Graphic Elvis

USA Today takes note of a new book highlighting Elvis Presley's love of comic books.

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Artists from all over the world have been commissioned for Graphic Elvis, from Japanese animé to Indian artists to famous comic illustrators such Paul Pope and Greg Horn. "It's about a global icon being celebrated by global artists," Devarajan says.

"It's exciting to see people who are this talented take Elvis and do their own spin on him to create something new," says Scott Williams, vice president of marketing for Elvis Presley Enterprises.

Many of Presley's loves have been documented over the years — from his affinity for peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches to his passion for karate and hip-shaking. Graphic Elvis is the first project to fully explore his penchant for comics, which Al Wertheimer and others captured in photos that will appear in the new book.

When he was named one of the Jaycees' Ten Outstanding Young Men in 1971, Presley told the crowd: "When I was a child, I was a dreamer. I read comic books and I was the hero of the comic book. … So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times."