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New ‘Ultraman’ series at 2015 Comic-Con
Written by
Jesus Figueroa
Staff Writer
Viz Media, LLC. presents the first-ever
U.S. appearance by the creators of the new
“ULTRAMAN” manga series at the 2015
Comic-Con International in San Diego,
California.
Comic-con takes place on July 8-12 at the
San Diego Convention Center.
For their first international appearance,
Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi,
creators of the new VIZ Media manga series
“ULTRAMAN,” inspired by the original
Japanese TV show, will join the VIZ Media
Presents “ULTRAMAN” Panel on July 10
starting at 3 p.m.
Seveeral “ULTRAMAN” creator autograph
sessions at the Viz Media Booth will take place
on July 9 at 11 A.M., July 10 at 4:30 P.M. and
July 11 at 10 A.M. and 1:30 P.M.
The series launches in print and digitally on
August 18.
Decades ago, a being known as the Giant
of Light joined Shin Hayata of the Scientific
Special Search Party to save Earth from an
invasion of terrifying monsters known as Kaiju.
Now, many years later, those dark days are
fading into memory, and the world is at peace.
But in the shadows a new threat is growing, a
danger that can only be faced by a new kind of
hero – a new kind of “ULTRAMAN.” Shinjiro
is an ordinary teenager,, but his father is the
legendary Shin Hayata.
When he learns that his father passed on
the “Ultraman Factor” to him, and that he
possesses incredible powers, nothing will ever
be the same again.
Manga artists/creators
Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro
Shimoguchi make first-ever
international appearance to
celebrate new action series
inspired by classic Japanese
sci-fi property