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Oct 27, 2011 Updated Oct 28, 2011

Since John Lennon's death in 1980 there have been many tributes to the former Beatle, but now his story is to be re-told - in a comic book.

Orbit: John Lennon will hit the shelves in December this year, written by Marc Shapiro - who was responsible for Selena Gomez: The Graphic Novel - and illustrated by Brazilian-based artist Luciano Kars.

Shapiro said he worked hard to capture the essence of Lennon's story in the 32-page publication, which ends with speculation as to "what might have been" if Lennon hadn't died.

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John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Together with Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th...

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