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Get a first look at Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy, coming June 13

Wizards of the Coast‘s Magic: The Gathering celebrates the iconic video game series, Final Fantasy with Magic: The Gathering—Final Fantasy. Launching June 13, the set represents a rich universe with iconic elements that fans have come to love over the franchise’s history. Fans will see characters from every mainline Final Fantasy game, each depicted through the lens of Magic: The Gathering. The set is available for preorder now at local game stores, online retailers like Amazon, and elsewhere Magic products are sold.  

This upcoming set features the largest collection of Final Fantasy artwork ever in a single game, drawing from across the franchise. Magic artists have brought moments from Final Fantasy to life in their own unique style while classic Final Fantasy art pieces make appearances on these epic cards. Fans will see their favorite stories, characters and moments from Final Fantasy depicted across Magic cards, with these icons of the series captured on over 100 legendary creature cards across the entire release.  

Magic: The Gathering—Final Fantasy features a host of special mechanics and content inspired by the rich world and incredible creatures beloved by fans worldwide.  

Special features include:

  • Saga Creatures – Summons are making an appearance in this set, as part of Magic: The Gathering’s first-ever Saga creatures. Players can call the summons for aid in battle.
  • Double-Faced Cards – Double-faced cards return in Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY. By casting the front side of the card for its mana cost and fulfilling its required conditions, players can transform it to experience its alternate form! Iconic FINAL FANTASY characters, minigames, story moments, and more are represented on double-faced cards throughout the set.  
  • More To Come – Many of the special mechanics featured in the Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY set are yet to be revealed. Stay tuned for more information.

The Final Fantasy artwork truly shines in a series of Borderless Cards. Borderless Character Cards feature 55 legendary characters with eye-popping backgrounds, while Borderless Woodblock Cards are inspired by traditional Japanese woodblock paintings, and feature intricate artwork of the summons. There are also Borderless Final Fantasy Artist cards, featuring fan-favorite artists from the history of the series.  

Finally, as a celebration of this incredible collaboration, Final Fantasy Through the Ages showcases iconic Magic cards with Final Fantasy artwork. These cards form a Bonus Sheet for the set featuring existing artwork from the Final Fantasy series, which highlights artists such as  天野喜孝/Yoshitaka Amano and 野村哲也/Tetsuya Nomura, names that Final Fantasy fans will surely recognize.  

Each Commander deck for Magic: The Gathering—Final Fantasy tells the story of an individual game from the franchise, letting you relive playing Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X, and Final Fantasy XIV in a brand-new way.

Wizards of the Coast will also be releasing three Secret Lair drops alongside this set to capture the worlds of Final Fantasy in Secret Lair‘s always iconic, always stunning style. More details will be available closer to the set’s release.  

Fans can preorder Magic: The Gathering—Final Fantasy products now, including Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Commander decks, Collector’s Edition Commander decks, Bundles, and Gift Edition Bundles. Additionally, Wizards of the Coast will have more to share about a special holiday release for Magic: The Gathering—Final Fantasy later this year.  

Dark Horse Manga announces four new releases

Dark Horse serves up more tasty stories fresh and hot from the Japanese creators you love! What’s new and coming soon? Check out the entire list of manga, light novels, and more available for preorder from your local bookstore or comic shop now!

Emanon Volume 4 is Out Soon — Get the whole collection!

Complete the collection as Dark Horse Manga releases Emanon Volume 4: Emanon Wanderer Part Three. Don’t have the full set yet? Don’t worry, volumes 1, 2 and 3 are set to return to print on August 22, so readers new and old can collect the entire story before they reincarnate.

Emanon Volume 4: Emanon Wanderer Part Three trade paperback will be available in comic shops September 6, 2023 and bookstores September 5, 2023. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at your local comic shop and bookstore. It will retail for $14.99.

Emanon Volume 4: Emanon Wanderer Part Three

Vampire Hunter D Omnibus: Book Five

Vampire Hunter D Omnibus: Book Five collects in full two different multi-part novels! Twin-Shadowed Knight is a story in two parts, reflecting the dying words of a vampire which lead to a sorcery that splits the Hunter into two separate beings; the second D, full of passion, hunger and carnal desire! Then, the three-part Dark Road brings triple the thrill as D crosses over the southern border into the realm of General Gaskell. No ordinary vampire noble, this immortal warlord survived his supposed death under the sun to command the loyalty of a veritable army of the undead, who have been given their silent marching orders—eliminate D!

Volumes 13-15 of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s adventure horror series are bound together in Vampire Hunter D Omnibus: Book Five, illustrated by Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano, which goes on sale on April 17, 2024. Continue the enduring legend of D and pre-order from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, your local comic shop or bookstore now!

Vampire Hunter D Omnibus: Book Five

Innocent Omnibus Volume 2

Inspired by real historical figures and events, Innocent Omnibus Volume 2 collects volumes 4-6 of the original Japanese manga series in English for the first time. Shin’ichi Sakamoto masterfully fictionalizes the true life of Charles-Henri Sanson, known as the Monsieur de Paris—“Gentleman of Paris” who performed nearly three thousand executions in 18th century France.

What has begun, must be seen to an end. Despite the sorrows of a broken heart, Charles must carry out the execution of the condemned Damiens. Swearing to fulfill his duty mercifully, fate plays a cruel hand, and within the ranks of the Sanson family, one intervenes in a shocking display. With dreams of a future of mercy and flourishing equality, Charles faces the execution of the century.

Pre-order Innocent Omnibus Volume 2 of 3 to come face to face with Sakamoto’s gripping tale of humanity, death, and sacrifice when it goes on sale in bookstores on April 23, 2024 and in your local comic book shop on April 24, 2024. You can still pre-order volume 1 of Innocent wherever you get your manga.

