The thrilling conclusion to the Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends series! All-out war has erupted, as the warlords of Japan meet each other face to face on the field of battle. As great clans fall, others rise to seek dominion over all of Japan! Sengoku Basara takes real Japanese historical events and figures, and makes them larger than life with dynamic character designs and all-out action.

• Sengoku Basara is one of gaming giant Capcom’s most popular franchises in Japan, spawning animated series, books, toys, and more!
• The Sengoku Basara game series has been released for the Sony Playstation 2, Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii!
• UDON recently released a stunning art and design book from this series, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes: Official Complete Works.

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Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends Volume 2
By Yak Haibara

Price (U.S.): $19.99
ISBN: 1-926778-59-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-59-4
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 424, Partial Color (8 pages)
Size: 5.75″ wide X 8.25″ long

Release Notes: This series was originally released as 4 volumes in Japan, and is combined into two double volumes. This volume collects volume 3 and 4 of the original series. This is an adaptation of the second Sengoku Basara video game, which was not released in North America. It is UDON’s opinion that this is a great samurai/historical story that stands on its own, and it isn’t necessary to be a fan of the series to enjoy it.

Check this whopping 10 page preview of Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends! See a full preview at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/udonentertainment/photos_albums

Makeshift Miracle Book One: The Girl From Nowhere

Have you experienced… a miracle? Colby Reynolds did, when a mysterious young girl named Iris literally crashes into his life, challenging his understanding of the world–and himself. Makeshift Miracle: The Girl From Nowhere is an epic fantasy adventure, wrapped in the enigma of who the mysterious ‘girl from nowhere’ really is, and the journey that she and Colby take together.

Written by Jim Zub and featuring digital watercolours by Shun Hong Chan, Makeshift Miracle is serialized two pages a week at MakeshiftMiracle.com, and this May was collected into a stunning high-quality hardcover graphic novel. Featuring durable library binding, a unique spot-gloss dust-jacket, and bonus sketches and material from artist Shun Hong Chan. Makeshift Miracle is a perfect read for manga fans, teen and adult readers, and dreamers of all shapes and sizes!

Check out the whole story online at MakeshiftMiracle.com, or read a preview!

Makeshift Miracle
By Jim Zub and Shun Hong Chan

Price (U.S.): $19.99

ISBN: 1-926778-47-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-47-1
Diamond: FEB121167 

Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 120, Color
Size: 5.75″ wide X 8.25″ long

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Captain Commando Volume 1

In a dark and dirty world, there has come… a hero! Captain Commando is an over-the-top manga take on the rich history of super-powered heroes, both the U.S. capes-and-tights set and Japan’s tokusatsu sentai heroes! Created by Kotomi Tobashi and Kenkou Tabuchi, the manga mixes amazing action sequences and a detailed plot with humour and even romance!

Join Captain Commando and his bizarre squad (including Ninja Commando, Mummy Commando, and Baby Commando) as they foil an international terrorism plot! Thrill to the hard-boiled action! Gasp in awe of his amazing abilities! Relive the time you spent all your quarters trying to beat this amazing game!

Read this original adventure of the hero of the Captain Commando, Marvel vs. Capcom, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 video games. Check out the 10 page preview below, and look for the book in comic book stores everywhere now!

Captain Commando Volume 1
Created by Kotomi Tobashi and Kenkou Tabuchi

Price (U.S.): $19.99

ISBN: 1-926778-40-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-40-2
Diamond: JAN121274

Format: Softcover
Page Count: 268, Black and White
Size: 5.75″ wide X 8.25″ long

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After a short absence from your weekly webcomic reading habits, Jim Zub, Shun Hong Chan, and UDON are proud to present the triumphant return of MAKESHIFT MIRACLE, now appearing at http://makeshiftmiracle.com/.

Makeshift Miracle is the story of Colby, a teenager whose world is forever changed when a girl named Iris crashes from the sky and into his life. The beginning of an epic quest, discovering strange new worlds and the even more mysterious link that these two young people share…

Written by Jim Zub and illustrated by Shun Hong Chan, MAKESHIFT MIRACLE is serialized online on Mondays and Fridays, and the first six chapters were collected in a handsome hardcover edition in 2012 as Makeshift Miracle Book One: The Girl From Nowhere. Now, after a short hiatus, Makeshift Miracle Chapter 7 has begun… and the first six chapters are still online for your reading pleasure! Head to http://makeshiftmiracle.com to take in the whole story!

As a special treat (as if free webcomics twice a week weren’t enough!), we’re giving fans a special sneak-peak at this amazing series: a brand new computer wallpaper! Created from a majestic two-page-spread featuring a mysterious airship, an approaching storm, and a peak at the future of this serial, two versions of this wallpaper are now online at the UDON Facebook Page, in our photos section! All you have to do to get it is click “Like”!

So remember, read Makeshift Miracle every Monday and Friday at http://makeshiftmiracle.com. You can add it to your feed reader, see the updates on the UDON site, or just remember to visit.

…and of course, feel free to pick up Makeshift Miracle Book One: The Girl From Nowhere, wherever finer graphic novels are sold. You can find out where to pick up a copy here.

