Bruce traces The Mandrake Project from a concept album to a comic
Bruce Dickinson abandoned the idea of making The Mandrake Project a concept album once its story had found a home in the comic. In a 2024 Norway Rock interview, he recalls returning to work with Roy Z after a gap of about seven years, leaving much of their additional material unused. He describes the album and comic as works that can be enjoyed separately, and singles out “Sonata” as an especially emotional recording.