VIZ MEDIA’S PERFECT SQUARE IMPRINT COMPLEMENTS HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF MANGA AND GRAPHIC NOVEL TITLES
2014
Holiday Gift Ideas Include All-Ages Manga And Graphic Novels For
Celebrated Properties Including BRAVEST WARRIORS, HELLO KITTY®, POKÉMON And VOLTRON
San Francisco, CA, November 19, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),
the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North
America, prepares to delight the young and young-at-heart this holiday
season with a diverse selection of All-Ages manga, original graphic
novels, and collectible books available from the company’s Perfect
Square imprint.
Got a Bravest Warriors fan
on your list? Perfect Square has two titles featuring Catbug, the
breakout character of the hit animated series created by Pendleton Ward.
Fans can venture to multiple dimensions with an incredible collection of artists in BRAVEST WARRIORS: THE SEARCH FOR CATBUG, and see the world as only Catbug can in CATBUG’s TREASURE BOOK. A third title, BRAVEST WARRIORS: THE GREAT CORE CAPER, allows fans of the Cartoon Hangover sensation to choose which way the story will end in Perfect Square's first-ever multiple-choice adventure.
Pop culture and HELLO KITTY fans will not want to miss Hello Kitty, Hello
40, a hardcover anthology featuring an array of acclaimed comic
artists, muralists and toy creators paying tribute to Hello Kitty in
story and art. Readers also can catch Hello Kitty’s latest full color
original graphic novel adventure, HELLO KITTY: WORK OF ART.
POKÉMON fans can select from a trio of manga (graphic novel) box set editions for POKÉMON ADVENTURES RUBY & SAPPHIRE, POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE, and POKÉMON ADVENTURES DIAMOND & PEARL/PLATINUM.
The legendary giant robot anime franchise, VOLTRON, also returns in the informative tribute VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, which explores the history of the iconic series and its lasting impact on pop culture.
VIZ
Media’s Perfect Square imprint focuses on delivering original comics,
manga, graphic novels and other children’s books with an emphasis on
strong storytelling, eye-popping graphics, empowering themes, and a dash
of irreverence, that captures the imagination of a whole new
generation.
BRAVEST WARRIORS HOLIDAY GIFT TITLES
BRAVEST WARRIORS PRESENTS: CATBUG’s TREASURE BOOK ·
Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN · Available Now!
Says
Catbug: "This book has all my secret treasures and oregano dreams! ALSO
FIRE! I will share them with you because you are my friend, but it has
to be our secret, okay? I love you Treasure Book!"
BRAVEST WARRIORS: THE SEARCH FOR CATBUG · Rated “A” for All Ages ·
MSRP: $14.99 U.S. / $17.99 CAN · Available Now!
An amazing collection of artists venture to multiple dimensions to help you in...THE SEARCH FOR CATBUG! Catbug
ate some weird new cubes of food that caused him to lose what little
control he already had over his jump abilities! Now he’s careening
through dimensions, unable to stop! Help the Bravest Warriors travel the
galaxy and find Catbug. Just don’t eat any of those cube snacks or you
might end up lost too! Artists include Alan Brown (BEN 10 OMNIVERSE),
Mr. Warburton (Codename: Kids Next Door), Ian McGinty (UGLYDOLL, HELLO KITTY), Lee Ferguson (Miranda Mercury), Jorge Monlongo (Mr. Peabody & Sherman, HELLO KITTY), Stu Livingston (Steven Universe) and Mad Rupert (Regular Show, Adventure Time).
BRAVEST WARRIORS: THIS WAY OR THAT - THE GREAT CORE CAPER ·
Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN · Available Now!
In
THE GREAT CORE CAPER, the planet Goober-Delta-9 will lose orbit if its
stolen planetary core is not returned. Where is that core? In the most
secure vault in the Galaxy – beneath SID BEEMER-BOOF’S FUN PLANET, the
biggest amusement park in the known universe. The Bravest Warriors must
recruit a daring team, including Plum, Catbug, President Memory Donk,
Professor Brain Dog 7 and the Emotion Lord, to help them on their
mission. Each team member must play their part in order to pull off the
most outrageous heist of all time! And on EVERY page, the reader is in
complete control of what happens next!
HELLO KITTY® HOLIDAY GIFT TITLES
HELLO KITTY, HELLO 40 · MSRP: $29.99 U.S. / $34.99 CAN ·
Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available Now!
