#viz select comics

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VIZ MEDIA MAKES A FORAY INTO THE WESTERN COMIC BOOK MARKET WITH A STUDIO GHIBLI CLASSIC.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a 1988 Viz Select Comics house ad for Hayao Miyazaki's "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" comic book adaptation, from the 1984 post-apocalyptic fantasy animated feature film of the same name by Studio Ghibli.

PIC #2: Promotional "Nausicaä..." artwork for the North American/Viz Select Comics Monthly market, c. late 1980s. Story & art by Hayao Miyazaki.

Sources: https://readallcomics.com/amazing-heroes-151 & The Arts Mechanical (Wordpress).

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LUM ★ Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi - Issue #2

Viz Select Comics, 1989

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THE REFINED LADIES OF SHOJO-STYLE MANGA -- "WHERE WACKY HIJINKS CAN'T STOP A GREAT ROMANCE!"

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on a "Maison Ikkoku" piece by Rumiko Takahasi, one of the world’s most famed cartoonists, artwork from the 2008 "It’s a Rumic World Exhibit," celebrating 30 years of making manga in Tokyo.

PIC #2: Cover art for "Maison Ikkoku" Part 1 #3, published by Viz Select Comics in August, 1992. Story & art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Resolution at 1814x2560 & 1058x1600.

Sources: www.comicsbeat.com/kibbles-n-bits-4-27-21-books-sales-surge-led-by-manga (and eBay).

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1995 Viz Comics ad for Fist of the North Star

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