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SENGOKU BASARA: SAMURAI LEGENDS: It is the most-famous time in Japan’s history—the warring states period—and it’s never been like this! Samurai lords and fierce rivals Sanata Yukimura and Date Masamune form an uneasy alliance in order to defeat the dark lord, Oda Nobunga! The two will need to battle other samurai (including fan-favourite Keiji Maeda!) and henchmen, and use a startling array of techniques and powers to win the day!

A prequel to the hit WII game Sengoku Basara 3 (but also standing completely on its own), this manga features a huge array of attractive, powerful heroes doing battle for the fate and future of all Japan! UDON has also included a special colour section which includes all of the original cover art in full colour, and this includes 2 volumes in one!

Written and illustrated by Yak Haibara, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends is sure to appeal to action, adventure, and history fans, and we know that the legions of Sengoku Basara fans have been anxiously awaiting this manga’s arrival! Now, check out this amazing 10 page preview!

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Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends Volume 1

Created by Yak Haibara
Release date: April 11th, 2012
Price (U.S.): $19.99

ISBN: 1-926778-33-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-33-4
Diamond: DEC111221

Format: Softcover
Page Count: 376, Black and White & Color
Size: 5.75? wide X 8.25? tall

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In a dark and dirty world, there will come… a hero! Captain Commando is an over-the-top manga take on the rich history of super-powered heroes, both the U.S. capes-and-tights set and Japan’s tokusatsu sentai heroes! Created by Kotomi Tobashi and Kenkou Tabuchi, the manga mixes amazing action sequences and a detailed plot with humour and even romance!

Join Captain Commando and his bizarre squad (including Ninja Commando, Mummy Commando, and Baby Commando) as they foil an international terrorism plot! Thrill to the hard-boiled action! Gasp in awe of his amazing abilities! Relive the time you spent all your quarters trying to beat this amazing game!

Now read this original adventure of the hero of the Captain Commando, Marvel vs. Capcom, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 video games. Check out the 10 page preview below, and look for the book in comic book stores everywhere this Wednesday, April 18th!

Captain Commando Volume 1
Created by Kotomi Tobashi and Kenkou Tabuchi
Release date: April 18th, 2012
Price (U.S.): $19.99

ISBN: 1-926778-40-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-40-2
Diamond: JAN121274

Format: Softcover
Page Count: 268, Black and White
Size: 5.75? wide X 8.25? long

Two classic CAPCOM games make their manga debut in April!
Get ready for CAPTAIN COMMANDO VOL 1 and SENGOKU BASARA: SAMURAI LEGENDS VOL 1

In stores this week from UDON and Diamond Distributors

TORONTO: CAPCOM game fans get ready, as two awesome new manga are about to join UDON’s lineup of top Japanese manga inspired by fan favourite CAPCOM video games! Joining multiple volumes of translated Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and Mega Man manga are the new Japanese sci-fi superhero series CAPTAIN COMMANDO and the historic bishonen action adventure series SENGOKU BASARA: SAMURAI LEGENDS!

Both of these series’ will be released in UDON’s new format, which features multiple volumes of the original Japanese manga in one massive volume for a lower retail price! These will feature gorgeous printing and production, great paper and a large print size, and even colour pages! A great read AND a great value for manga fans.

ABOUT THE MANGA:

CAPTAIN COMMANDO: In a dark and dirty world, there will come… a hero! Captain Commando is an over-the-top manga take on the rich history of super-powered heroes, both the U.S. capes-and-tights set and Japan’s tokusatsu sentai heroes! Created by Kotomi Tobashi and Kenkou Tabuchi, the manga mixes amazing action sequences and a detailed plot with humour and even romance!

Join Captain Commando and his bizarre squad (including Ninja Commando, Mummy Commando, and Baby Commando) as they foil an international terrorism plot! Thrill to the hard-boiled action!

The hero of the Captain Commando, Marvel vs. Capcom, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 video games is sure make a huge impression on North American manga readers!

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SENGOKU BASARA: SAMURAI LEGENDS: It is the most-famous time in Japan’s history—the warring states period—and it’s never been like this! Samurai lords and fierce rivals Sanata Yukimura and Date Masamune form an uneasy alliance in order to defeat the dark lord, Oda Nobunga! The two will need to battle other samurai and henchmen, and use a startling array of techniques and powers to win the day!

Based on the video game Sengoku Basara 2 (but it also stands completely on its own), this manga features a huge array of attractive, powerful heroes doing battle for the fate and future of all Japan!

Written and illustrated by Yak Haibara, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends is sure to appeal to action, adventure, and history fans, and we know that the legions of Sengoku Basara fans have been anxiously awaiting this manga’s arrival!

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BOOK DETAILS AND AVAILABILITY:

Captain Commando Volume 1
Created by Kotomi Tobashi and Kenkou Tabuchi
Release date: April 18th, 2012
Price (U.S.): $19.99

ISBN: 1-926778-40-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-40-2
Diamond: JAN121274

Format: Softcover
Page Count: 268, Black and White
Size: 5.75″ wide X 8.25″ long

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends Volume 1
Created by Yak Haibara
Release date: April 11th, 2012
Price (U.S.): $19.99

ISBN: 1-926778-33-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-33-4
Diamond: DEC111221

Format: Softcover
Page Count: 376, Black and White & Color
Size: 5.75″ wide X 8.25″ tall