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Ablaze licenses Shingo Honda’s Happyland

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Graphic Policy Team

Ablaze has announced it’ll release the English translation of Shingo Honda‘s manga Happyland. The series is about an extreme amusement park where nothing is as it seems and the horror that lies in store for an unsuspecting family that visits the park.

Welcome to Happyland, an extreme amusement park! The Komiya family is not unusual is any way, two parents love each other and their two children, who are healthy, happy, and accomplished at school and with extracurriculars. In appearance, they’re an ideal family that has everything going for them!

At least… That’s what they believed until the father decided to take them to spend a day at Happyland Park. In this park with its extreme attractions, the most shameful secrets will emerge in the most literally explosive way possible! A horrifying and gory tale of survival begins in this first of two volumes by Shingo Honda!

Happyland Vol. 1 will be released September 11 by Ablaze Manga.

Ablaze’s March 2024 releases

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

TORPEDO 1972 #1

written by Enrique Sánchez Abulí, art by Eduardo Risso · SRP: $3.99 · Available March 6th

In the 1930s, Lucas Torelli, known as “Torpedo”, was a legend of the suburbs of New York. A tough, trigger-happy Sicilian who only knew how to make friends–anyone else is no longer here to say otherwise. Nearly forty years later, the Big Apple has changed quite a bit. Torpedo, not so much. As a persistent journalist prepares to write an article about the Caputo family, the demons of Torpedo’s past resurface, along with his dirty old habits…

TOMORROW THE BIRDS

story and art by Osamu Tezuka · SRP: $14.99 · 324 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-2388 · Available April 10th

A fatal fire in the countryside escalates into incineration of cities by swarms of pyromaniac magpies. An avian leader with psychic power demands a brutal reduction in the human population. Homo sapiens descends into a subservient role but manages to land some counterpunches. The birds’ quest for equality is derailed by conflict between carnivorous species and those that eat insects. What jump-started the wild leap in ornithological evolution? What will be the fate of humans?

ROMPEPISTA

story and art by Rosa Codina · SRP: $14.99 · 324 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-2401 · Available April 10th

In her first graphic novel, Rosa Codina adapts Kiko Amat’s coming-of-age novel about the wild years of adolescence. Rompepistas is seventeen years old. He’s a punk, he lives on the outskirts of Barcelona, and he does everything for the music he loves: Generation X, The Clash, The Jam, Las Duelistas… That last one’s his own group, where he plays the guitar and bellows into the microphone. It’s all about playing to keep the sadness at bay and to never cry again. When you start playing, everything changes. All the shit clears up.

ABLAZE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT COLLECTED SET – MARIA LLOVET

written by Maria Llovet, art by Maria Llovet · SRP: $34.99 · 304 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-2777 · Available March 13th

With ABLAZE’s MARIA LLOVET collection, receive two hardcover volumes that speak to the artist’s mastery of romance, fraught storytelling, and the eerie.

In EROS/PSYCHE: La Rosa’s female boarding school is paradise for young girls…but only if you follow the rules. Because, if you disobey them, you can end up expelled, or even worse, dead. Sara and Silje are two students learning the rules of the school, which includes classes by day…and the casting of curses and spells by night. A love develops between the two, which is tender, but threatens to break under the weight of the dark secret society within La Rosa.

In PORCELAIN: Beryl’s life in the desert, living with her aunt and her cat, is relatively simple…until the day she finds and enters the Dollhouse. Stuck inside an ever-changing mystery house that hunts children and turns them into dolls, Beryl goes on a psychedelic journey where she must face the notion of her own limitations and move past them…before she becomes the building’s newest prey.

ABLAZE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT COLLECTED SET – MARIA LLOVET

ELLE(S) VOLS. 1-3 BOX SET

written by Kid Toussaint, art by Aveline Stokart · SRP: $34.99 ·224 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-2449 · Available March 6th

Elle is just another teenage girl…most of the time. Bubbly and good-natured, she wastes no time making friends on her first day at her new school. But Elle has a secret: she hasn’t come alone. She’s brought with her a colorful mix of personalities, which come out when she least expects it… Who is Elle, really? And will her new friends stand by her when they find out the truth? Then, when confronted with family tragedy and a psychological shock, can Elle face down her own self to find peace with her unusual existence?

