Death and taxes are really the only two things guaranteed in life. The IRS handles the taxes, but the dead get different attention. They may have unfinished business that needs attending and Dark Horse has just the thing to help them finish things up. The last wishes of the dead are about to be realized in a big way this August when acclaimed manga series The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service gets the omnibus treatment from Dark Horse Comics.
Translated from the best-selling Japanese series,
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service: Book One Omnibus collects the first two volumes of Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki’s acclaimed story following five recently graduated university students that specialize in the deceased—and your body is their business. The quintet uses their special skills of channeling, dowsing, ESP and more to help the dead move on to their next reincarnations.
The first in a series of omnibus editions for
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, this book features 640 pages for only $19.99. Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ advisory. Preorder your copy now from
Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound or contact a local comic shop through Comic Shop Locator.
Full press release below.
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THE ACCLAIMED MANGA SERIES DEBUTS IN OMNIBUS FORM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—The last wishes of the dead are about to be realized in a big way this August when acclaimed manga series The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service gets the omnibus treatment from Dark Horse Comics.
Translated from the best-selling Japanese series, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service: Book One Omnibuscollects the first two volumes of Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki’s acclaimed story following five recently graduated university students that specialize in the deceased—and your body is their business! The quintet uses their special skills of channeling, dowsing, ESP, and more to help the dead move on to their next reincarnations.
The first in a series of omnibus editions for The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, this book features 640 pages for only $19.99. Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ advisory.
Praise for The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service:
“A translation with just the right balance of humor, drama and supernatural edification makes the dialogue a delight to read—but the real highlight of the text is the glossary and editor’s notes in the back.”—Anime News Network
“Nobody does horror-comedy better than Otsuka and Yamazaki.”—Booklist
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About Dark Horse
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, EVE Online, Halo, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material. |
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