Bruce Springsteen to release graphic novel

Bruce Springsteen is set to release a graphic novel based on the lyrics to his song Outlaw Pete, which appeared on his 2009 album Working on a Dream.

The novel will be published by Simon and Schuster on November 4 with words by Springsteen and illustrations by cartoonist and writer Frank Caruso.

Cowboy Pete was inspired by the 1950 children's book Brave Cowboy Bill and according to the press release, it's "based on the celebrated song about a bank-robbing baby whose exploits become a meditation on sin, fate, and free will."

"Outlaw Pete is essentially the story of a man trying to outlive and outrun his sins." Springsteen says.

"When Bruce wrote Outlaw Pete he didn't just write a great song, he created a great character," Caruso says.

"The first time I heard the song this book played out in my head. Like Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Dorothy Gale and for me, even Popeye, Outlaw Pete cuts deep into the folklore of our country and weaves its way into the fabric of great American literary characters."