GET SCHOOLED, Vol. 3

story by Yongtaek Chae, artwork by Garam Han · SRP: $19.99 · 264 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-2340 · Available March 13th

As Hwajin Na’s TRPA team expands, bad actors within the Korean education system don’t stand a chance! As their assignments continue, they discover that their brand of corrective justice must be applied to students and teachers alike. Very little bad behavior happens without cause and, through unconventional means, Hwajin and Hanrim seek to cut off school-led chaos at the root.

TERROR MAN, Vol. 3

story by Dong-woo Han, artwork by Jin-ho Ko · SRP: $19.99 · 300 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-2333 · Available March 13th

Jungwoo’s re-upped resolve has led him closer to the top of the criminal enterprise responsible for his mother’s death, but the revelations were not won without sacrifice. Jungwoo and his team face injury, the police investigator who wanted the real truth has been killed, and Jungwoo’s childhood best friend has become tangled in the fray.

Despite the setbacks, Terror Man’s desire for justice has only intensified, but how will this pursuit ultimately affect him? And how thin is the line between justice and vengeance?

An animated series adaptation from Studio Bazooka & Dr. Movie is coming soon!

THE PRISM #6

story and art by Matteo De Longis · SRP: $3.99 · Available March 13th

In the latest issue, the band is on the moon, and we all know the moon is the perfect environment for Zen meditation. Encouraged to center themselves and their own motivations within the scope of the mission, to forget the universe and see their own souls, can their motivations align for true Resonance?

ALMOST DEAD #5

story by Galaxy · SRP: $3.99 · Available March 20th

After an ordeal that has driven Sara, Zack and the group away from shelter and safety in a blink of an eye, Sara must take the lead and push the newly assembled group onward with no solid plan in mind, just a final destination that she is determined to get to. Will they continue this long journey on foot and with very limited resources or find another way? A stop for resources becomes a rude awakening for the group as they realize danger is abundant and relentless, and situations can change as easily as turning a corner. Sara is forced to make a decision that will change the course of one person’s life forever. Will she risk many lives to save one?

THE AGENT #5

story by Mathieu Gabella, artwork by Fernando Dagnino · SRP: $3.99 · Available March 27th

Occultists and betrayal! Rhym and Sebastian have followed the trail of their foe to a confrontation within the Parisian Catacombs, where it’s literally sink or swim! And, on the other side, Rhym must decide on her own fate going forward.

Crowdfunding Corner: Ablaze brings Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal to Kickstarter

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Backer Beware: Crowdfunding projects are not guaranteed to be delivered and/or delivered when promised. We always recommend to do your research before backing.

Comics and graphic novel publisher Ablaze is bringing Masaaki Ninomiya’s modern day horror manga masterpiece Gannibal to Kickstarter. The bestselling 13-volume horror manga series, published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha, has become a worldwide hit with publications in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, Korea, and Thailand, and will now make its highly anticipated English-language debut, with limited edition hardcovers available only via Kickstarter. Fans can support the project o Kickstarter.

A terrifying thriller series rich in tension and suspense, Gannibal has been adapted into a live-action TV series, directed by Shinzo Katayama (director of J-horror movie Missing) that currently streams on Disney+/Hulu and stars Yuya Yagira, Sho Kasamatsu, and Riho Yoshioka. In the series, Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer who has been recently assigned to the remote mountain village of Kuge. He is initially warmly welcomed by the villagers, but with the suspicious death of an old woman, he gradually becomes aware of the anomaly of the village and begins to suspect that “The people in this village are eating people.”

Crowdfunding Corner: Ablaze brings Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal to Kickstarter

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Backer Beware: Crowdfunding projects are not guaranteed to be delivered and/or delivered when promised. We always recommend to do your research before backing.

Get Schooled and more from Ablaze in July 2023

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

GET SCHOOLED Vol. 1

story by Yongtaek Chae, art by Garam Han · SRP: $19.99 · 250 Pages ·
ISBN: 978-1-68497-170-1 · Available July 25th

Eventually due to out-of-control youth violence, a teacher is murdered, and the news goes everywhere. As a result, public opinion calling for rapid changes to juvenile law boils over in all parts of the country.

The Ministry of Education and the National Assembly, feeling the seriousness of the collapse of the teaching authority, take the news very seriously and revise the Teaching Rights Protection Act, to create a single supervisory body. The name of the supervisory body is the Office of the Protection of Educational Rights.

