Sporadic Sequential
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Special Edition Premiere Giant-Sized Manga Two-In-One!

As announced at San Diego Comic-Con, the September 2009 issue of Shonen Jump will feature the U.S. debut of Stan Lee's first foray into manga, Ultimo. Here's Shonen Jump's PR hype for the feature:
Super Manga Team-Up! Living comics legend Stan “The Man” Lee has shocked the world by reaching across the Pacific Ocean to team up with Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei! Together, they’ve cooked up a monumental manga called Ultimo — and we’ve got the prologue in this issue, plus a candid chat between the two dynamos.
Unfortunately, Shonen Jump still has a ways to go if they want to promote Stan Lee's work in a manner befitting "The Man." There's hardly any alliteration at all in that blurb, and what really hurts is there are several spots screaming for syllabic symphony. Just imagine if the blurb had been written thusly:

Marvelous Manga Mash-Up! Living legend Stan “The Man” Lee has wowed the world by "Jumping" across the Pacific Ocean to collaborate with Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei! Cooperatively, they’ve craftily concocted a colossal comic called Ultimo — and we’ve got the pulse-pounding prologue in this issue, plus a completely candid conversation with the dynamic duo!!

See, now that's a promo piece in the Mighty Marvel Manner!

And on a side note, is Bleach starting to eclipse Naruto in popularity, or is Viz pushing the popular property as a successor to Naruto? Counting issue 69, four of the past five covers have featured Bleach rather than Naruto.

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