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Artist and Artist: Akimoto AkiPublisher: Yen Press (Print & Digital)Translation: Eleanor SummersLettering: IranagaminPublication date: August 26, 2024Rating: TeenGenre: Manga (JPN), Lifetime, Action and Adventure, Comedy, Romance Mechanical Marie by Akimoto is the first manga by a creator to be published in English. It was also recently announced that the anime adaptation will debut in Crunchyroll in the fall of 2025. Therefore, there is no suitable time to become familiar with the source material. Anyway, we all need to read more Shojo Manga! ©Yen Press, 2025 Arthur Louis Zetes hates people. I know some of us can be involved. But he…
At the beginning of his career – well, the beginning of his Disney career. Like Donald Duck, he had many failed companies before that – cartoon legend Carl Burks worked as an animator and story director at Disney Studios, working on a variety of animated shorts. This was before Uncle Scrouge, or Duckburg’s creation. There were no casts with Gyro Gearloose or Magica de Spell or later a colorful cast of ducks. Way, after Carl Burks jumped from animation to comic book, first went back, and the story of Donald Duck still didn’t feel like the story of Donald Duck.…
Bram Stoker Award-winning editors James Aquilone and Monstrous Books are growing. And today we have seen exclusively one of the new creations of that show stop. Zarigazami is a brand new Kaiju designed by acclaimed cartoon artist Itaru Kinoshita. The creature appears in Monstrous: The Kaiju Issue and can also be used as a standalone print. Since Zarigazami revealed, fans have been talking about the name and the meaning behind the design, so Kinoshita has created a special bilingual graphics that delve into the origins and inspiration of Monster. East and West Monster Celebrations Monstrous Magazine has built a reputation…
Known to audiences for their larger than life roles like X-Men’s Sabretooth and Rob Zombie’s Halloween’s Michael Myers, Tyler Mane has always been drawn to characters who balance threats and presence. But in the final Spartan, a new graphic novel adapted from the novel by John F. Sanders, Mane co-creates a story that blends outlaw biker grit, Spartan philosophy, and real-world battles with human trafficking. From novels to graphic novels In an interview, Mane recalls how she first connected with Saunders over a decade ago, bringing her final Spartan to the screen. “I was drawn to Frank Kane’s personality and…
Needless to say, the launch of the new ultimate universe from Marvel was a huge success. Everything comes to mind this December with the ultimate endgame event commemorating the second anniversary of the Line’s debut. Today, the publisher has released details of the Ultimate Universe. Two years later, on December 3rd, it’s a special one-shot hit stand from writers Dennis Camp and Alex Paknadel, as well as various artists to be announced later. The first issue features a cover drawn by Ryan Stegman. Official press release below: Before the Ultimate Endgame begins, we look at the current state of the…
The Rebellion has announced the action as the latest addition to the library of archive collections, in line with the 50th anniversary of the controversial title. The anthology is known as an immediate pioneer in the 2000 Gregorian calendar and has been diminished in history as a British comic that incites moral panic. According to the Rebellion press release: “For the first time in decades, the Rebellion has collected action in a series of new archive versions, including all the strips and some editorials that produced many infamous names in the 1970s!” First Hardcover Action: Before the ban, Volume 1…
Ultimate Universe: For two years this December, authors Dennis Camp (Ultimate Endgame) and Alex Paknadel (the amazing X-Men) joined the lineup of top Marvel artists. Just like last year’s Ultimate Universe, I brought Nick Fury into folding and pulled back the curtains of the Manufacturers Council. Fans can expect the highly anticipated return of the Ultimate Parents, a deeper look at their role in the Ultimate Endgame, and the introduction of brand new faces as the manufacturer’s countdown to the explosive comeback approaches the finale. All roads lead to endgame. As the ultimate endgame approaches, the Guardians cross the multiverse,…
Marvel’s X-Men lineup would not have been completed without the X-Force title. The book boasts some powerful character dynamics and impressive visuals thanks to author Steve Fox and artist teams Marcus Toe and Eric Arciniega, but this X-force era is uneven and this collection doesn’t change that impression completely. Collecting 2024 X-Force Run Issues #6–10, the book concludes Forge’s newly assembled strike team in tackling both internal and external threats. The series balances two major threads, with Forge, Captain Britain, Askani (Rachel Summers) and Tank facing magical technical villain La Diabla, and another storyline where Sage helps the desperate professor…
Jed Mackay’s current X-Men series is a combination of interesting ideas and superhero spectacles, and the latest trade paperbacks continue that approach. Comfortable finding current flagship titles from the Ash era, these issues move the team in an incredible direction, mixing a lot of action and character drama. It’s not without rough spots, but overall, the story and visuals land frequently. Collecting the issues of X-Men (2024) #11–18, this arc finds the X-Men protecting the Alaskan town of Meruru when a mysterious fugitive pursued by an alien killer executive appears at the entrance. Cyclops leads the team against the deadliest…
Mad Cave Studios has announced the latest addition to the Maverick imprint of Young Adult Story. The beat has all the details. College Try, which will debut next winter, is a strange and magical rom-com, tinged with early nostalgia. The book is written by Olivia Quartero Briggs, painted by Roberta Ingranata, colored by Warnia Sahadeva and written by Jodie Troutman. “The hopeless forties hope to reunite with her college ex-boyfriend is shattered when he publicly proclaims his love for his fellow alumni. However, through the twist of magical fate, she is given the opportunity to go back to time and…