beyond the clicking of IVs administering useless painkillers, and the humming of monitors with nothing left to monitor, I could hear music. Read more...