One Direction Star In New Comic Book Charting Their Rise To Fame

31 August 2012, 12:51

The 'One Thing' singers star in 'Fame: One Direction' about their success in the music industry.

One Direction have been immortalised in comic book form with the release of a brand new one-shot comic charting their meteoric rise to fame.

The 'What Makes You Beautiful' stars, who have achieved huge success around the world over the past 18 months, feature in a new comic book issue by US publishers Bluewater Productions.

Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik have all been transformed and reinterpreted as comic characters for the special issue, confirmed earlier this week. 

"Fame: One Direction profiles the journey of the bandmates thus far, starting with when they were first put together on X Factor," the publisher's website reads.

As well as featuring all five members of One Direction the issue, called Fame: One Direction, is also believed to feature a cameo from their The X Factor UK mentor Simon Cowell.

Check out a teaser image from the new comic book Fame: One Direction below (Credit: Splash):

The comic book one-shot marks the latest expansion for the band's ever growing media empire, following confirmation that Hasbro will release a series of action figures featuring the band.

Earlier this week One Direction announced that their new album will be called 'Take Me Home', and that 'Live While We're Young' will be the first single, set to be released on 30th September.

One Direction unveiled the album's cover artwork yesterday (30th August) and confirmed that 'Take Me Home' will be officially launched on 12th November.