Hwajin Na becomes a supervisor of the Educational Rights Protection Bureau and is sent to a school where the collapse of the school authority is severe. His teaching techniques are violent for someone who works in the Ministry of Education. But when punishments don’t seem to work on even the worst of school bullies, there is no better man for the job. Sometimes you can’t get a good education until those bullies are taught a lesson…

WITCH OF MINE Vol. 2

story by Haeyoon, art by MAS · SRP: $19.99 · 250 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-173-2 · Available August 16th

In these times, if you’re too good or bad at something, or simply too beautiful, you’re called a witch. But there also exist magical beings called witches, who can wield great powers of destruction and manipulation, sometimes doing so in the pursuit of love with human beings.

Spinning out from the events of Volume 1, we find another tale of a witch’s devotion to true, tenderly mortal love. Disguising herself to fit into the world of humans, Cordelia desires to build a life with the kind-hearted Michael, but can their love survive the truth of her origins? Plus: can a resilient human woman change the heart of one of the witches’ cynical sisters?

ON THE WAY TP Edition

story by Paco Hernández, art by José Ángel Ares · SRP: $19.99 · 172 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-130-5 · Available August 16th

Emma, a newly single cartoonist in her thirties, impulsively finds herself standing in Roncesvalles with her gaze fixed on Santiago de Compostela. Following the pilgrimage route known as The Way of St. James, she realizes the path she is traveling is bringing her closer to and somehow farther away from everyone around her, that the weight of her backpack is more than the clothes and pans inside, and that what she believed to be a simple walk to get some miles behind her (and her past) is a chance to learn not only about the people she meets along the way, but also herself.

Creators Paco Hernández & José Ángel Ares bring you a story of friendship, family, and learning. An emotional journey from which no one will return to being the same.

THE MINECRAFT-INSPIRED MISADVENTURES OF FRIGIEL & FLUFFY Vol. 5 HC Edition

story by Frigiel and Jean-Christophe Derrien, art by Minte · SRP: $12.99 · 104 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-171-8 ·
Available July 12th

For Minecraft fans! Graphic novels set in the world of the game!

Each adventure transports fans into the world they love!

Join Frigiel & Fluffy and their friends as they explore strange lands, encounter bizarre creatures, do battle against evil and find treasure!

Featuring Frigiel, the brave sorcerer’s apprentice, ever ready to give his all for his friends, who dreams of one day becoming a true adventurer. And his faithful canine companion Fluffy, as cuddly with his master as he is bitey with the bad guys! Vol. 5 contains two complete self-contained stories.

THE MINECRAFT-INSPIRED MISADVENTURES OF FRIGIEL & FLUFFY Vol. 5 HC Edition

ANIMAL CASTLE VOL. 2 #3

story by Xavier Dorison, art by Felix Delep · SRP: $3.99 · Available July 12th

On the Farm, all animals were equal. In the Castle, some are more equal than others.

Picks up shortly after the events of the first series with Miss B trying to convince the animals not to give in to violence, to put an end to Silvio’s reign…

Seeing that the animals are more tenacious than he ever expected, Silvio has Miss B put in solitary. And while that may not break her spirit, it may have consequences that will affect her family forever. And as the struggle continues, the president must consider giving the animals what they want…but that doesn’t mean he won’t give it to them on his own twisted terms.

THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS #4

story by Michael Moreci, art by Giuseppe Cafaro · SRP: $3.99 · Available July 19th

From the writer of Barbaric comes the world-hopping, skull- crushing adventures of The Mighty Barbarians!

Besieged on all sides, the intrepid team of mighty barbarians have one hope: that another hero who has already been taken by the evil Aleph and their creators can be freed from the spell cast upon him…and absolutely obliterate everything and anything in his path. Kull and crew will cross paths and swords with a true legend in hopes that he becomes an ally. Enter Thongor! Before The Avengers, The Justice League, The X-Men, before it all…stood The Mighty Barbarians!

TRAVELING TO MARS #8

story by Mark Russell, art by Roberto Meli · SRP: $3.99 · Available July 26th

The Erimhon arrives on Mars, but unforeseen circumstances threaten Roy’s mission.

