Coldplay 'Mylo Xyloto' Comic: First Issue to Debut At Comic-Con

Coldplay and comics?  Coldplay's imaginary character Mylo Xyloto has existed for several years before it was introduced to the world.  The first issue of the comic will debut at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego.  

A note was posted on the band's official website explaining, "3 years ago we had an idea with our friend mark osborne about a character called mylo xyloto ('xylo' as in xylophone, 'to' as in toe).  Gradually mylo's story and universe came together and this ended up providing the backdrop for the album and tour."

The band and co-creator Osbourne are pleased with the final results.  Initially, the first concept was to create "a music-driven feature animated film" however it was too big of a project to handle.  Instead, a comic book was developed to their satisfaction.  Coldplay was very much in the entire approval process from the beginning until completion.

Osbourne shared via an interview on Coldplay's website, "Well, all I will say is it is the story of Mylo Xyloto, a young Silencer on the front lines of a war against sound and color in the world of Silencia.  Mylo discovers that the enemy he's been trained to hate his whole life might not be the enemy after all."