Afro Samurai Vol. 1
(W) Takashi Okazaki (A/CA) Takashi Okazaki
In Shops: Dec 21, 2022
SRP: $19.99
NEW DIRECTOR’S CUT EDITION OF THE OUT-OF-PRINT CULT CLASSIC BOOK!
FEATURES A SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED COVER AND A BRAND-NEW FOREWORD BY TAKASHI OKAZAKI!
IN A FEUDAL, FUTURISTIC JAPAN, SAMURAI BATTLE TO BECOME NO.1 AND RULE THE WORLD, BUT WHEN HIS FATHER, WHO HOLDS THE COVETED POSITION, IS CHALLENGED AND KILLED, THE YOUNG AFRO SAMURAI VOWS VENGEANCE.
Star Wars: Visions #1
(W) Takashi Okazaki (A/CA) Takashi Okazaki
In Shops: Oct 12, 2022
SRP: $4.99
FROM THE CREATIVE MIND BEHIND THE STAR WARS: VISIONS EPISODE “THE DUEL” COMES THE SEQUEL: RONIN AND THE BLIND!
TAKASHI OKAZAKI (Afro Samurai) is continuing his storytelling from the acclaimed STAR WARS: VISIONS episode “THE DUEL,” featuring the Ronin! The mythology of STAR WARS infused with elements of Feudal Japan makes this issue a MUST READ for STAR WARS and MANGA fans alike!
Marvel is expanding its manga titles with VIZ Media with three new ones coming in 2023. The trio were announced at New York Comic Con 2022. Next year sees the release of…
WOLVERINE: SNIKT!
Story and Art by Tsutomu Nihei
Release Date: June 13, 2023
ISBN-13(s): 978-1-9747-3853-3
Format: Paperback
Tsutomu Nihei takes Wolverine to a desolate new dimension in Wolverine: Snikt!
Wolverine stands as the lone hope of the few remaining humans in a desolate wasteland as they fight to survive against robotic organisms. Will he manage to save the day and keep his own humanity, or will he lose himself to his berserker rage and bring on extinction?
In 2003, fresh off the success of his hit series Blame!, star manga creator Tsutomu Nihei connected with Marvel Comics, writing and drawing the limited series Wolverine: Snikt! Bringing his signature style to bear on the iconic X-Man, Nihei took Wolverine to a darker, more terrifying dimension, presented here in a deluxe edition.
SPIDER-MAN: FAKE RED
Story and Art by Yusuke Osawa
Release Date: June 13, 2023
ISBN-13(s): 978-1-9747-3878-6
There’s a new Spider-Man in town! And he’s got a lot to learn about being a hero!
When an awkward teenager puts on Spider-Man’s suit, he quickly learns that being a hero isn’t all photo ops and social media likes.
Yu’s new high school is kind of awful. He’s failing his classes and striking out socially. Everything changes when he finds one of Spider-Man’s costumes abandoned in an alleyway. At first, it’s fun to put on the costume and play hero, but when powerful enemies start to appear, Yu quickly realizes he’s out of his element. Still, with Spider-Man nowhere to be found, the city needs someone to save it…
MARVEL COMICS: A MANGA TRIBUTE
Featured Artists: Akira Himekawa, Chika Ogaki, Gurihiru, Hachi Ishie, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Kamome Shirahama, Katsuya Terada, Kazuki Takahashi, Ken Niimura, Kia Asamiya, Mizuki Sakakibara, Peach Momoko, Q Hayashida, Sana Takeda, Shigeto Koyama, Shou Tajima, Studio Nadegata Circus, Takashi Okazaki, Yasuhiro Nightow, Yoshitaka Amano, Yūsuke Kozaki, Yusuke Murata.
Release Date: July 18, 2023
ISBN-13(s): 978-1-9747-3713-0
Format: Hardcover
Japanese artists celebrate the phenomenon that is the Marvel Universe!
Experience a fresh take on the Marvel Universe with this collection of stunning illustrations from over twenty exceptional Japanese artists, including Yasuhiro Nightow, Akira Himekawa, Peach Momoko, Yusuke Murata, and Yoshida Amano.
Marvel Comics: A Tribute explores Marvel’s rich and enduring legacy as a pop-culture phenomenon by paying homage to its most iconic characters and beloved stories. The book features a range of unique artwork, collected for the first time, celebrating characters from across the multiverse. A must-have for fans of Marvel Comics and Japanese art alike!
Spider-Punk #5 (of 5)
(W) Cody Ziglar (A) Justin Mason (CA) Takashi Okazaki
RATED T
In Shops: Sep 14, 2022
SRP: $3.99
CLASH IN DC!
• The stage is set, the instruments tuned and everything is ready for the execution.
• …EXECUTION?!
• Spider-Punk and his band of misfits better survive in time for an encore! ONE. MORE. SONG. ONE! MORE! SONG!