See what’s coming in June from Ablaze

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

WAKFU Vol. 1: THE QUEST FOR THE ELIATROPE DOFUS

written by Azra, Tot, art by Said Sassine · SRP: $12.99 · 224 pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-169-5 · Available June 14^th

The hit Netflix anime series comes debuts as a manga! Yugo, Ruel, Percedal, Amalia and Evangelyne are now living their lives, each on their own. The adventurers reunite at Alibert’s for Yugo and Adamai’s birthday, launching this latest saga when a party pooper comes to interrupt the celebrations and force our friends to set off on the road once again for adventure!

WAKFU Vol. 1: THE QUEST FOR THE ELIATROPE DOFUS

TERROR MAN Vol. 1

by Handong Woo and Kojin Ho · MSRP: $19.99 · 300 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-131-2 · Available June 27^th

Jungwoo Min has a special ability, one that lets him see when a path leads to a misfortune, or disaster. He uses his “Eyes of Misfortune” to spot these unfortunate events and stop them. Disguising himself as a terrorist, he begins using his power to save people from certain danger. This leads him to become feared by the people he is looking to save. Soon he discovers that the more he saves others, the unhappier he becomes. Thus unfolds the story of a hero and his struggle between happiness and despair. And the unfortunate reality of saving the world, even while becoming a supposed terrorist…or TERROR MAN. An anime adaptation is in production now by Studio Bazooka, Dr. Movie!

SPOT IT: DOUBLE TROUBLE

written by Derek Fridolfs, art by Gabriele Bagnoli · MSRP: $12.99 · 104 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-179-4 · Available June 14^th

Meet Dobbly. He lives in a world filled with wonderful symbols that have power by finding matching pairs. This ne’er-do-well is so excited about his village’s Festival of Matching, he can hardly sleep the night before. When his impatience gets the best of him and finds himself trying to climb the Great Tree that will produce new pairs for the village, he also finds himself falling off the tree and breaking all of the branches on the way down, ruining the festival. It’s now up to the wizard Zadok and his apprentice, the druidess Dea, to find the magical seeds needed to repair the tree. And Dobbly is tagging along for the adventure!

Traveling farther away from the village than he’s ever been, Dobbly and his companions face harsh conditions and danger, all while being tracked by Single, the Dark Cloud King, who wants to cause chaos and prevent them from finding power in matching pairs. Will he prevent them from returning home with the magic they are searching for? Or will Dobbly become the hero he needs to be to help his friends save the Festival of Matching and feel like he belongs?

SPOT IT: DOUBLE TROUBLE also includes 4 seek and find activities.

SHEPHERDESS WARRIORS Vol. 1

written by Jonathan Garnier, art by Amélie Fléchais · SRP: $14.99 · 152 pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-169-5 · Advance Solicitation Open Now! Book Available July 25^th

It’s been 10 years since the men of the village left to fight in The Great War. Ten years since they left the women, children, and the older generation for a conflict far away from home and that they knew almost nothing about, except that it was about the security of their nation, their valley, their families. Ten years have passed since anyone has had any news of the war…

But the women quickly took charge of village matters. This is how the Order of Shepherdess Warriors was formed, a group of female fighters chosen among the most courageous and acrimonious, to protect not only their flocks, but also the village! Molly is happy because as soon as she turns 10, she can finally start training, and if she’s good enough, she can join the order and work out why there are more and more ferocious wolves in the valley. This quest will take her far beyond the boundaries of the land she knows, into the sorcerers’ forest and on the trail of her missing parents.

ANIMAL CASTLE VOLUME II #2

story by Xavier Dorison, art by Felix Delep · SRP: $3.99 · Available June 14^th

Animal Castle II Issue 2 picks up shortly after the events of Vol. 1 with Miss B trying to convince the animals not to give in to violence, to put an end to Silvio’s reign.An act of defiance by the Daisies leads Silvio to start locking animals up as a method to divide and conquer. But while Miss B is feeling the stress from both her friends and her family, some wise words put things into perspective and remind everyone that the resistance was never going to be easy. But are they all willing to pay the price?

THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS #3

written by Michael Moreci, art by Giuseppe Cafaro · MSRP: $3.99 · Available June 21^st

From the writer of Barbaric, Michael Moreci, comes the world-hopping, skull-crushing adventures of The Mighty Barbarians!

The quest continues as the barbarian team ventures into the Lost Realm to make an exchange for one of the orbs they need to save their worlds. But one doesn’t simply walk into the Lost Realm…not unless they’re ready to battle T-Rex or two along the way. But a world filled with dinosaurs isn’t their biggest problem–that would be Claudia, Morgan Le Fay’s evil sister! Before The Avengers, The Justice League, The X-Men, before it all…stood The Mighty Barbarians!

TRAVELING TO MARS #7

written by Mark Russell, art by Roberto Meli · MSRP: $3.99 · Available June 28^th

Roy says his final good-byes to the people of Earth as he prepares to land on Mars. He thinks back to his wedding day and wonders if he will hear from the love of his life before breaking off all contact with the Earth.

Ablaze is launchijng Get Schooled based on the hit Korean Webtoon

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

GET SCHOOLED Vol. 1

story by Yongtaek Chae, art by Garam Han · SRP: $19.99 · 250 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-170-1 ·
Available July 25^th

It is the near future, and student violence in schools is out of control. In a questionnaire survey for teachers, 98.6% say it is far more challenging to teach students than in the past, and 85.8% say it is not only more challenging but now dangerous.

Eventually due to out-of-control youth violence, a teacher is murdered, and the news goes everywhere. As a result, public opinion calling for rapid changes to juvenile law boils over in all parts of the country.

The Ministry of Education and the National Assembly, feeling the seriousness of the collapse of the teaching authority, take the news very seriously and revise the Teaching Rights Protection Act, to create a single supervisory body. The name of the supervisory body is the Office of the Protection of Educational Rights.

Hwajin Na becomes a supervisor of the Educational Rights Protection Bureau and is sent to a school where the collapse of the school authority is severe. His teaching techniques are violent for someone who works in the Ministry of Education. But when punishments don’t seem to work on even the worst of school bullies, there is no better man for the job. Sometimes you can’t get a good education until those bullies are taught a lesson…

ABLAZE announces 4 manga titles from legendary creator Osamu Tezuka

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Osamu Tezuka is known worldwide as the most influential person of the past century in the development of manga and anime. A medical school graduate who pursued a career in comics instead, Tezuka’s early success in the years following WWII inspired generations of artists and propelled the burgeoning manga industry. Over his lifetime, the “Godfather of Manga” drew tens of thousands of pages in approximately 700 titles for a wide variety of readerships.

This is the first time any of these works will be published in English. Find out what’s coming from Ablaze!

One Hundred Tales

August 2023

An adaptation of the Faust legend as a samurai period piece. Ichirui Hanri is an ordinary accountant servicing his lord. Though innocent, he is sentenced to death by hara-kiri after being entangled in a power struggle. A witch named Sudama appears and offers Hanri three wishes in exchange for his soul. Hanri accepts. Is it worth it?

Shakespeare Manga Theater

Q4 2023

Over the course of his career, Tezuka adapted many of Shakespeare’s works: Hamlet, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet (featuring Astro Boy!), and The Merchant of Venice. This book collects them into one volume and is sure to be popular not just with Tezuka fans, but also schools interested in presenting Shakespeare in a format that is easier for readers to engage with.

Tomorrow The Birds

Q2 2024

A science fiction manga depicting a future society in which evolved birds surpass humanity, Tomorrow the Birds is a parable about how we treat those who aren’t like us, and the eventual price that must be paid for arrogance. An unforgettable tapestry of seven-page chapters and longer stories.

Neo Faust

Q4 2024

This adaptation of Goethe’s Faust is Tezuka’s third rendering of this classic and one of the serializations he was working on at the time of his death. Despite being terminally ill, Tezuka continued to develop his already legendary storytelling and illustrations and left behind this enthralling take on a timeless theme.

ABLAZE reveals its May 2023 and beyond releases!

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

ANIMAL CASTLE VOLUME TWO #1

story by Xavier Dorison, art by Felix Delep · SRP: $3.99 · Available May 3^rd

The acclaimed series returns!
On the Farm all animals were equal. In the Castle some are more equal than others.

Animal Castle Vol. 2 picks up shortly after the events of Vol. 1 with Miss B trying to convince the animals not to use violence, to end Silvio’s reign.

At the castle, the dictatorship continues. Thanks to the efforts of Miss B and her friends, the animals attempt to remobilize the pacifist movement of the Daisies. But Silvio the bull dictator is trying to keep them under his hoof to keep his power. Helped by his cruel canine militia, he decides to have the rebellious animals imprisoned in the dungeon. But Miss B and her friends will respond once again with trickery…and solidarity!

