Wildly Popular Manga Artist and
Creative Force Behind Death
Note, Bakuman。 and
All You Need Is Kill
to participate in Panels and Autographing on October 9 and 10, 2014
NORWALK,
CT – July 29, 2014 –
New York Comic Con is rolling out
power-packed appearances that showcase the hottest talent from around
the globe. In continuing its unwavering commitment to celebrate the
vast expanse of all things pop culture, ReedPOP, the world’s
largest producer of pop culture events and producers of the event,
today announced that renowned manga artist Takeshi Obata will be
appearing as part of autographing and panels the Thursday and Friday
of the show.
Obata is the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title
Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize:
Shinsei “New Hope” award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga award.
Obata is also the artist of Arabian Majin Bokentan Lamp Lamp,
Ayatsuri Sakon, Cyborg Jichan G, and the smash hit
manga Death Note. Following the hugely successful series
Bakuman。 Obata’s latest work is
All You Need Is Kill, a 2-volume adaptation of the novel which
was also the basis for this year’s Tom Cruise blockbuster Edge
of Tomorrow. Hikaru no Go, Death Note, Bakuman。and
All You Need Is Kill are all published in North America by
VIZ Media. Takeshi Obata is appearing at New York Comic Con with
support of VIZ Media and the Japan Foundation.
“Our
vision for New York Comic Con is to bring a wide range of pop culture
content from all over the world to fans every year,” said Lance
Fensterman, Global Senior Vice President of ReedPOP. “Takeshi Obata
is one of the leading manga artists in the world and one of the best
creative forces in entertainment today. We couldn’t be more excited
about his participation in New York Comic Con this year.”
In
addition to Obata’s appearance
at New York Comic Con, he will also participate in a special signing
outside the Javits Center as part of New York Comic Con's Super Week
(www.newyorksuperweek.com). More information about Obata's events
will be revealed in the coming weeks.
New
York Comic Con (taking place on October 9- 12 at the Javits Center in
New York City) is the East Coast's biggest and most exciting popular
culture convention with the latest and greatest in comics, graphic
novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television. New
York Comic Con’s panels and autograph sessions give fans a chance
to interact with their favorite creators, while screening rooms
feature sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they
hit either big or small screens. New York Comic Con is the second
largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes
place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of
the world — Gotham City.
More
exciting details about New York Comic Con, events, talent and
sponsors will be revealed in the coming weeks. For more information
and to purchase tickets, please visit www.NewYorkComicCon.com
or and New York Comic Con’s social media pages (Facebook,
Twitter &
Instagram).
ABOUT REEDPOP
ReedPOP is a
boutique group within Reed Exhibitions, which is exclusively devoted
to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and
partnering with premium brands in the pop culture arena. ReedPOP is
dedicated to producing celebrations of popular culture throughout the
world that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and
dynamic personal experiences for consumers and fans. The ReedPOP
portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic &
Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Prime, East, South
and Australia, Star
Wars
Celebration, New York Super Week, Special
Edition: NYC, Oz Comic-Con, BookCon and
the UFC Fan Expo. In 2013 ReedPOP (has) added Star Wars Celebration
Europe and PAX Australia to its rapidly expanding portfolio of
international events. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan based group of
professionals producing shows for other fans, thus making them
uniquely qualified to service those with whom they share a common
passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge
to world communities in North America, South America, Europe, and
Asia/Pacific (including Australia). (www.reedpop.com)
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