In 1974, Hello Kitty stepped on the scene, and she's had the world wrapped around her red bow ever since. In Perfect Square's Hello Kitty, Hello 40,
an array of acclaimed comic artists, muralists and toy creators pay
tribute to Hello Kitty in story and art. Contributors include the
award-winning creators of the Tiny Titans series, Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani; Brian Smith, co-creator of the New York Times bestselling series Stuff of Legend; Gene Luen Yang, award-winning author of American Born Chinese and Boxers and Saints, and Uglydoll
co-creator David Horvath. Everyone has a tale to tell about the cute
little girl who speaks from her heart. The hardcover edition also
includes a special introduction by Matt and Jennifer L. Holm, award-winning creators of the Babymouse series.
HELLO KITTY: WORK OF ART · MSRP: $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN ·
Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available Now!
Picture
this: Hello Kitty and her friends are making music, producing plays,
snapping photos, solving mysteries and, playing with dragons? Art is all
around, and Hello Kitty and her friends know exactly where to find it!
This latest HELLO KITTY original graphic novel features story and full
color art from Giovanni Castro, Jacob Chabot, Ian McGinty, Jorge
Monlongo, and Maite Oz.
POKÉMON HOLIDAY GIFT TITLES
POKÉMON ADVENTURES RUBY & SAPPHIRE BOX SET ·
MSRP: $59.99 U.S. / $79.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages ·
Available Now!
Ruby’s
father Norman is the new Gym Leader of Petalburg City. But Ruby doesn’t
want to follow in his father’s footsteps – he wants to win Pokémon
Contests! Sapphire’s father Professor Birch is the local Pokémon
researcher. But Sapphire is tired of gathering scientific data – she
wants to win Pokémon Battles! When Ruby and Sapphire meet, they’re more
likely to hit each other than hit it off. But then Sapphire challenges
Ruby to a competition! Which of them will achieve their dreams in just
eighty days?! The box set contains the complete Ruby & Sapphire arc
(Vols. 15-22) of the bestselling POKÉMON ADVENTURES series and a
collectible color poster!
POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE BOX SET 2 · MSRP: $25.99 U.S. / $29.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available Now!
His
entire life, Black has dreamed of winning the Pokémon League! Now he
embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region and fill a Pokédex for
Professor Juniper. White has an exciting career as the Trainer of a
talented troupe of performing Pokémon. She dreams of making her Tepig
Gigi a star! Together, Black and White continue on their journey... What
surprising new Pokémon – and people – will they meet along the way?!
The manga set includes POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE Volumes 9–14 and a
collectible color poster!
POKÉMON ADVENTURES DIAMOND & PEARL/PLATINUM ·
MSRP: $89.99 U.S. / $115.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available Now!
The
box set contains the complete Diamond & Pearl/Platinum story arc
(Vols. 1-11) of the bestselling POKÉMON ADVENTURES series and a
collectible color poster! Pokémon Trainers Pearl and Diamond are
starstruck! Their lifelong dream is to floor an audience with their
Pokémon comedy act. So how do they wind up as bodyguards to a pampered
little rich girl on a quest to reach the peak of Mt. Coronet? Thrills
and laughs are guaranteed as the POKÉMON ADVENTURES series continues
with POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL/PLATINUM.
VOLTRON HOLIDAY GIFT TITLE
VOLTRON: FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO, A 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION · MSRP: $29.99 U.S. / $34.99 CAN · Available Now!
Thirty years ago, Voltron: Defender of the Universe
hit the airwaves, and the world hasn't been the same. Now, VOLTRON:
FROM DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicles the story of VOLTRON and its cultural
relevance, taking a detailed look at the story behind the show and the
many related toy releases, the mythology of both Lion Force and Vehicle
Voltron (with a nod to Albegas), and concludes the exciting Voltron
Force saga. This new book is truly for fans, by fans: authored by Brian Smith, a former Marvel Comics editor and writer for Perfect Square's VOLTRON FORCE® series of original graphic novels, Marc Morrell, co-host of the official "Let's Voltron!" podcast, and Joshua Bernard, founder of CollectionDX, a popular website devoted to covering the world of Japanese toys, action figures and pop culture;
with a bonus VOLTRON comic written by Smith and illustrated by Jacob
Chabot, artist on the VOLTRON FORCE series; with a foreword by Jeremy
Corray, former Creative Director of World Events Productions, the company behind the classic Voltron TV series.
Additional information on titles published by Perfect Square is available at www.PerfectSquare.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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