Media release — Award-winning publisher Archaia home entertainment is thrilled to reveal a partnership with Ishimori production Inc. of Japan to create CYBORG 009, a contemporary adaptation of the traditional manga series produced by the legendary Shotaro Ishinomori, author of other such noteworthy works as Kamen Rider, Goranger, Kikaider, as well as Skullman. This deluxe hardcover graphic book will function the traditional characters as well as origin story from the original series, re-imagined for a new around the world audience. The new edition will be written by F.J. DeSanto (The Spirit, Immortals: Gods as well as Heroes) as well as Bradley Cramp (Gattaca, the forthcoming film Invertigo), as well as illustrated by fan-favorite artist Marcus To (Red Robin, The Huntress).
The story complies with nine typical humans kidnapped from around the world to ended up being unwilling test subjects by The Black Ghost Organization, a trick society that offers weapons of mass damage to the greatest bidder. The nine victims are put with a series of extreme experiments that transform each one into a distinct super-powered weapon. With the assist of a caring job scientist, these living weapons rebel from their captors as well as set off on a objective to stop Black Ghost from plunging the world into a perpetual specify of war.

“On the surface, CYBORG 009 appears to be a science fiction action/adventure story,” states DeSanto. “However, Ishinomori’s development has withstood since it’s a story about the human spirit triumphing over amazing adversity. The kind of emotional trauma these nine people experience might occur to anyone, anywhere, as well as at any type of time. instead of ending up being dark as well as oppressive, the story evolves into a message of hope as well as collaboration between people of different countries as well as races who share the singular goal of bringing peace to the planet. Humanity is the heart as well as spirit of CYBORG 009.”

Created in 1964, CYBORG 009 was Japan’s very first as well as many prominent super-team, rapidly ending up being one of the most prominent manga series of all time. The original manga has been published in over 250,000,000 copies of regular comics as well as comic books worldwide.

“It’s an amazing chance to be charged with the reimagining of one of the classics of Japanese manga,” stated Archaia Editor-in-Chief Stephen Christy. “CYBORG 009 has spawned generations of fans, a number of films as well as anime series, numerous toys as well as products, as well as is really a cultural icon in Japan that has thrived for decades. We are honored to be working with Ishimori production side-by-side to introduce this amazing story to a Western audience.”

The original graphic book will debut both digitally as well as in print in 2013 as part of an continuous campaign of CYBORG 009 offerings being created by Ishimori productions around the world. A new 3D CGI animated theatrical function film, 009 RE:CYBORG, created by production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, kill expense Vol.1), will be released in Japan this October. DeSanto is currently connected to create a live-action function film version of the property.

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About Archaia
Archaia is a multi award-winning graphic book publisher with much more than 50 popular publishing brands, including such domestic as well as worldwide hits as mouse Guard, Return of the Dapper Men, Gunnerkrigg Court, Awakening, The Killer, Days Missing, Tumor, Syndrome, Artesia, The Engineer, as well as an entire line of The Jim Henson business graphic novels. Archaia has developed an unparalleled credibility for creating meaningful material that perpetually transforms minds, building one of the industry’s many visually spectacular as well as eclectic slates of graphic novels. Archaia was named graphic book publisher of the Year according to Ain’t it awesome News, graphic policy as well as Comic Related, as well as was honored with nine 2011 Eisner awards nominations as well as two awards for finest graphic album as well as finest Anthology. Archaia has likewise effectively emerged as a prolific storyteller in all aspects of the home entertainment industry, prolonging their prominent brands into film, television, gaming, as well as top quality digital media.

About Ishimori production Inc.
Founded by the late Shotaro Ishinomori in the 1970’s, Ishimori production Inc continues to bring the properties of the legendary manga developer to the world through film, television, animation, publishing as well as other media. born in 1938, Ishinomori made his debut in 1954 with “Second class Angel” while still a trainee in high school. Ishinomori would go on to produce traditional manga titles such as CYBORG 009, GORANGER, KIKAIDER, as well as SKULLMAN in addition to numerous others. He was a popular figure in the Manga market for decades, working in diverse genrnull