Ikaruga artist gets his own comic book (2/12 update: Art Book, too!)

[Vasteel]

Looking forward to this, as I really dig his work. I'd love to see what he does with George RR Martin's stuff!

[Frogacuda]

It gets better:

Just got this in my email:

- THE ART OF YASUSHI SUZUKI -
ART BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED BY
DGN PRODUCTON INC. & DRMASTER PUBLICATIONS

San Jose, CA – February, 2007 DrMaster Publications Inc. and DGN Productions Inc. have officially announced the long-rumored art book: The Art of Yasushi Suzuki. The piece is nearly complete and will ship nationwide this May 2007.

This project is total fan appreciation! Graphic artist and game designer – Yasushi Suzuki has meticulously compiled a stunning cache of his own work history. The Art of Yasushi Suzuki will showcase nearly 100 images, some of which were designed specifically for this event, including art from the video games Ikaruga (Sega), and Sin & Punishment (Nintendo), plus cover art from the Japanese language version of George R.R. Martin’s New York Times best selling novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire.

Since the announcement of Purgatory Kabuki, Yasushi’s first upcoming manga work; the internet has seen a constant buzz of interviews and forum discussions; crisscrossing the video game and comic book divide. This project is the result of the team’s great long-term planning. At last year’s Comicon in San Diego it was decided to fill the gap between the PK announcement and its publication, by releasing exactly what “D-Suzuki” fans scour the internet for; more of his stellar art and graphic designs!

The images featured within will run the gamut from traditional and classic styles to contemporary creations and sleek futuristic, sci-fi designs.

+ BONUS MATERIAL:
- Foreword by Dave Halverson – Editor in Chief of Play Magazine.
- Sneak peek at the razor-sharp manga event – Purgatory Kabuki
- Featuring artist interviews with IGN.com, PULSE and InsertCredit.com.
About the Creator:
”Yasushi Suzuki is a world renowned graphic artist, video game conceptual designer and animator. His work on IKARUGA (Sega), Sin & Punishment (Nintendo), Radiant Silver Gun (Sega), and so many other games, mainly under the gaming development giant TREASURE GAMES, has earned him a following few other conceptual designers can match.
Availability
The Art of Yasushi Suzuki ships May 2007. Visit www.dgnproduction.com for more information

[Low]

Overstock has this for $7.00, a measly price for the stunning art love you'll get out of it, order NOW.


http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movie...id=prod2342526


*-neo

[mannerbot]

Somehow I had a $5 off coupon sitting in my account, making it $5 shipped. Good looking.

[Frogacuda]

Purgatory Kabuki is out today. Amazon sucks now so I won't have it til sometime next week, though.

[Frogacuda]

I finally got this. Had to give up on Amazon since they wanted to delay my shipment until March(!).

The art is really excellent, and the style of the comic is really cool. The dialog is very minimal which made it a little hard to follow some parts until I read it again, and it's definitely mostly action, but the story there is very cool so far. I look forward to reading more.

BTW, the back of the book has an ad for Phantoms, which has apparently been renamed "Goth Sage" and will be coming this summer.

[maxpwnage]

That's really amazing art, glad they got him to do it. Hopefully I can pick this one up.