Please see below for Titan Comics December comics and graphic novel highlights, covering releases throughout December.
Titan’s December Highlights…
AFRO SAMURAI VOL. 1
Writer/Artist: Takashi Okazaki
Publisher: Titan Manga
176 pages, SC, $19.99 US, £14.99 UK, ISBN: 9781787739000
On sale: December 13, 2022 (US)
In a feudal, futuristic Japan, samurai battle to become No.1 and rule the world, but when his father, who holds the coveted position, is challenged and killed, the young Afro Samurai vows vengeance. Relentlessly pursued by murderous assassins, will he stay alive long enough to keep his promise?
In the first of two volumes, we see the beginnings of young Afro’s quest, his battles with an array of assassins and warlords, that climaxes in the epic confrontation with the powerful Empty Seven Clan and a showdown with an old enemy…
ATOM: THE BEGINNING VOLUME 2
Writers: Osamu Tezuka (Original Story), Masami Yuuki (Script)
Artist: Tetsuro Kasahara
Publisher: Titan Manga
SC, B&W, 5″ x 7″, 208pp, $12.99 (US) /£9.99 (UK), ISBN: 9781787739574
On Sale: December 13, 2022
Continue the journey that leads to the famous series Astro Boy created by the ‘God of Manga’ Osamu Tezuka!
It’s time for Robot Wrestling! Determined to continue the project, engineering students Umatarō and Hiroshi enter their superpowered robot Six into a robot fighting tournament! Standing in their way of the prize money is the undefeated robot Mars and its mysterious creator, Dr. Lolo… can Six defeat the ‘invincible god of war’?
KAMEN RIDER: KUUGA VOL. 1
Writers: Shotaro Ishinomori (Original Story), Toshiki Inoue (Script)
Artist/Cover Artist: Hitotsu Yokoshima
Publisher: Titan Manga
SC, B&W, 5″ x 7″, 240pp, $12.99/£9.99, ISBN: 9781787739550
On Sale: December 6, 2022
Kamen Rider Kuuga is a manga adaptation of the famous Japanese TV drama series of the same name, centered around the first incarnation of the Kamen Rider hero for the Heisei Era (the beginning of the 21st century).
This manga goes beyond the bounds of a normal adaptation and redefines its hero for modern audiences, expanding its universe and connecting it to other incarnations of the bug-eyed hero in a completely approachable way for new readers who haven’t encountered a Kamen Rider story before. It’s a perfect starting point for anyone who wants to know why Kamen Rider is so beloved by people around the world.
LIFE IS STRANGE VOL 4-6 BOXED SET
Writer: Emma Vieceli
Artist: Claudia Leonardi
Colors: Andrea Izzo
FC, SC , 352pp, $53.99 (US) / $70.99 (CA) / £49.99 (UK)
On Sale: December 20, 2022
COLLECTING THE EMOTIONAL FINAL THREE VOLUMES IN BEST-SELLING SERIES INSPIRED BY THE BAFTA – AWARD-WINNING VIDEOGAME!
Collects Life is Strange: Partners in Time – Tracks, Life is Strange: Coming Home and Life is Strange: Settling Dust. INCLUDES ART CARD.
KING TANK GIRL
Writer: Alan Martin
Artist: Brett Parson
Publisher: Titan Comics
SC, FC, 128pp, $17.99 (US)/ £14.99 (UK), ISBN: 9781787739611
On sale: December 13, 2022
Writer and co-creator Alan Martin returns with fan-favorite artist Brett Parson to bring you the all-new adventures of the classic, punk rock comic character Tank Girl! Turning the clock back to the early years, King Tank Girl offers up a veritable banquet of brand new stories: Tank Girl and the gang head to the beach for “Barney Don’t Surf”; they explore the expensive world of Wellbeing; and Tank Girl is crowned King of England. And all that before tea time!
MICHAEL MOORCOCK’S ELRIC 1-4 BOXED SET
Writer: Michael Moorcock, Julien Blondel, Jean-Luc Cano
Artist: Julien Telo, Robin Recht, Didier Poli
Publisher: Titan Comics
HC, FC, 256pp, $79.99 (US) / £69.99 (UK), ISBN: 9781787738546
On sale: December 6, 2022
Elric of Melniboné is the tortured hero of Michael Moorcock’s classics fantasy novels. His stories are brought to life in these exquisite graphic novel adaptations, collected together in this glorious boxed-set for the first time!
Fans of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and high fantasy fiction will reap the thrills and spills of this epic quadrilogy!
Collects: THE RUBY THRONE, STORMBRINGER, THE WHITE WOLF, THE DREAMING CITY.
