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Country icon Dolly Parton getting her own comic book in series dedicated to inspirational women
Dolly Parton deserves to be praised in every form possible so it comes as no surprise that the country music legend will be starring in her own comic book.
The issue will be the latest addition to TidalWave Comics’ Female Force series dedicated inspirational women.
Indeed, the hitmaker has joined the likes of former US first lady Michelle Obama, singer Cher, women’s rights campaigner Gloria Steinem and nun Mother Teresa by landing a biographical comic about her life.
The 22-page ‘Female Force: Dolly Parton’ will be released on March 31, in print and digital formats.
Writer Michael Frizell said in a statement: ‘Writing about Dolly was a joy. Her creativity, philanthropy and humanity are legendary.’
The exciting news comes after Dolly asked for a statue of herself not to be erected at the Tennessee State Capitol as she doesn’t think it’s ‘appropriate’ with everything else happening in the world.
There had been calls for the legendary country star, 75, to get a statue in her honor for everything she had contributed to Tennessee, but the singer has politely declined.
She wrote on Twitter: ‘I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their considerstion of a bill to erect a statue of me on the Capitol grounds.
‘I am honoured and humbled by their intention but I have asked the leaders of the state legislature to remove the bill from any and all consideration.
‘Given all that is going on in the world, I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time.
‘I hope, though, that somewhere down the road several years from now or perhaps after I’m gone if you still feel I deserve it, then I’m certain I will stand proud in our great State Capitol as a grateful Tennessean.’
She concluded: ‘In the meantime, I’ll continue to try to do good work to make this great state proud.’
The idea for a statue of Dolly to be erected began in January after Democratic Representative John Mark Windle suggested the tribute would recognise ‘all that she has contributed to this state’.
According to the bill, the statue would have been funded through donations, private gifts and grants rather than through tax dollars.
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