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A not-too-bright hero must prevent an evil prince from reclaiming his kingdom in this hilarious fantasy adventure manga series opener. The forces of evil have returned to the Kingdom of Dikay! All hope is lost! There will be strife and clamorous discord! The people need a hero! Is there no one around who can vanquish the malevolent tyranny?! Uhmm . . . Anyone . . . Anyone? Enter the legendary Van Von Hunter, the Hunter of Evil . . . Stuff! Together with his loyal, memory-challenged sidekick, he faces off against the deposed former ruler of Dikay, who has come back to reclaim his throne! Pseudomé Studio’s Mike Schwark and Ron Kaulfersch, winners of TOKYOPOP’s Rising Stars of Manga™ competition, have created a side-splitting blend of hilarity and adventure! Based on the much beloved online comic. Praise for Van Von Hunter, Volume 1 “[A] humorous adventure. . . . The figures are well-designed and likable. . . . An amusing quick read.” —Publishers Weekly
The silly adventures of Van Von Hunter continue as the king calls upon him to vanquish an evil mage in this exciting fantasy manga. The dark lord Kuulats returns to business! The Flaming Prince is staging a jailbreak! And King Utmos is on a quest to destroy evil! With all of these exclamation marks, you wouldn’t think there would also be room for a tournament—starring all the greatest heroes in the land?! Of course there is! We’ve got two hundred pages to fill in this next thrilling volume of Van Von Hunter . . . and our hero is about to educate everyone on how vanquishing evil stuff is really done. It may be the end of the world as we know it, but we should all feel fine. Based on the much beloved online comic. Praise for Van Von Hunter, Volume 1 “[A] humorous adventure. . . . The figures are well-designed and likable. . . . An amusing quick read.” —Publishers Weekly
Outside Japan, the term ’manga’ usually refers to comics originally published in Japan. Yet nowadays many publications labelled ’manga’ are not translations of Japanese works but rather have been wholly conceived and created elsewhere. These comics, although often derided and dismissed as ’fake manga’, represent an important but understudied global cultural phenomenon which, controversially, may even point to a future of ’Japanese’ comics without Japan. This book takes seriously the political economy and cultural production of this so-called ’global manga’ produced throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia and explores the conditions under which it arises and flourishes; ...
Book one starts off with the introduction of a cloaked figure and his werewolf companion crossing the border into the newly good-ified land of Dikay. We then explain the history of the mighty warrior Van Von Hunter. Like all Legends, his is not without embellishing. Hence, we end up telling the audience a number of inaccuracies... Von Hunter is a thousand years old, and the like. Only with slick placement of dialogue well within the books will readers eventually start to uncover the real history of Von Hunter. After the history lesson we move on to VVH's side kick. After a terrible and truly earth-shaking explosion caused by the Apoxagedon spell during the final battle with the Flaming Prince, SK lost all of her memories of fighting evil with VVH and was in turn separated from him. That was three years ago. Since that time she found her way to a little village and has been living out her life; totally devoid of her past memories. She lives with an older couple who have taken her in as the daughter they never had and she works as a bar wench. Lo, these past three years, VVH has been roaming the countryside and looking for evil to smite. Oddly, the land has become more and more peace
Winner of the 2014 Will Eisner Award for Best Scholarly/Academic Work. Bringing together contributors from a wide-range of critical perspectives, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation is an analytic history of the diverse contributions of Black artists to the medium of comics. Covering comic books, superhero comics, graphic novels and cartoon strips from the early 20th century to the present, the book explores the ways in which Black comic artists have grappled with such themes as the Black experience, gender identity, politics and social media. Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation introduces students to such key texts as: The work of Jackie Ormes Black women superheroes from Vixen to Black Panther Aaron McGruder's strip The Boondocks
The adventures of a dim-witted hero and his sidekick continue as they encounter the undead, cookie-baking elves, and more in this funny, fantasy manga. Continuing their journey through the lands of Dikay, fighting the most horrid, totally wicked stuff ever imagined, Van Von Hunter and Sidekick encounter lots and lots of evil! Not only does everyone’s favorite decaying jester Laspo return to wreak havoc, but we also meet the lovely, scantily armored Adonette, the famous necromancer, who treats her rotting zombie hordes as family. Throw in something scary lurking in a secret labyrinth and a surprise that will put lumps in your cookie dough, and you can bet your sweet tooth that Van Von Hunter and his sidekick are in more trouble than you can swing a sword at—or a giant crossbow! Based on the much beloved online comic. Praise for Van Von Hunter, Volume 1 “[A] humorous adventure. . . . The figures are well-designed and likable. . . . An amusing quick read.” —Publishers Weekly
Collects the ten winning entries in the Premier Rising Stars of Manga contest sponsored by Tokyopop in 2002.
This anthology includes four new manga stories, 30 pages from the upcoming novel, and a sneak peak from the upcoming Princess Ai manga series: The Prism of Midnight Dawn! Each story is bookended by fan and professional art as well as poetry from original Princess Ai author D.J Milky.
Features annotations for more than 6,200 works in the main volume (2007), and more than 2,400 new titles in three annual supplements published 2008 through 2010. New coverage of biographies, art, sports, Islam, the Middle East, cultural diversity, and other contemporary topics keeps your library's collection as current as today's headlines.
Showcasing up-and-coming talent, Volume 6 features the work of ten winners ofTokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga contest.