VIZ MEDIA UNLEASHES THE TERRIFYING RESIDENT EVIL MANGA SERIES
AND OFFERS A SPECIAL FREE PREVIEW FOR HALLOWEEN COMICFEST 2014
Discover The Source Of The Outbreak Of The Deadly C-Virus In The Gritty Manga Prequel To CAPCOM’s Popular Resident Evil® 6 Game Property
San Francisco, CA, October 16, 2014 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of
manga and anime in North America, gives gamers and action fans a special
FREE sneak preview of its forthcoming RESIDENT EVIL: THE
MARHAWA DESIRE manga (graphic novel) series as part of the company’s
participation in 2014 Halloween ComicFest.
The
terrifying 5-volume apocalyptic action thriller was created by Naoki
Serizawa and serves as a prequel to the storyline of CAPCOM’s
bestselling Resident Evil® 6 game property. The manga series is rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers and will launch on November 18th under the VIZ Signature imprint. RESIDENT EVIL: THE MARHAWA DESIRE Vol. 1 will carry a print MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN.
Held
each year, Halloween ComicFest is celebrated at scores of comic shops
and retailers nationwide on the Saturday before Halloween. On this day,
participating shops offer fans and visitors a special FREE
Halloween ComicFest sampler filled with previews of scores of exciting
upcoming titles. For additional information and a list of participating
retailers, please visit: www.halloweencomicfest.com.
The highly virulent C-virus became a global disaster, but where did the outbreak start? In the series’ opening volume, at
the prestigious and elite Marhawa Academy in Singapore, a female
student suffers a horrifying transformation. Called in to investigate,
Professor Doug Wright and his nephew Ricky find themselves caught up in a
deadly and growing tragedy. As things get rapidly out of hand, Chris
Redfield and his team from the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance
arrive on the scene, while behind it all a mysterious figure looms.
“Discover the sinister beginnings of the Resident Evil
story in the first-ever manga series based on the smash hit game
property,” says Michael Montesa, Editor. “Along with tracing the source
of the deadly viral outbreak, the manga series also presents the debut
of Piers Nivans, who appears in the Resident Evil 6
video game as Chris Redfield's new partner. Readers will not want to
miss a special advance preview of RESDIENT EVIL as part of Halloween ComicFest. Catch the full launch of this spine tingling new series from the VIZ Signature imprint next month!”
Since the landmark release of Resident Evil
in 1996, the CAPCOM franchise has firmly established itself as a truly
worldwide entertainment brand and mainstay of contemporary culture with a
series of live action movies, CG anime, manga, novels and numerous
merchandising lines. To date the Resident Evil series of
videogames has achieved global sales of over 50 million units, while the
live action movies starring Milla Jovovich have grossed in excess of
$525 million dollars at the box office.
RESIDENT
EVIL artist/author Naoki Serizawa is a multi-talented photographer and
cinematographer as well as a manga artist and writer. His other series Saru Lock was developed into a TV drama in Japan in 2009.
For more information on RESIDENT EVIL: THE MARHAWA DESIRE or other manga and/or anime titles published by VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered
in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and
licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by
three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc.,
Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ
Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English
speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and
South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN
JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ
Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties
for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ
Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated
television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a
variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and
manga at www.VIZ.com.
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