Courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, AIPT can exclusively reveal The Complete Kabuki: 30th Anniversary Edition. Running 1,280 pages, the 30th anniversary edition of David Mack’s awesome work will come in an oversized hardcover (9″ x 12″) with a new cover painted by Mack. Out in bookstores on December 10, 2024, and comic shops on December 11, 2024, the Complete Kabuki retails for $149.99.
“Kabuki is the foundation of my work in comics,” said Mack. “Both as a writer & as an artist. Kabuki is what got me the offer to write Daredevil at Marvel, & to create Echo. All of my work in comics began from this story & this art. It was my Senior Thesis in Literature”
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So what’s Kabuki about?
A young woman, code-named “Kabuki,” struggles with her identity in near-future
Japan. Working as an operative for a clandestine government agency known as “the Noh,” Kabuki neutralizes dangerous individuals before they become national-level threats. When the agency she works for is compromised, Kabuki’s quest sends her down a difficult path to self-discovery, which may bring her into direct conflict with the powers she formerly served.
Check out the cover below!
MILWAUKIE, Ore., (April 24, 2024)— Emmy & Eisner Award-nominated comics artist and writer David Mack (Daredevil, Echo, Cover, Neil Gaiman’s American Gods) celebrates the 30th Anniversary of his original series, Kabuki, the story of a government agent operating in Japan in the near future. To honor the occasion, Dark Horse Books has compiled the complete story into one must-have volume: The Complete Kabuki: 30th Anniversary Edition. The entire comic run is presented in 1,280 pages in an oversized hardcover (9″ x 12″) volume with a new, gorgeous painted cover by Mack.
“Kabuki is the foundation of my work in comics,” said Mack. “Both as a writer & as an artist. Kabuki is what got me the offer to write Daredevil at Marvel, & to create Echo. All of my work in comics began from this story & this art. It was my Senior Thesis in Literature”
About Kabuki:
A young woman, code-named “Kabuki,” struggles with her identity in near-future
Japan. Working as an operative for a clandestine government agency known as “the Noh,” Kabuki neutralizes dangerous individuals before they become national-level threats. When the agency she works for is compromised, Kabuki’s quest sends her down a difficult path to self-discovery, which may bring her into direct conflict with the powers she formerly served.
Get the entire collection in one impressive volume when The Complete Kabuki: 30th Anniversary Edition arrives in bookstores on December 10, 2024, and comic shops on December 11, 2024. Pre-order now from your local comic shop, bookstore, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble for $149.99.
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