Apple's Steve Jobs Immortalised In Comic Book

A comic book documenting the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has gone on sale in the US.

It depicts the life of the technology mogul from his adoption as a baby to his unveiling of products such as the iPhone and iPad.

The Silicon Valley icon , who has been described as the Michelangelo of the digital age, died in October at the age of 56 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Thor Parker, of Midtown Comics in New York, said: "The Steve Jobs comic is basically an overview of his whole life, kind of a short biography for someone that knows of him but doesn't all the details. It really briefly hits on all the bigger points in his life."

He added: "The artwork is pretty basic for a comic. You see a lot of iconic images that are related to Steve Jobs. You see comic renditions of his Forbes magazine cover, a lot of his keynote addresses."

Comic book fans have given mixed reviews. One, Zane, told Reuters: "I think it's great. I think he's a interesting guy, interesting point of view in his life and in my opinion everything translates well into comics."

But Michael said: "I think I would rather read an autobiography about him than a comic book."

The comic book was produced by Bluewater Productions, which has previously given the same treatment to Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and celebrities such as Lady Gaga .

Mr Jobs founded Apple in 1976 with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.