Manga Guide
Dynamite Entertainment, one of the most recognized comic book and graphic novel publishers worldwide, is pleased to announce that Charmed is set to return in an all-new tale of magic and mystery - this time in a Manga-style original graphic novel!
Based on the classic television series, starring Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty, and Rose McGowan as the Halliwell sisters, this new spellbinding story will be written by the talented Katy Rex (Jade Street Protection Service), with art by Amanda Schank (Wayward), and cover art from Jen Bartel (Jem and the Holograms) and hits stores in February 2018!
"The Charmed series has proven immensely popular to dedicated fans in any of its incarnations," says Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment. "We're excited to have the opportunity to tell this story in an innovative and new format, fully accessible to readers and die-hard fans a whole new story and a whole new experience! Having writer Katy Rex join the creative team is immensely exciting thanks to her ability to create strong and inspiring female characters."
Charmed Magic School OGN
Release Date: October 31, 2018
Publisher: Dynamite Comics / Interiors & Cover Artist: Jonathan Lau
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 / Page Count: 104 / Format: Softcover, Black & White
Notes: The OGN was originally planned for release on February 2018 / Artists Jen Bartel and Amanda Schank were originally going to provide the cover and interior art.
A blend of supernatural fantasy, horror, humor and heart, the Charmed Manga introduces Delia, a young girl learning to live with her burgeoning supernatural powers. When she accidentally unleashes them - with disastrous results - at her school, the incident gets the attention of Phoebe, Piper, and Paige Halliwell: three witches with a lot of experience managing magical abilities. With the assistance of the sisters and the Magic School, Delia begins to make a new life for herself, but magic has a way of getting out of control...
Charmed, the supernatural television sensation, returns in an all-new tale of magic and mystery... but this time, the adventures of the Halliwell Sisters are told
as manga!
Delia, a young girl with blossoming and uncontrollable supernatural powers, accidentally unleashes her powers in a school. A danger to herself and others, she draws
the attention of Phoebe, Piper, and Paige - three witches with experience managing innate abilities! With their help, Delia begins to make a new life for herself... but magic has a way of getting
out of control, and it's only a matter of time before this incredibly powerful novice draws the unwanted attention of sinister forces!
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Creative Team
WRITER : Katy Rex [ Website / Website / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter / Instagram ]
Katy Rex is a freelance comics analysis writer at Comics Bulletin, Talking Comics, and Bloody Disgusting. She hosts a podcast about independent self published artists at End of the Universe Comics & Music. She also writes scholarly articles about comics for various academic journals. She wrote her senior thesis on intersections of graphic literature and dystopian fiction, focusing on Channel Zero and Y: The Last Man. She has a background in pop culture and literature, and particularly in modern independently published comics.
INTERIORS/ COVER ARTIST : Jonathan Lau
COVER ARTIST : Pippa Mather [ Twitter ]
LETTERER : Simon Bowland [ Twitter ]
GRAPHIC NOVEL DESIGNER : Alexis Persson
Unused cover and art
By cover artist Jen Bartel and artist Amanda Schank.
