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With five <em>Ballon d\u2019Ors<\/em>, awarded for meritorious achievement by FIFA, this shy player from Argentina, one of the youngest ever to play the game professionally, proves that to excel, one must know yourself and push yourself to succeed. His storied career is chronicled in this latest illustrated biography.<br \/>\nWriter Michael Frizell and artist Angel Bernuy bring Maradona&#8217;s amazing career to life in comic book form.\u00a0 With a cover by famed artist Pablo Martinena.<br \/>\n\u201cI found Lionel Messi to be a fascinating figure. This is my second book about a football player \u2013 I sport I knew little about until I wrote the Maradona book a few months ago \u2013 and it was a challenge to find the proper balance between the myth and the man.\u201d said writer Michael Frizell.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m from Argentina, many people ask me <em>Will they ever make a comic from Messi?<\/em>, So for me it was a double pleasant surprise, first because Tidal Wave made it true and second because I was chosen for the cover art, it is a tribute to his effort, sacrifice and passion.\u201d \u00a0Pablo Martinena<br \/>\nThe <em>Fame<\/em> titles are 28-page issues and bring to life in graphic form the stories of the world\u00b9s biggest celebrities. \u00a0In the past TidalWave has produced other sports icons such as David Beckham, Diego Maradona, Alex Rodriguez, Russell Wilson and more.<br \/>\n&#8220;We&#8217;ve found a niche with our bio comics,&#8221; said TidalWave publisher Darren G. \u00a0Davis. &#8220;Our success with this comic shows that there is a much wider audience for sequential storytelling than many thought. These readers are simply looking for something other than superheroes or horror. With our bio comics, we strive to bring these new readers evenhanded, well-researched looks at some of their favorite celebrities.&#8221;<br \/>\nIt is available Wednesday for your e-reader from iTunes, Kindle, Nook, ComiXology, DriveThru Comics, Google Play, My Digital Comics, Overdrive, Iverse, Biblioboard,\u00a0Flipkart, ComicBin, Axis360, Blio,\u00a0Entitle,\u00a0Comicblender, Kobo and\u00a0wherever\u00a0eBooks are sold. Print copies can be ordered exclusively at ComicFleaMarket.com.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fame: Lionel Messi the comic book is available this week.\u00a0 It the latest addition to the successful line of TidalWave\u2019s biography titles. Few footballers are honored to wear the number 10 on their jersey. Pel\u00e9, Diego Maradona, and now, Lionel Messi have felt the weight of that number, and all have excelled. 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