By Jim Johnson | COMIC BOOK RESOURCES | November 20, 2013
There is no one in the civilized world who doesn’t know of The Beatles, but there are many who probably don’t know of Brian Epstein, the band’s manager and driving force behind their worldwide success. “The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story” by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson and Kyle Baker tells the fascinating but ultimately tragic story of the ambitious and far-seeing leader who guided The Beatles to the heights they achieved, even as he struggled privately searching for personal happiness that he never found.