Three years ago New York publisher Vertical, Inc. sent a message to the comics world as they revealed what at the time was their ultimate weapon against mediocre manga. Developed by manga godfather Osamu Tezuka, Vertical’s MW hardcover was a revolution in localized manga design and narrative blowing away almost anything before it on its way to an Eisner nomination and multiple printings.
Now a new version of their MW is set to take on a more discerning and more sophisticated readership. Increasingly portable and more affordable than ever before this manga weapon is poised to fall in the hands of even more defiant readers desperate for change in what they consider to be a distorted comics culture.
Comic reporters and weekly publishers agree MW is manga at its darkest. The question here is…Will you succumb to it?
Tags: mw, osamu tezuka
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