LOVECRAFT: UNKNOWN KADATH TP

by HP Lovecraft, Florentino Flórez, Guillermo Sanna and Jacques Salomon · SRP: $19.99 · 200 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-133-6 · Available May 17^th

“I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.” —STEPHEN KING

Randolph Carter, a traveler to dreamland, tries not to wake up before reaching his goal, the elusive Kadath: the home of the gods, a place of fantasy and overflowing imagination. Carter walks through a world full of threats and abominable monsters, but also of palaces, exuberant cities, and geographies that remind man of his insignificant role on the gigantic cosmic chessboard.

What are the reasons to keep going when everything around us is terrifying and lethal? Kadath may offer some answers to this question!

An adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath unlike anything you’ve read before. Collects the complete 8-issue series, plus cover gallery, bonus material, and the original prose story!

FAMILY TIME TP

story by Lily Windom, Robert Windom, art by Asiash Fulmore · SRP: $14.99 · 132 pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-132-9 · Available May 17^th

The O’Connell family (Lily – age 13; Tyler – age 11; and their parents) are vacationing in Ireland when they encounter an old man with a mysterious crystal that seemingly teleports them 1,000 years back in time. Unsure whether they have stumbled into a historical re-enactment, the family must befriend Rory, a timid local, battle a medieval tyrant named Ciaran and his henchmen, and figure out how to get back to the present, while Lily learns to use her newfound superpowers.

From the writer/creator of Seven Sons, Robert Windom, and his eleven-year-old daughter, Lily, comes a fun, fantasy adventure. Featuring cover art by Jae Lee, as well as Art Direction and cover art by Sanford Greene (Bitter Root) – both Eisner-Award winning artists–and anime-inspired interior art by new talent and Greene-protege Asiah Fulmore (DC’s Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld).

Also coming soon and now open for pre-order and advance solicitation:

CENTAURS, Vol. 1

story and art by Ryo Sumiyoshi · SRP: $12.99 ·
200 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-136-7 · Available June 14^th

An epic fantasy adventure set in an alternate medieval Japan, where humans co-exist with the mythic half man/half horse beasts known as centaurs, or “jinba”. The centaur race was long revered as deities in ancient times; however, with the advent of the sengoku (warring states) period, humans started to enslave and use them for military purposes due to their speed, stamina, and ability to communicate in human language. Centaurs living in the plains were rapidly subjugated; in contrast, large numbers of centaurs living deep in the mountains were still free due to their relative isolation.

A wild and proud warrior jinba from the mountains named Matsukaze, known as the redheaded rock tiger, is caught while protecting his son. He is traded to a feudal lord and taken to his land. There he meets another centaur, named Kohibari, whose village was burned down as a child. He is a tame centaur, who had his arms amputated when he was captured, and has given up hope of escaping his human captors. If they can get over their differences and work together, they just might be able to return to the wilds as free centaurs.

THE BREAKER VOL. 1-5 OMNIBUS BOX SET

story by Jeon Geuk-jin, art by Park Jin-Hwan · SRP: $90.00 · 1,900 pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-172-5 · Available July 12^th

The story of The Breaker follows Si-woon Lee, a timid high school student who becomes the disciple to Chun-Woo Han, an extremely talented martial artist who is an enemy to the secret martial arts society known as the Murim. However, Si-woon is naive and unaware of his master’s past and the unseen underbelly of the society. How will Chun-Woo manage to teach Si-woon and help him survive in the brutal world of Murim?

Jeon Geuk-jin and Park Jin-Hwan’s fighting manhwa has been praised for its sensational action and captivating storyline, with many charismatic characters and stylish martial arts techniques that will keep you glued to the page! The Breaker Vol 1-5 Omnibus Box Set contains all 5 volumes of the bestselling, critically acclaimed series, collecting them into a handsome box set compilation. Each omnibus contains two volumes, 10 volumes in all. Plus, a folded bonus poster!

New May 2023 issues for continuing ABLAZE titles:

TRAVELING TO MARS #6

story by Mark Russell, art by Roberto Meli · SRP: $3.99 · Available May 24^th

Roy discovers that he is not alone in space, forcing him and the rovers to improvise a strategy for survival.

Eisner award-winning writer Mark Russell and artist Roberto Meli bring you a compelling new sci-fi series…a riveting story of planetary exploration and of finding meaning in your final days.

THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS #2

story by Michael Moreci, art by Giuseppe Cafaro · SRP: $3.99 · Available May 10^th

They’re barbarians. They loot, they plunder, they conquer. That’s what they do, and they do it alone…until NOW!

When an unstoppable force starts consuming one world after another, sorceress Morgan Le Fey uses her magic to assemble a team of skull-cracking warriors who must somehow work together to save all of existence. There’s the young trickster Anansi, Viking shield maiden Birka, the shape shifting Nanook, and their leader, heir to a fallen kingdom and mightiest of warriors, KULL!

Though their alliance is uneasy, they will do whatever it takes to cut the heart right out of their mutual enemy, leaving a path of ruin through everything and everyone that stands in their way!

Before The Avengers, The Justice League, The X-Men, before it all…stood The Mighty Barbarians!

Ablaze Dives Into Spring With New Graphic Novel Titles for April

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS #1

story by Michael Moreci, art by Giuseppe Cafaro · MSRP: $3.99 ·
On sale April 19^th

They’re barbarians. They loot, they plunder, they conquer. That’s what they do, and they do it alone…until NOW!

Though their alliance is uneasy, they will do whatever it takes to cut the heart right out of their mutual enemy, leaving a path of ruin through everything and everyone that stands in their way!

Before The Avengers, The Justice League, The X-Men, before it all…stood The Mighty Barbarians!

ELLE(S) Vol. 2: THE ELLE-VERSE TP

story by Kid Touissant, art by Aveline Stokart · MSRP: $10.99 · 104 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-128-2 ·
On sale April 12^th

After a family tragedy and a startling discovery, Elle will be forced to face down her greatest enemy: herself. Elle, the high school student with as many personalities as she has hair colors, finds herself trapped in her subconscious mind following a double psychological shock. That leaves her to navigate the hidden worlds of her various personalities in search of an escape route, while Blue—a sociable version of herself with a tendency to lie, cheat, and steal—takes full control over Elle’s life in the real world. Her friends start to suspect something isn’t right… but can they find a way to free Elle from Blue’s bonds?

TRESE Vol. 6: HIGH TIDE AT MIDNIGHT TP

story by Budjette Tan, art by Kajo Baldisimo · MSRP: $16.99 · 152 Pages ·
ISBN: 978-1-68497-129-9 · On sale April 12^th

Monsoon season has arrived in Manila. Predators that used to hunt sailors in the open sea have found their way into the flooded streets of the city. The unceasing rain muffles the screams of the victims being pulled down into the murky waters.

In places too high to be reached by the flood, the party continues for the privileged, who indulge in a new designer drug which grants them the supernatural abilities of enkanto and aswang.

These are the murders and mysteries Alexandra Trese needs to solve as the tide continue to rise at the stroke of midnight.

HEAVENLY DEMON REBORN! VOL 2 TP

story by O’Emperor , art by Gom-Guk · MSRP: $19.99 · 300 Pages ·
ISBN: 978-1-68497-138-1 · Advance solicit for May 17^th on sale

Reborn as the lowliest member of the Heavenly Demon cult, Unseong embraces the ancient techniques and secrets they teach him to increase his abilities. Rising from the most likely to die in training to the leader of an elite squad, the members of the cult find that Unseong far surpasses anyone’s expectations, challenging even the cult’s leaders’ levels of power. And while he plans to use those powers to avenge his murdered master, Unseong may not be able to protect himself from the dangers of the demonic arts.

New April 2023 issues for continuing ABLAZE titles:

CHILDREN OF THE BLACK SUN #4

story by Dario Sicchio, art by Letizia Cadonici · MSRP: $3.99 · On sale April 12^th

Is it fear or another impending black sun that has turned the town into a murderous mob? The children go into hiding with the hopes another dark dawn will come and save them, but the astrological event could spell doom for everyone.

LOVECRAFT: UNKNOWN KADATH #8

story by Florentino Flórez, H.P. Lovecraft, art by Guillermo Sanna & Jacques Salomon · MSRP: $3.99 · On sale April 26^th

The Dreamer Randolph Carter’s quest comes to an epic conclusion when he meets one of the gods face to face. Will this encounter lead him to the place he has seen in his dreams, or back to the waking world? Will he live the rest of his days in a magical place beyond human comprehension, or lose it all back in his old life?

As a bonus, also includes the original prose story!

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