Today is Manga day at Major Spoilers (and by Manga day, I mean we have two stories that reference Manga)… TokyoPop has announced it has signed Korean Manga creator Hee Jung Park to a multi-book publishing deal. “Hee Jung Park is a phenomenal talent as well as a manga superstar,” said TokyoPop EIC Rob Tokar in a prepared statement. “Along with her bestselling sequential art, her work has been collected in art books and gallery shows around the world. “Inventive”, “unusual” and “sophisticated” are words that often arise in discussions about Ms. Park’s manga classics and we are both excited…
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She may be a rock star diva from outer space, but that is no reason to spread rumors about the global manga star. But that is just what Tokyopop is doing with Princess Ai: Rumors from the Other Side. According to TOKYOPOP Editor-in-Chief Rob Tokar, “Princess Ai: Rumors from the Other Side is another manga first for TOKYOPOP, but considering that Princess Ai has always been a groundbreaking project, ‘unique’ should be expected! Since Ai is an outspoken, outrageous, controversial celebrity (with wings!), it wasn’t hard to find incredible stories from people who love her, hate her and love to…
Top Cow’s Witchblade Takeru Manga #12 is about to hit stores, and the company has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at the final issue.
Top Cow Productions has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Witchblade Takeru Manga 9 that arrives October 17, 2007. This in continuity series features Takeru and Kuo hunting for the origins of the Witchblade, which has caught the interest of the US military. As a bonus, Witchblade Takeru Manga 9, and all following issues to issue 12 will be oversized to accommodate the story. 40 pages of Witchblade-iness for $3.99.
When issue #8 hits the stands, Witchblade Takeru Manga will get a new storyarc that has the US Government looking closely at the title character. Top Cow has sent a preview of the issue that you can see after the jump.
If you haven’t figured it out already, manga is a huge money maker for publishers. So don’t be surprised to see more companies snatching up manga titles left and right to republish to the English speaking world. The latest acquisition comes from Dark Horse that announced it will be publishing GANTZ in the United States. Gantz tells the story of a team of dead people who are forced to take part in a “game” that has them hunting aliens and other creatures who live among the populace of Japan. The story focuses on Kei Kurono, a teenage boy who died…
Have you been following the series? Are you ready for the Witchblade anime series airing soon? If you can’t get enough of Witchblade, manga, or anime, take the jump for the sneak preview of issue #7 that Top Cow has sent to Major Spoilers.
The manga comics publisher Tokyopop has announced it has signed with William Morris Agency. The company will rep Tokyopop in all film, tv, and other merchandising rights. Film projects in development include “Lament of the Lamb,” a horror story of a young man who discovers he might be the last in a bloodline of vampires, and “The Ai-Land Chronicles,” which plans to blend live action and animation and is based on the company’s successful manga franchise “Princess Ai.” via Hollywood Reporter
Dark Horse Comics announced it would be publishing a new original manga with the minds and talents behind CLAMP. If you are like me and don’t know what the hell CLAMP is, it is comprised of Satsuki Igarashi, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Ageha Ohkawa.—the manga-ka all-female supergroup known to their millions of fans worldwide. The new manga from CLAMP will be launched in the US, Japan, and Korea at the same time. The story will come out in a small digest consisting of about eighty pages each, which will then be collected into trade paperbacks with bonus material. CLAMP and…
Production I.G., the company behind such mega anime hits like Ghost in the Shell, Evangelion: Death and Rebirth, and the animated segments of Kill Bill have announced plans to purchase Mag Garden this December, primarily to turn Mag Garden’s titles into animated features. Founded in June, 2001 Mag Garden publishes four comic mags under the Comic Blade label, as well as more than 100 stand-alone paperbacks. The company is capitalized at Y540,971,000 ($4.4 million). It has had a business tie-up with Production I.G. since November. Short list of some of Mag Garden’s titles it publishes after the jump.
DC Comics has announced it has invested in manga production and publishing company Flex Comix. Flex is now controlled by a consortium of investors and will create original manga that will be distributed digitally across the web and on mobile phones. After the initial digital run, Flex will make trade paperbacks available in Japan. “Flex Comix’ publishing model provides a cutting-edge platform for manga readers to enjoy our titles in online, mobile and print formats,” said Seiji Takakura, CEO of Flex Comix. “DC Comics and Flex Comix have forged a partnership that will bring authentic Japanese manga to the worldwide…
Here’s a new twist on Shojo – Shizuka is dealing with a new disease that is literally turning her invisible. Along the way she gets a boyfriend who like her for who she is, not what she looks like. Teen-centric, quirky, and romantic, Translucent will appeal to shojo fans who like a little twist with their gakuen mono. Translucent’s shifting variables—between what people see and wish to see—create an emotionally sensitive manga, peppered with moments of surprising humor, heartbreak, and drama. Translucent hits stores July 18.
Dark Horse Comics has announced Korea’s 2003 Manhwa of the Year, Chunchu will soon be available for American readers. Chunchu is the story of a young man saved from death by his mother, banished by his people, hunted by his brother, and tortured by demons from within. Living and fighting with a warrior tribe that can never trust him, Chunchu lives a life of blood and violence. Still, something mysterious lurks within his cold exterior, something that could be awakened by the touch of a woman. Chunchu will be a trade paperback and will arrive in stores on July 25.…
For a long time MPD-Psycho was deemed too shocking for American audiences, but this June, Dark Horse Comics will be rocking the free world with the uncut and uncensored version. Police detective Kobayashi Yousuke’s life is changed forever after a serial killer notices something “special” about the detective. Kobayashi is stable police detective until he witnesses the killer he’s hunting mutilate Kobayashi’s own girlfriend. The event triggers several dormant personalities that push Kobayashi into a complex tempest of deviants and evil forces, ultimately creating a multiple personality detective. MPD-Psycho is written by Eiji Otsuka with art by Sho-u Tajima. This…