Exciting news for Kamen Rider Kuuga and ATOM: The Beginning fans as it has been announced that Stonebot has partnered with Titan Manga, the new imprint from Titan Comics, to publish Kamen Rider Kuuga and Atom: The Beginning manga series. The partnership will also include a brand-new and original Kamen Rider Zero-One comic series.
ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 1 will kick off the partnership when it is released on October 11th, 2022. The original manga series is based on Osamu Tezuka's world-famous series Astro Boy, which has had multiple anime adaptations, video games, and more. It is a sci-fi manga theat follows the turbulent lives of two robitics engineering students and their latest project: the unassuming, yet insanely strong, A106, or "Six."
Kamen Rider Kuuga is based on the original story and concept by Tokusatsu Shotaro Ishinomori. It marks the return of the classic manga character, but adapted for the 21st century. It promises to surprise both new and veteran fans alike.
The updated series goes beyone the typical adaptation/reboot and is set to redefine the hero for modern audiences by expanding the Kamen Rider universe and connecting it to othe rincarnations of the bug-eyed hero. Kamen Rider Kuuga is set to hit retailers on November 8th, 2022.
It's also been announced that Titan will be publishing a new and original comic book series based on Tokusatsu's TV series Karmen Rider Zero-One. The series is written by Brandon Easton (Transformers) and will launch in the Fall/Winter of 2022. Karmen Rider Zero-One is currently availabe on Shout! Factory in the US.
All four volumes are now available for pre-order through Amazon.com and Forbidden Planet (for those in the UK and Europe).
- Kamen Rider Kuuga Vol. 1 - Amazon.com, Forbidden Planet
- Kamen Rider Kuuga Vol. 2 - Amazo.com, Forbidden Planet
- ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 1 - Amazo.com, Forbidden Planet
- ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 2 - Amazo.com, Forbidden Planet
The announcement comes hot on the heels of Titan Manga's recent announcement regarding a new "Directors Cut" edition of Afro Samurai that is set to land this summer (2022). All of this on top of other Titan Manga titles including a Sherlock Holmes adaptation of the popular BBC show, and Eldo Yoshimizu’s Ryuko Vol. 1 & Vol. 2, Gamma Draconis and Hen Kai Pan.