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‘Vampire Hunter D’ Artist Teams With Tarantino Prodige For ‘Shinjuku’ This Wednesday!
Ah Quentin Tarantino, you have brought us so many amazing things over the years, and the best part of all just may be the fact that you are a fellow geek. Thankfully the director’s talents and visionary style have rubbed off on many a filmmaker, one of which being Christopher ‘Mink’ Morrison. The writer director is probably best known for being an “A BAND APART” alumni and he looks to make his first real mark in literature this coming Wednesday as he drops the manga inspired title “SHINJUKU” from Dark Horse Comics. More over the graphic novel is illustrated by legendary “VAMPIRE HUNTER D” artist Yoshitaka Amano! Inside you can get the full details on the story as well as feast your eyes on some advance artwork. Read on for the skinny.
WRITTEN BY: Christopher Morrison
ILLUSTRATED BY: Yoshitaka Amano
Writer and director Christopher ‘mink’ Morrison (Dust) and legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D) join forces to craft an unforgettable tale of destiny, danger, and hard-boiled sorcery, featuring over a hundred original paintings by Amano! In the year 2020, bounty hunter Daniel Legend finds himself tracking a quarry of a different kind: his long-lost sister. Armed only with his wits, his gun, and a mysterious postcard, Daniel makes his way to the heart of the seedy Shinjuku district of Tokyo, where a clash between two underworlds-the criminal and the infernal-threatens the very fabric of reality. o Shinjuku marks the first totally original project by Yoshitaka Amano for Dark Horse Books. Written by filmmaker mink, a rising star from Quentin Tarantino’s A Band Apart production company.
“SHINJUKU” Drops Wednesday April 14th From Dark Horse Comics! (MSRP-$24.99)
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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