I rockmusikkens rige historie har få navne skinnet så konsekvent som Queen. Med en karriere, der strækker sig over fem årtier, er bandet blandt de mest berømte nogensinde. During this period, Queen became the embodiment of the power of musical creativity and most of their songs remained at the top of the charts for weeks. They have created a kind of musical universe of their own, composed of a combination of hard rock, glam rock, pop, funk and opera, breaking down the boundaries between genres. Inspired by the 1991 Greatest Hits II album, Montblanc pays homage to one of Queen's most successful albums with the Great Characters Homage to Queen Special Edition. Udgaven afspejler det slående farveskema på Greatest Hits II-dobbelt-LP'en og kommer i mørkeblå med guldfinishdetaljer. The four musicians behind the sound of this legendary compilation have gone down in history: Freddie Mercury, the charismatic frontman with a vocal range of several octaves and a rich vibrato; Brian May, den virtuose guitarist med en umiskendelig lyd; John Deacon, den alsidige og kreative bassist; og Roger Taylor, bandets rytmiske hjerte. As evidence of their musical virtuosity, which made the 1991 album one of the best-selling and best-known in the world, their "work tools" are subtly immortalized on the precious resin: microphone and bass on the cap; guitar og trommer på kroppen. On their album Greatest Hits II the band presented a wide selection of their chart hits, from rock anthems to catchy pop songs, including iconic songs such as A Kind of Magic, classics such as Radio Ga Ga and The Show Must Go On, the electrifying I Want to Break Free or the poignant Under Pressure, a collaboration with David Bowie. Ud over Freddie Mercurys stemme var nøglen til bandets specielle lyd Brian Mays exceptionelle guitartalent. Skriveredskabet hylder ham og hans virtuositet gennem spidsens form. Designed after the distinctive volume and tone control knobs of his famous electric guitar, the cone features a delicate groove pattern, a small red dot and an engraving of the release date of the Greatest Hits II album. The crown worn by Mercury during the final performance of God Save The Queen inspired the silhouette of the Special Edition's cap top and is at the same time a metaphor for the majestic character of the band and its musical legacy. Klipsen med guldfinish blev designet til at ligne et mikrofonstativ med henvisning til et af kendetegnene ved Freddie Mercurys liveoptrædener.
