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NEWS: Viz Vice President Discusses Original Comic Plans




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slickwataris



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:47 pm Reply with quote
There was a Pokemon comic strip? MUST FIND.
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Shadowrun20XX



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:01 pm Reply with quote
slickwataris wrote:
There was a Pokemon comic strip? MUST FIND.

I've still got a few issues of the Pokemon Manga.It was much better than the sappy anime.The monsters actually fought.They were localized by Viz.Got them back in 1999 I believe,single issues.
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slickwataris



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:15 pm Reply with quote
Shadowrun20XX wrote:
slickwataris wrote:
There was a Pokemon comic strip? MUST FIND.

I've still got a few issues of the Pokemon Manga.It was much better than the sappy anime.The monsters actually fought.They were localized by Viz.Got them back in 1999 I believe,single issues.


I do too. But the article was talking about a newspaper strip written by American blokes.
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ClichedUsername



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:22 pm Reply with quote
slickwataris wrote:
There was a Pokemon comic strip? MUST FIND.


Viz released a compilation of the comic strips years ago. It's out of print, but you can still find some copies for sale.

http://www.amazon.com/Pikachu-Meets-Press-Newspaper-Collection/dp/1569315760/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209503835&sr=8-1
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Chrono Jr



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:11 pm Reply with quote
So what exactally does this mean? Is viz going to create a new mag for aspiring American manga creators?
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Ztarr



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:24 pm Reply with quote
This sounds like really good news. I've always had a lot of confidence in Viz and their dedication to high qualibur manga. It sounds like they are interested in completed work (self-published or webcomics, possibly?) rather than proposals or manuscripts.

I've sold over 500 copies of my indy manga graphic novel, which is no small task when you're in the self-publishing game. I recently recieved a grant from the Ontario Arts Council to produce volume 2 of my series and would really like to work with a publisher for the remainder of the series. Working with Viz would be a dream (who wouldn't want to!), but I'm not sure my work is 'Viz quality' manga. Anime cry

It will be nice, though, to see what creations come out of this new plan--sounds fantastic.
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Fusionoid



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:14 am Reply with quote
^ I like the artwork for the character designs. Nice job Ztarr!!! Smile
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BrothersElric



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:33 pm Reply with quote
Oh wow! This is very good news for me as well, because as a potential manga storywriter myself I think the chances of my story ideas getting published have just shot up quite a bit. Now if I could just get some art for the darn stuff......
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Chrono Jr



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PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:19 am Reply with quote
Ztarr wrote:
This sounds like really good news. I've always had a lot of confidence in Viz and their dedication to high qualibur manga. It sounds like they are interested in completed work (self-published or webcomics, possibly?) rather than proposals or manuscripts.


THIS IS AWESOME!!! It is my dream to become a manga creator, and I also wanted to work with viz from the start! I thought that it would be impossible since they didn't seem to use creations from American Manga-ka's. I can't wait for more news on this project! Very Happy
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Chrono Jr



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PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:19 am Reply with quote
Ztarr wrote:
This sounds like really good news. I've always had a lot of confidence in Viz and their dedication to high qualibur manga. It sounds like they are interested in completed work (self-published or webcomics, possibly?) rather than proposals or manuscripts.


THIS IS AWESOME!!! It is my dream to become a manga creator, and I also wanted to work with viz from the start! I thought that it would be impossible since they didn't seem to use creations from American Manga-ka's. I can't wait for more news on this project! Very Happy
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