Spider-Punk #4 (of 5)
(W) Cody Ziglar (A) Justin Mason
(C) Jim Charalampidis (L) Travis Lanham
(CA) Takashi Okazaki (VCA) Taurin Clarke
RATED T
In Shops: Aug 03, 2022
SRP: $3.99
WANTED: HOBIE BROWN!
• Just as the Spider-Band in the Spider-Van had a Spider-Plan, they’re getting shut down by the big bad man!
• Hobie and team aren’t going to give up without a fight though…
• Witness the rise of one of the greatest bands in all of the Spider-Verse!
Spider-Punk #3 (of 5)
(W) Cody Ziglar (A) Justin Mason (CA) Takashi Okazaki
RATED T
In Shops: Jul 13, 2022
SRP: $3.99
KINGPIN RISING!
• The band takes a detour through Philly to help DAREDEVIL deal with the big man himself!
• What does Kingpin have to hide? And what does it have to do with the threats ahead?
• Find out as the crew hits the road in the SPIDER-VAN!
Titan Comics has revealed a special foiled limited edition for the upcoming, hotly-anticipated Afro Samurai Vol. 1 – on sale September 14, 2022.
Afro Samurai Vol. 1 Co-Pic Foil Logo Edition features an exclusive Co-Pic variant cover by Takashi Okazaki with foil logo. It is limited to 1000 copies and only available at comic book shops.
In a feudal, futuristic Japan, samurai battle to become No.1 and rule the world, but when his father, who holds the coveted position, is challenged and killed, the young Afro Samurai vows vengeance. Relentlessly pursued by murderous assassins, will he stay alive long enough to keep his promise?
You can get a copy of the limited edition US here and the UK and Europe here.
Spider-Punk #2 (of 5)
(W) Cody Ziglar (A) Justin Mason (CA) Takashi Okazaki
RATED T
In Shops: May 18, 2022
SRP: $3.99
KICK IT!
• TASKMASTER crashes the party to stomp out SPIDER-PUNK!
• What secrets lie under the community center that Spidey and his crew call home base?
• And how does it all tie back to NORMAN OSBORN?
Titan Manga has revealed Takashi Okazaki’s specially commissioned new cover for Afro Samurai Vol. 2 “director’s cut” edition – in stores October 2022. This long out-of-print cult classic also features a brand-new foreword by Takashi Okazaki, and celebrates the 15th anniversary of Afro Samurai anime, starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Taking his inspiration from US soul and hip-hop cultures, Okazaki-san originally published Afro Samurai as a serialized, self-published (doujinshi) manga in Nou Nou Hau magazine from November 1998 to September 2002. It was picked up by Funimation and developed as an anime, airing five episodes in 2007, with Afro voiced by Samuel L Jackson and a soundtrack by RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. Okazaki-san then created these two manga volumes for the US market, which were published in 2008 and 2009.
In a feudal, futuristic Japan, samurai battle to become No.1 and rule the world, but when his father, who holds the coveted position, is challenged and killed, the young Afro Samurai vows vengeance. Relentlessly pursued by murderous assassins, will he stay alive long enough to keep his promise?
In Afro Samurai Vol. 1 & 2, we witness the beginnings of young Afro’s quest, his battles with an array of assassins and warlords, that climaxes in the epic confrontation with the powerful Empty Seven Clan and a showdown with an old enemy…
Afro Samurai’s lasting impact can be seen in today’s appetite for all things manga and anime, as it was one of the first cross-cultural collaborations that celebrated Asian pop culture and US hip hop, to create an entirely new hybridised visual and musical language.
Afro Samurai Vol. 1 hits stores in August 2022 followed by Vol. 2 in October 2022.
Titan Comics has announced a new “director’s cut” edition of Afro Samurai Vol.1 by superstar manga creator Takashi Okazaki – due in stores July 26, 2022. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Afro Samurai anime starring Samuel L. Jackson, this remastered, fully authorized edition features a specially commissioned new cover and foreword by Takashi Okazaki.
Inspired by Okazaki-san’s love of hip hop music and American pop culture, the story, set in a feudal futuristic Japan, follows the young Afro Samurai who witnesses his father, the holder of the No.1 headband, being challenged and killed by the No.2 – a lethal gunslinger named Justice. Swearing revenge, he starts off on a bloody path of retribution that will eventually make him the No.2 warrior and lead to a final dramatic face-off with his father’s killer.
In this first of two volumes, we see the beginnings of young Afro’s quest, his battles with an array of assassins and warlords, that climaxes in the epic confrontation with the powerful Empty Seven Clan and a showdown with an old enemy…
Described by Okazaki as “out of all my work it is my best project”, Afro Samurai “director’s cut” edition published by Titan Manga (the new imprint from Titan Comics), will present the original manga in Okazaki-san’s preferred larger graphic novel format in two volumes, giving old and new fans alike the chance to experience his seminal cult masterpiece as its creator originally intended it.
