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| Hello Kitty - off to San Diego |
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) has announced a new
publishing deal with Sanrio, Inc., to develop a series of original
graphic novels, and a special single-volume comic featuring a limited-edition
Hello Kitty design.
The single-volume Hello Kitty comic is
scheduled to debut at the 2013 Comic-Con Show in San Diego with a Comic-Con
exclusive cover by Eisner-nominated artist Jacob Chabot. The comic will feature
art by Victoria Maderna, Ian McGinty and Chabot.
The main graphic novel series is
scheduled to launch in the fall of 2013 with Here We Go!, a collection of comic stories about Hello Kitty’s
travels. Both offerings will be rated ‘A’ for All Ages, and will be published
under the company’s VIZ Kids imprint.
VIZ Media previously teamed with Sanrio and
video game company Capcom to develop a pair of fun STREET FIGHTER X
Sanrio books that were released in November 2012.
HELLO KITTY:
Here We GO!·
MSRP: $7.99 US / $9.99 CAN ·
Available Fall 2013
Hello
Kitty has places to be and friends to meet! Join Hello Kitty as she explores an
underground realm, chases an unsavory cake thief around the world, climbs the
Himalayas, travels back in time, and discovers that sometimes, the best place
to get away from it all is between the pages of a good book.
HELLO KITTY FASHION MUSIC WONDERLAND ·
MSRP: $6.99 US / $7.99 CAN ·
Available Summer 2013
It’s Hello Kitty as you've never seen her, in
stories filled with fashion, music and adventure!
Sanrio is the global company
behind classic iconic characters Hello Kitty, Little Twin
Stars, My Melody,
and many more. Sanrio was founded in the 1960's in
Japan by Shintaro Tsuji,
whose simple dream of bringing smiles to people's faces grew into the brand's
"small gift, big smile" philosophy. This philosophy has served as the
inspiration for the broad spectrum of products bearing the likeness of endearing
characters that have helped to skyrocket the brand into a $5
billion-a-year business. Sanrio recently
acquired the
classic Mr. Men Little Miss brand which also has graphic novels published by
VIZ Media.
“Sanrio and Hello Kitty are synonymous with the very essence of pop
culture, and we’re very excited to have Hello Kitty as part of the VIZ Kids
family of titles,” says Beth
Kawasaki, VIZ Media Senior Editorial Director. “The new wordless comic and
graphic novel series will appeal to Hello Kitty fans of all ages. VIZ Media is
having a blast creating the fun new original series and we can’t wait for
everyone to see the books.”
For
more information on VIZ Kids graphic novels and manga, visit VIZKids.com.
