From Free Comic Book Day, The Teaser for Def Leppards Hysteria Graphic Novel is a Misnomer

Although some musical talents gel very well in the comic book medium, others may well be a head scratcher when there’s no added rock and roll element to make them antiheroes. Def Leppard’s Hysteria is an example.

Def Leppard Hysteria Graphic NOvelVault Comics

Release Date:
July 29, 2025

The next band to jump on the comic book bandwagon is Def Leppard! Whether that’s good or bad depends on whether readers like me are ready for a story about other characters rather than the band featuring Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Phil Collen (who wrote this story), Rick Savage and Vivian Campbell. Although they do not have stage personalities like KISS, what’s offered with issue #0 on Free Comic Book Day is more of a prologue, with no sign of the band in sight.

The victims in the opening pages reminded me of Ritchie Valens and his tragic death. Although this musician never bought a cursed guitar or continued playing as that plane crashed, the similarities in appearance could not go unnoticed. The tale then jumps forward a few years and introduces Foz.

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