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*MAKESHIFT MIRACLE BOOK 1: THE GIRL FROM NOWHERE *
*Written by Jim (Skullkickers) Zub, Illustrated by Shun Hong Chan*
*in stores May 2012 from UDON and Diamond Distribution*
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*February 7, 2012:* MAKESHIFT MIRACLE is the hit comic from UDON
Entertainment and creators Jim Zub and Shun Hong Chan! *The first
eagerly-anticipated collection arrives in May as a beautiful high quality
hardcover *graphic novel with a durable library-quality binding, perfect
for teen readers and manga fans alike!
Makeshift Miracle is a new publishing initiative for UDON, best known for
their licensed comics, manga, and art books. A completely original
story, *Makeshift
Miracle has been serialized online at www.makeshiftmiracle.com to an
audience of more than 30,000 visitors* since its launch! A steadily growing
audience of fans of the work are building up intense interest for this
title's print release, with a built-in fanbase on the launch day!
"The online serialization has been a great way for us to get in touch with
new readers and engage a wider audience before the book arrives," says Erik
Ko, head of UDON. "Readers, reviewers and librarians have had a chance to
read a bit more of the story each week and see the beautiful art and story
Hong and Jim have put together."
Makeshift Miracle's fable-like coming of age story focuses on Colby
Reynolds, a disaffected teen left on his own for the first time. After an
unusual, carefree girl named Iris comes literally crashing into his life,
he discovers that she has strange powers and brings magic and menace in her
wake! To protect her, Colby must avoid a enter a realm of dream and
imagination, where nothing – not even his own sense of self – is what it
first appears to be.
"The web-sized images we've posted online are great, but they don't hold a
candle to the lush new hardcover graphic novel edition," says author Jim
Zub. "Shun's incredible atmospheric watercolors have to be seen up close to
be believed, and we've filled out the hardcover with a dozen pages of new
art and background sketches, and even a sneak-peak at volume 2! It's going
to be an amazing package."
*Makeshift Miracle Book 1: The Girl From Nowhere* will premiere at the
Toronto Comic Arts Festival May 5-6 (www.torontocomics.com) before finding
wide-release across North America on May 8th from finer comic shops and
bookstores. To find a comic shop in your area, visit
http://comicshoplocator.com/.
*Makeshift Miracle Book 1: The Girl From Nowhere*
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ISBN: *1926778472*
ISBN-13: *978-1926778471*
Diamond Comics Distribution Order Code: *FEB121167*
Fantasy/Adventure
Ages: 14+, Young Adult
graphic novel
128 pages, full color, hardcover
5.75" x 8.25"
$19.99 SRP
*REVIEWERS:*
*ADVANCE DIGITAL REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE, E-MAIL
STACYKING@UDONENTERTAINMENT.COM.*
*ABOUT UDON ENTERTAINMENT:*
www.udonentertainment.com
UDON Entertainment is a publisher of original comic books, graphic novels,
and art books based in Toronto, Canada. UDON's best-known projects are
those based on popular video game franchises including Street
Fighter®, and Mega Man ® . The publisher's ever-growing library also
includes English editions of several Japanese Manga and Korean Manhwa
titles, video-game and anime-related art books, and original projects
including *Random Veus, Girl 7, *and *Makeshift Miracle*.
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