Innocent Omnibus Volume 2

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 7

Sumito Oowara’s debut manga continues with Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 7. When Mizusaki begs Kanamori to fill in for her on a fashion shoot, Kanamori convinces her campus rival in willpower, student council secretary Sowande, to join her on the set! But as always, the real rivalry in Eizouken is the creative one, as Mizusaki also realizes that she’s not the only talented amateur high school animator out there, and writer and director Asakusa ponders what it means to be able to successfully complete a work on their terms, if an outside audience doesn’t understand what they were trying to say! Student screenings are one thing, but how will Clutch That Machete With Strength! fare before festival judges at an anime tournament…?

Don’t miss Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 7 (5 ⅛” x 7 ¼”) on sale April 24, 2024. The 168-page continuation of this story beyond the anime is available for preorder now at your local bookstore and comic shop, as well as Amazon and Barnes and Noble for $14.99.

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 7

Discover Vampire Hunter D with the Book Bundle on Humble Bundle

Discover the origins of Vampire Hunter D! You may know it from the classic film, the beloved manga, or an upcoming animated series, but the saga started back in the 80s as a series of light novels by author Hideyuki Kikuchi with illustrations by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano. Together, they tell the story of D, a human-vampire hybrid intent on righting wrongs in a supernatural, post-apocalyptic world governed by the ruling Vampire Nobility class. Read the first 29 volumes of the epic series translated into English by Dark Horse, and help support World Central Kitchen!

A $226 value, you can get the entire bundle for just $15!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 1

Discover Vampire Hunter D with the Book Bundle on Humble Bundle

Discover the origins of Vampire Hunter D! You may know it from the classic film, the beloved manga, or an upcoming animated series, but the saga started back in the 80s as a series of light novels by author Hideyuki Kikuchi with illustrations by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano. Together, they tell the story of D, a human-vampire hybrid intent on righting wrongs in a supernatural, post-apocalyptic world governed by the ruling Vampire Nobility class. Read the first 29 volumes of the epic series translated into English by Dark Horse, and help support World Central Kitchen!

A $226 value, you can get the entire bundle for just $15!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 1

Discover Vampire Hunter D with the Book Bundle on Humble Bundle

Discover the origins of Vampire Hunter D! You may know it from the classic film, the beloved manga, or an upcoming animated series, but the saga started back in the 80s as a series of light novels by author Hideyuki Kikuchi with illustrations by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano. Together, they tell the story of D, a human-vampire hybrid intent on righting wrongs in a supernatural, post-apocalyptic world governed by the ruling Vampire Nobility class. Read the first 29 volumes of the epic series translated into English by Dark Horse, and help support World Central Kitchen!

A $226 value, you can get the entire bundle for just $15!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 1

Discover Vampire Hunter D with the Book Bundle on Humble Bundle

Discover the origins of Vampire Hunter D! You may know it from the classic film, the beloved manga, or an upcoming animated series, but the saga started back in the 80s as a series of light novels by author Hideyuki Kikuchi with illustrations by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano. Together, they tell the story of D, a human-vampire hybrid intent on righting wrongs in a supernatural, post-apocalyptic world governed by the ruling Vampire Nobility class. Read the first 29 volumes of the epic series translated into English by Dark Horse, and help support World Central Kitchen!

A $226 value, you can get the entire bundle for just $15!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 1

Discover Vampire Hunter D with the Book Bundle on Humble Bundle

Discover the origins of Vampire Hunter D! You may know it from the classic film, the beloved manga, or an upcoming animated series, but the saga started back in the 80s as a series of light novels by author Hideyuki Kikuchi with illustrations by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano. Together, they tell the story of D, a human-vampire hybrid intent on righting wrongs in a supernatural, post-apocalyptic world governed by the ruling Vampire Nobility class. Read the first 29 volumes of the epic series translated into English by Dark Horse, and help support World Central Kitchen!

A $226 value, you can get the entire bundle for just $15!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 1

Discover Vampire Hunter D with the Book Bundle on Humble Bundle

Discover the origins of Vampire Hunter D! You may know it from the classic film, the beloved manga, or an upcoming animated series, but the saga started back in the 80s as a series of light novels by author Hideyuki Kikuchi with illustrations by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano. Together, they tell the story of D, a human-vampire hybrid intent on righting wrongs in a supernatural, post-apocalyptic world governed by the ruling Vampire Nobility class. Read the first 29 volumes of the epic series translated into English by Dark Horse, and help support World Central Kitchen!

A $226 value, you can get the entire bundle for just $15!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 1

Discover Vampire Hunter D with the Book Bundle on Humble Bundle

Discover the origins of Vampire Hunter D! You may know it from the classic film, the beloved manga, or an upcoming animated series, but the saga started back in the 80s as a series of light novels by author Hideyuki Kikuchi with illustrations by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano. Together, they tell the story of D, a human-vampire hybrid intent on righting wrongs in a supernatural, post-apocalyptic world governed by the ruling Vampire Nobility class. Read the first 29 volumes of the epic series translated into English by Dark Horse, and help support World Central Kitchen!

A $226 value, you can get the entire bundle for just $15!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 1

Discover Vampire Hunter D with the Book Bundle on Humble Bundle

Discover the origins of Vampire Hunter D! You may know it from the classic film, the beloved manga, or an upcoming animated series, but the saga started back in the 80s as a series of light novels by author Hideyuki Kikuchi with illustrations by legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano. Together, they tell the story of D, a human-vampire hybrid intent on righting wrongs in a supernatural, post-apocalyptic world governed by the ruling Vampire Nobility class. Read the first 29 volumes of the epic series translated into English by Dark Horse, and help support World Central Kitchen!

A $226 value, you can get the entire bundle for just $15!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 1
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