Tag Archives: shiver: junji ito selected stories

Around the Tubes

Posted on by

It’s a new week and we’re recovering from DC in D.C. which we’ll have lots of news out of coming in the next few days. While you wait, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

The Comichron – Weak December puts 2017 comic shop orders down 10%; big drop, but from a lofty perch – The chances of another up year were slim.

iO9 – Bruce Timm Wants To Make a Superman: Red Son Animated Adaptation – Yes please!

IGN – The Walking Dead Gets Season 9 Renewal and New Showrunner – Not too surprising.

 

Reviews

Talking Comics – Atlas and Axis #1

The Guardian – Blankets

Geek Dad – Deadman #3

Comic Attack – Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories

Nothing But Comics – Sleepless #2

Comic Attack – Splatoon Vol. 1

Comics Bulletin – Taarna #1

VIZ Media Releases Junji Ito’s Frightening Horror Manga Anthology Shiver

Posted on by

VIZ Media delivers the chilling new release Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories on December 19th.

The new anthology from the critically acclaimed master of Japanese horror manga will debut as a hardcover edition under the VIZ Signature imprint. Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories contains nine of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by the author himself, presented with accompanying notes and commentary. Shiver is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and carries a print MSRP of $22.99 U.S. / $32.00 CAN.

An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… Shiver offers nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans.

Manga creator Junji Ito made his professional debut in 1987 and has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists working in the horror genre. His critically acclaimed titles include Tomie and Uzumaki, which were adapted into critically praised live-action films, as well as Gyo, which was adapted into an animated feature film. Tomie, Uzumaki, Gyo, and Ito’s celebrated manga short story anthology Fragments of Horror are all published in English by VIZ Media in deluxe hardcover editions available under the VIZ Signature imprint. Ito’s influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors such as Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.