Tokyopop Announces New Disney Manga Titles for Summer Release
Tokyopop has announced a new series of Disney manga to be released in August, with four previous Disney Pixar manga now available in a single box set.
Disney Descendants: Evie's Wicked Runway
By Jason Muell (story) and Natuski Minami (art)
Available August 5
The Interscholastic Auradon Fashion Contest is the biggest fashion event of the year and students across Auradon are buzzing with anticipation. No one is more excited than Evie, the villain kids’ (VKs) resident fashionista and designer extraordinaire! The other VKs roll up their sleeves to help their friend, but with another Auradon student competing for the prize alongside her, will Evie be able to reach the top spot? And just how far are the other competitors prepared to win first place? A complete collection of the whole story in one book, Disney Descendants: Evie's Wicked Runaway ― The Complete Manga Collection follows Evie's journey in this heated competition of high couture and high stakes!
Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Movie Manga (Full-Color)
By Jason Muell (story), Jen Asuka and Manuel Puppo (art)
Available August 5
A hardcover edition of the beloved manga adaptation of the Disney classic! Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King, the ruler of Halloween Town and master of all things terrifying. But he's tired of the same old tricks and treats, and longs for something new. When he accidentally stumbles upon Christmas Town, he decides this is the perfect chance to try his hand at a brand-new holiday and is convinced he'll have the world yelling "Scary Christmas!” With the sensible patchwork doll Sally trying to dissuade him and the evil Oogie Boogie waiting in the wings to take over Halloween Town in Jack's absence, he’d better hurry if he wants to get his plan in place by December 25th.
Disney Alice in Wonderland
By Jun Abe
Available August 19
Based on Tim Burton’s fantastic movie, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland manga tells the story of Alice Kingsleigh, a young girl who visited the magical world of Underland for the first time. After she spots a white rabbit at a garden party, she tumbles down a hole after him and is reunited with her old friends. She soon learns it is her destiny to end the Red Queen’s reign of terror. You’ve never seen the Lewis Carroll classic like this!
Disney Pixar's Toy Story: 30th Anniversary
By Tetsuhiro Koshita
Available August 19
Woody the cowboy doll is Andy's favorite toy, and he can't control his jealousy when Andy gets a brand-new toy for his birthday: the spaceman Buzz Lightyear. After a fight leaves them stranded far away from their home, they must learn to get along in order to get back to the toybox. And when Woody is stolen by a greedy toy collector, Buzz and the rest of Andy's toys mount a rescue mission to get him back... and bring Woody's new friends back with them!
What kinds of adventures do your toys get up to when you're not playing with them? Find out in this special 30th anniversary manga version of the hit Disney Pixar movies, Toy Story 1 & 2, with a forward by Shawn P. Krause, animator and layout artist on the original Toy Story movie.
Disney Pixar: The Manga Collection Box Set
Available June 24
Enjoy Disney Pixar's most enchanting stories in The Disney Pixar Manga Collection, a box set featuring manga adaptations of these beloved classics: Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and Monsters, Inc.
Source: Official Press Release
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