Baby Daddies of the Inner Chambers

I read Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 3 (Ooku: The Inner Chambers)

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin.

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Digital Manga Editions from TOKYOPOP and Zinio

TOKYOPOP and Zinio Announce the Launch of Digital Manga Editions

Dozens of volumes now available to download to your computer

TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution, and Zinio, the world's top digital publishing distribution service, today announced a partnership that offers more than fifty volumes of manga, available immediately for digital download to your PC and Mac by visiting www.Zinio.com/tokyopop.

The debut list of titles for sale includes the bestsellers Bizenghast, Dramacon, and Princess Ai; manga-adapted-to-film series such as The Dreaming and Van Von Hunter; the groundbreaking shonen-ai hit Gravitation, and Jim Henson's Return to Labyrinth and Legends of the Dark Crystal. Release dates for future titles, including Min-Woo Hyung's Priest, inspiration for the Spring 2011 3-D film from Sony/Screen Gems, will be announced and made available for digital download soon.

Stu Levy, TOKYOPOP's founder, producer of the upcoming films Priest and The Dreaming and director of Van Von Hunter, each based on the company's manga series, says, "I have always been a strong advocate for digital-in fact, my DNA is made entirely from 0's and 1's. The manga lifestyle is rapidly moving online and we are committed to finding the best experience possible in that medium. Zinio offers the top online reading experience, and their team is committed to providing a 360º accessibility."

For consumers, Zinio enables the ability to shop for, search inside, read, share, and save digital content to your computer. Similar to thumbing through the print edition at a local bookstore, readers of TOKYOPOP digital versions can preview pages of each manga, free of charge.

"More than a decade ago, TOKYOPOP introduced manga to America, building a category that has been embraced by millions of teens," says Rich Maggiotto, President & CEO, Zinio. "We're thrilled to have a partnership that will offer loyal and new manga readers these digital editions."

Initially, most manga on the launch list will sell for a material discount, $5.99 per volume, while some larger volumes, such as the Gravitation collection--a two-volume omnibus edition--are priced at $7.99. For a complete list of titles, please visit www.Zinio.com/tokyopop.

I Reads You Review: AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER 1

Creators: Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko with Aaron Ehasz, Peter Goldfinger, and Josh Stolberg (writers) and Nickelodeon Animation Studios (art)
Publishing Information: Del Rey Manga, Color, paperback, 94 pages, $7.99 (US), $9.99 CAN
Ordering Numbers: ISBN: 978-0-345-51852-1 (ISBN-13)

Avatar: The Last Airbender was an animated series that first ran on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. With the upcoming film adaptation of the series, entitled The Last Airbender, debuting in theatres in July, Del Rey Manga is releasing manga tie-ins to the movie.

One of the releases, simply entitled, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a film comic and is actually not a new release. In regular comic books or manga, the art is, of course, drawn by one or more artists. In a film comic, still images from animation or live action film is used as the art. TOKYOPOP calls its film comics, “Cine-Manga” (a trademarked term). Four years ago, TOKYOPOP began publishing Avatar: The Last Airbender Cine-Manga using images from episodes of the Nickelodeon series. In fact, TOKYOPOP’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 1 Cine-Manga sold over half-a-million copies, according to the publisher.

Now, Del Rey Manga is republishing, Avatar: The Last Airbender volume 1 (sans the Cine-Manga label). This film comic adapts the first episode of the animated series, entitled “The Boy in the Iceberg” (Season 1, Episode 1 – Book One: Water).

For those who don’t know: Avatar: The Last Airbender takes place in a world divided between four nations: the Water Tribes, Air Nomads, Fire Nation, and Earth Kingdom. Fire Nation has destroyed the harmonious balance among the four nations. These dire times are just when the Avatar, the master of all four elements, is expected to bring balance to the world, but he has been missing for a century.

Teenaged siblings, Katara and her brother, Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe, rescue a boy who has been frozen in a sphere of ice for one hundred years. The boy, named Aang, is indeed the long-lost Avatar and also the last airbender. Katara and Sokka must help Aang, whose training was never completed, master the four elements in order to fulfill his destiny. But the determined Prince Zuko of Fire Nation also wants the Avatar.

This is probably the best film comic that I’ve read thus far – even better than my beloved film comic of The Secret Saturdays that Del Rey published last year. Perhaps, its goodness is a result of the high quality of the source material, the original animated television series. The highest recommendation that I can give this is to say that I’m eager for future volumes, and that I will pass this on to my nephew because I know he’ll love it, as will other young readers. This is an excellent read.

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