Synopses & Reviews
Sci-fi adventure meets love storyand#8212;and East meets Westand#8212;in
Mangaman,an original graphic novel for teens.and#160;
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Ryoko, a manga character from a manga world, falls through the Rip into the "real" worldand#8212;the western worldand#8212;and tries to survive as the ultimate outsider at a typical American high school.
and#160;and#160;and#160; When Ryoko falls in love with Marissa Montaigne, the most beautiful girl in the school, his eyes turn to hearts and comic tension tightens as his way of being drawn and expressing himself clashes with this different Western world in which he is stuck in. "Panel-holed" for being different, Ryoko has to figure out how to get back to his manga world, back through the Rip . . .and#160;all while he has hearts for eyes for a girl from the wrong kind of comic book.
and#160;and#160;and#160; Barry Lyga writes a metafictive masterpiece as manga meets traditional Western comic book style, while Colleen Doran combines manga techniques and conventions with Western comic book storytelling to create a unique seamlessand#8212;though not Riplessand#8212;comic hybrid that is by turns hilarious and heartbreaking.
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Wolverine: Enemy of the State's team of Mark Millar (Civil War) and John Romita Jr. (World War Hulk) reunite for the best new book of the 21st century! Have you ever wanted to be a super hero? Dreamed of donning a mask and just heading outside to some kick-ass? Well, this is the book for you - the comic that starts where other super-hero books draw the line. Kick-Ass is realistic super heroes taken to the next level. Miss out and you're an idiot! Collects Kick-Ass #1-8.
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Dear gamers and comic book junkies: This is not your average graphic novel! MANGAMAN is superhero's adventure meets love story in a comic book illustrator's ink.
Mangaman, a graphic novel for teenagers in which a manga character is "translated" to the real world and tries to survive as the ultimate outside at a typical American high school. When he falls in love with the most beautiful girl in the school though, things take a turn for the worse as his way of thinking clashes with the real world and he has to figure out how to get back to his manga world.
Well known graphic novel artist Colleen Doran combines manga techniques and conventions with traditional comic book storytelling to create a unique comic hybrid.
About the Author
Colleen Doran, in a career spanning more than twenty years, has worked on some of the greatest characters in comics, including Superman, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman.