Post by SilvaShado on Jan 1, 2008 17:36:43 GMT
As announced at the New York Anime Festival, Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga will partner to produce two new manga series based on Marvel Entertainment's highly popular X-Men series.
The manga, created with the cooperation and consultation of Marvel editors, will take the classic characters from the X-Men series and re-imagine them in a manga style. The first project, scripted by the husband-and-wife team of Raina Telgemeier (writer and illustrator of The Babysitter's Club graphic novels) and Dave Roman (creator of the comic Agnes Quill), will focus specifically on the X-Men team. Indonesian artist Anzu will illustrate the two-volume series, which will go on sale in Spring 2009.
It's the X-Men as you've never seen them before, with the storyline fashioned as a private school shôjo comedy. As the only girl in the all-boys School for Gifted Youngsters, Kitty Pryde, a mutant with phasing abilities, is torn between the popular Hellfire Club, led by flame-throwing mutant Pyro–and the school misfits, whom she eventually bands together as the X-Men.
A second manga series follows the adventures of Wolverine, a breakout member of the X-Men team known for his attitude and unbreakable adamantium claws.
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When I first saw this, I thought, "uh-oh, bad idea. Another Marvel Mangaverse..." Then I read this part: "private school shôjo comedy. As the only girl in the all-boys School for Gifted Youngsters, Kitty Pryde" and I couldn't stop laughing. This actually sounds funny and possibly good.
I just don't know if I'll remember all the way into Spring 2009.![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png)
The manga, created with the cooperation and consultation of Marvel editors, will take the classic characters from the X-Men series and re-imagine them in a manga style. The first project, scripted by the husband-and-wife team of Raina Telgemeier (writer and illustrator of The Babysitter's Club graphic novels) and Dave Roman (creator of the comic Agnes Quill), will focus specifically on the X-Men team. Indonesian artist Anzu will illustrate the two-volume series, which will go on sale in Spring 2009.
It's the X-Men as you've never seen them before, with the storyline fashioned as a private school shôjo comedy. As the only girl in the all-boys School for Gifted Youngsters, Kitty Pryde, a mutant with phasing abilities, is torn between the popular Hellfire Club, led by flame-throwing mutant Pyro–and the school misfits, whom she eventually bands together as the X-Men.
A second manga series follows the adventures of Wolverine, a breakout member of the X-Men team known for his attitude and unbreakable adamantium claws.
~~~~~
When I first saw this, I thought, "uh-oh, bad idea. Another Marvel Mangaverse..." Then I read this part: "private school shôjo comedy. As the only girl in the all-boys School for Gifted Youngsters, Kitty Pryde" and I couldn't stop laughing. This actually sounds funny and possibly good.
I just don't know if I'll remember all the way into Spring 2009.
![::)](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png)