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“This book is a continuation of that labor of love,” said Luke Pisano<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tJake and Elwood are back! On Tuesday, the family of The Blues Brothers<\/a>\u2018\u00a0Dan Aykroyd\u00a0and the late\u00a0Judy Belushi-Pisano\u2018s estate\u00a0announced they are releasing a graphic novel inspired by the group, called The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake<\/a><\/em>, on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n \n\tStella Aykroyd, Luke Pisano, and James Werner co-wrote the book, which is considered a \u201clove letter and a sequel to the original Blues Brothers<\/a> film,\u201d according to the press release. Brazilian artist\u00a0Felipe Sobriero will illustrate the book and Z2 will be the publisher. (The book is on presale<\/a> now.)<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe have put years of passion into this to produce something with heart and authenticity. So much more on this to come, this is just the start of it all!!\u201d The Blues Brothers<\/a> account wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n \n\t Dan Aykroyd, who was in the Blues Brothers with John Belushi, is overseeing the writing of the book and penned its foreword, and it seems to be the first of what the estate\u2019s team expects will be a new foray into television, film, live events, and music from the Blues Brothers.<\/p>\n