Dragon Ball, one of the most popular manga and anime in
the world, will be republished, in the US, by Viz Media. In color. It is the
first time that the series will we published there in this format.
The first volume called Dragon Ball Full Color was released
yesterday. The story goes up to volume 17 of the original-or the first volume
of Dragon Ball Z. The printed version costs US$19.99. The digital version is
already being sold on the Viz Manga App for US $12.99.
In other Dragon Ball news, the creator of the series, Akira
Toriyama, revealed a big piece of information about Goku’s origin: his mom’s
identity. According to the author, her
name is Gine and she will appear in
complementary material in the magazine : Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, to
be released in April, in Japan.
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As the fans already know, the father of Goku is named Bardock.
He and the evil twin brother of Goku, Raditz, have appeared.
Gine met Bardock when they both served on a soldier platoon,
and he saved her life many times, which leaded to the two falling in love.
(Original article Dragon Ball é lançado em cores, nos EUA, e autor revela mãe de Goku written by Samir Naliato on February 5th,
2014. Translated and reprinted with permission from Universo HQ)
Dragon Ball premiered in 1984 in the weekly anthology series
Shonen Jump. The series lasted until 1995 being collected in 42 volumes. After
volume 16, the series evolved into a new future story (Dragon Ball Z). The series was adapted into long lasting
anime series. Viz Media started their English translations in 2003, ending only
in 2006 with the final volume.
Many companies are working on coloring their
black and white series to resell series in their entirety. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics(IDW) are reprinting 80s and 90s stories. Oni Press is re-releasing
the six book series Scott Pilgrim in full color just 4 years after the final volume saw print.
Viz Media, owned by Japanese conglomerates, is based in San
Francisco and focuses on printing Japanese manga for the English speaking
audience. Viz Media Europe are now working diligently on sending manga to
India.
Would you re buy comics if they are reprinted in color? Does color make a difference?
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