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VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES 2013 LAUNCH OF
MAX STEEL™ ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVELS BASED
ON NEW KIDS ANIMATED SUPERHERO SERIES
Teenager
“Max” Teams With Alien Sidekick “Steel” To Protect Earth From
Evil Villains—All While Finishing His Homework!
San
Francisco, CA, January 29, 2013 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of
anime and manga in North America, has announced its newest
forthcoming original graphic novel series with the launch of MAX
STEEL. Scheduled to debut in the Fall of 2013, MAX STEEL will be
published under the VIZ Kids imprint, is rated ‘A’ for All Ages,
and will carry an MSRP of $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN.
Developed
by Mattel, MAX STEEL is a global boy’s entertainment franchise
spanning toys, publishing and consumer products. In addition, a new
MAX STEEL CGI animated series co-produced with FremantleMedia
Enterprises (FME) will premiere in
the U.S. on the Disney XD channel on March 25, 2013.
Max
Steel is the ultimate aspirational teen hero with a secret! The
story revolves around the trials and tribulations of a teenaged boy
named Maxwell McGrath™ and his out-of-this world alien companion,
Steel. Both have super strengths and powers, Max with Turbo energy
and Steel with alien intellect. Steel gives Maxwell the ability to
harness his power while merging his own to create one unified super
force, Max Steel. When they combine forces to create Max Steel, the
ultimate superhero is unleashed- unlocking their inner heroes.
“MAX
STEEL is a fun and action-packed adventure that we look forward to
launching this year,” says Beth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial
Director, VIZ Kids. “Max and his sidekick, Steel, embark on all
sorts of adventures as they battle evil forces and monstrous villains
while balancing school, first dates and homework. Our latest original
graphic novel property will add an exciting new dimension to the MAX
STEEL franchise. Max and Steel will soon discover that facing
challenges together is always better than facing them alone and the
power of two
is always greater than the power of one!”
The
new original graphic novel series from VIZ Media and the forthcoming
animated series launches the MAX STEEL storyline with exciting
characters, villains and a
superhero for today’s tech forward kid. For
more information on MAX STEEL or other VIZ Kids titles, please visit
http://www.vizkids.com.
About
VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered
in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and
licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by
three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha
Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co.,
Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for
English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom,
Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and
INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family
friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy
fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic
novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable
and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more
about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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