Whisper explains the world of Yo-Kai Watch in the first issue of IDW`s new comic book series. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2017 LEVEL-5/YWPSource: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Katie Courtney and Kahlil Schweitzer IDW Publishing has provided a preview of Yo-Kai Watch #1, the all-new, full color comic book series based on this coming year’s hottest anime and video game. Yo-Kai Watch products have sold more than $2 billion in Japan in less than two years... a staggering statistic soon to be repeated in North America. Yo-Kai Watch #1 is now available from comic shops and retailers. Yo-Kai Watch #1 Writer: Eric M. Esquivel Artist: Tina Franscisco Colorist: Mae Hao Letterer: Christa Miesner Editor: David Hedgecock Assistant Editor: David Mariotte Cover: Dono Sanchez Almara In-Store Date: May 17, 2017 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 The hit anime, manga and toy sensation from Japan comes to North American comics! Join Nate and his Yo-Kai, Whisper, as they battle against ill-intentioned Yo-Kai causing terrible trouble in their hometown! Subscription Variant For subscription customers only... a variant cover from Rob Duenas!
Yo-Kai Watch #1 Regular Edition cover by Dono Sanchez Almara. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2017 LEVEL-5/YWP
Subscription Variant cover by Rob Duenas. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2017 LEVEL-5/YWP
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IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro`s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount`s Star Trek; HBO`s True Blood; the BBC`s DOCTOR WHO; Toho`s Godzilla; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio. IDW`s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Warner Brothers and Barry Sonnenfeld are attached to adapt LORE into a feature film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot, with Michael Bay`s Platinum Dunes and Sony bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.