Author Of Book With The Same Title & Eerily Similar Premise To Danny Boyle’s ‘Yesterday’ Releases His Graphic Novel For Free Online

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There are so many films that you watch and think, “how the hell did no one come up with this premise already?” Danny Boyle’s “Yesterday” is one of those films. The musical film has such a simple, yet effective, plot involving the music of one of the world’s best bands. It’s mindboggling that no one thought of it before. Well, funny enough, it appears that perhaps someone actually did come up with the idea way back in 2011.

Recently, on social media, author David Blot decided to update his fans with news that his 2011 graphic novel, “Yesterday,” will be available for free online. No reason was given for the news. However, the timing sure is interesting, as the story for his book “Yesterday” is very similar to the plot of Boyle’s film of the same name that is being released in theaters this weekend. Hmmmm.

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For those that don’t know, the new film “Yesterday” tells the story of a struggling musician that wakes up one day to find that the entire world has forgotten that The Beatles exist and doesn’t know any of their music. Capitalizing on this news, the musician becomes the biggest star in the world by releasing The Beatles’ music as his own.

Blot’s 2011 graphic novel, also titled “Yesterday,” tells the story of a struggling musician that is propelled back in time to 1960 and decides to release the songs of The Beatles as his own, making him the biggest star in the world.

Notice any similarities?

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Of course, considering Blot’s comic was released by a small distributor, it didn’t have the worldwide reach that Boyle’s film has. Also, there’s no mention of Blot’s book in the credits or in interviews leading up to the release of the new film. And it’s obvious that the author is taking advantage of the release of the film to shine a light on his work, and perhaps, maybe, possibly, bring these similarities to the attention of people around the world.

We’ll have to wait and see if Boyle and writer Richard Curtis comment on the news. But if you’re interested in reading the graphic novel, the link is below.