Neon Alley Gifting Now Available!

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES
NEW HOLIDAY DIGITAL GIFTING OPTIONS FOR
NEON ALLEY ANIME CHANNEL

November 29, 2012 -VIZ Media makes it easy to give the gift of anime this holiday season with a range of affordable digital gifting options for the company’s new Neon Alley 24/7 anime platform.

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Abyss Rising Special Edition

THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME CONTINUES
ITS ASCENT WITH ABYSS RISING SPECIAL EDITION

El Segundo, CA (November 29, 2012) – Following the tidal wave of interest for last month’s release of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Abyss Rising, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami) announces the release of the seaworthy Abyss Rising Special Edition. Available December 7th, this Special Edition is gushing with must-have cards for players of all skill levels.

Gritty Medieval Action Epic BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I Now Available fr. VIZ Media!

BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I –
THE EGG OF THE KING DEBUTS ON
DVD AND BLU-RAY FROM VIZ MEDIA

Gritty Medieval Action Epic Delivers A Tale Of Reluctant Heroes
Inspired By The Smash Hit Manga Graphic Novel Series

San Francisco, CA, November 27, 2012 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, brings the arms and armor action of one of this year’s most anticipated anime releases to home video as it releases BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING on DVD and Blu-ray today.

VIZ Kids Imprint Grows With UGLYDOLL Original Graphic Novels, Debuting Summer 2013!

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES FUN NEW SERIES OF
UGLYDOLL ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVELS

Award-Winning Brand Of Distinctive Plush Toy Characters
Comes To Life In A New VIZ Kids Series Set To Launch Next Summer

San Francisco, CA, November 27, 2012 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, has announced a publishing deal with Pretty Ugly™, LLC, the official licensors of the popular Uglydoll® brand, to develop a brand new series of original graphic novels based on the bestselling plush character toys. The Uglydoll series is scheduled to launch Summer of 2013 under the VIZ Kids imprint, and will carry a rating of ‘A’ for All Ages.

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA Begins Simultaneous Publishing with Japan Releases 1/21/13!

VIZ MEDIA’S WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA
DIGITAL MANGA MAGAZINE
BEGINS SIMULTANEOUS PUBLISHING
WITH JAPANESE RELEASES ON JANUARY 21, 2013

North America’s Leading Digital Manga Magazine
Eliminates Time Delay
To Celebrate One Year Anniversary;
New Series To Join Anthology Starting With
NISEKOI Debuting Today

San Francisco, CA, November 26, 2012 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, will synchronize its WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA (WEEKLY SJ ALPHA), a weekly serial anthology of some of the most popular manga series in the world, to Japan releases starting with the January 21, 2013 issue.

Dark Horse Partners with io9 for Exclusive MIND MGMT Comic Strip!

DARK HORSE PARTNERS WITH io9
TO RUN AN EXCLUSIVE STORY
FROM MATT KINDT’S MIND MGMT!

NOVEMBER 26, MILWAUKIE, OR—Matt Kindt’s innovative new series, MIND MGMT, has been garnering praise from fans and critics alike throughout its six-issue run! Now, Dark Horse is partnering with one of the series’ strongest supporters, leading science fiction blog io9, to bring fans an exclusive series of daily webcomic strips!

Zelda's HYRULE HISTORIA Gets Limited Collector's Edition!

ZELDA’S HYRULE HISTORIA
GETS LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION!

November 26, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Books and Nintendo® team up to bring you the limited collector’s edition of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the Legend of Zelda™ franchise.

Dark Horse & Spicy Horse Games Bring B.P.R.D. To BIGHEAD BASH!

THE B.P.R.D. COMES TO BIGHEAD BASH!

AGENTS HELLBOY, ABE SAPIEN, LIZ SHERMAN, JOHANN KRAUS,
AND ROGER NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND PLAY!

NOVEMBER 21, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse has partnered with Spicy Horse Games, the creative force behind Alice: Madness Returns, Crazy Fairies, and American McGee’s Grimm, to add key Hellboy characters to Spicy Horse’s lineup of collectible fighting toys.

Last week’s update added Hellboy himself, as well as Liz, Abe, Johann, and Roger, to BigHead BASH’s collection of characters. Players can take the team into combat, waging head-expanding battle across a wacky selection of maps and arenas. Each character design was personally approved by creator Mike Mignola!

Players can purchase the new figures through the BigHead BASH shop, available within the game itself.

BigHead BASH is a real-time shooting game with wacky and collectible toy characters based on original and licensed IPs, including Andox and Box from China’s popular show Happy Camp, as well as political parodies of Ron Paul, Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney.

For more information on BigHead BASH, visit http://www.bigheadbash.com.

For more information on Spicy Horse, visit http://www.spicyhorse.com.

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Dark Horse Comics Press Release