Icarus Publishing
Icarus Publishing is a comic book publisher.
Established in 2002, Icarus Publishing specializes in localizing hentai manga for the English market. The publisher's first release is the anthology AG, which contained both original American comics and translated Japanese material. The anthology is ongoing, and is now focused exclusively on Japanese manga. In December 2007, Icarus Publishing started releasing AG on BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing network.[1][2] On October 24, 2008, started releasing AG Digital through "e-publishing pioneer DriveThruComics". [3]
In late 2004 Icarus Publishing began releasing trade paperback collection of stories which were serialized in AG. AG is the longest running manga anthology in North America.[4] AG is announced to end at issue 110 but is being continued online through direct downloads and BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol.[5]
Selected Titles
- A Wish of My Sister
- Anzu: The Shards of Memory
- Blue Eyes[6][4]
- Council of Carnality Unlimited
- Innocence[7][4]
- Midara[4]
- Miku's Sexual Orgy Diary
- Patriot
- Pet Humiliation
- Patch Work
- Slave Contract
- Taboo District
References
- ^ "Icarus Shares Comic AG Issue on BitTorrent for Free". Anime News Network. 2007-12-24. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-24/icarus-shares-comic-ag-issue-on-bittorrent-for-free. Retrieved 05 December 2009.
- ^ "Icarus Publishing Uploads 2nd Free Comic AG Mag Issue (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2008-07-22. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-22/icarus-publishing-uploads-2nd-free-comic-ag-mag-issue. Retrieved 05 December 2009.
- ^ "Comic AG Digital Now Available on DriveThruComics.com". Anime News Network. October 24, 2008. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-10-24/comic-ag-digital-now-available-on-drivethrucomics.com. Retrieved 05 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d Chavez, Ed (March 3, 2007). "Scratching the Niche: Erotic Manga". Publishers Weekly. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6457086.html. Retrieved 04 January 2010.
- ^ "Comic AG Adult Manga Mag to End with Issue 110". Anime News Network. 2009-11-26. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-26/comic-ag-adult-manga-mag-to-end-with-issue-110. Retrieved 05 December 2009.
- ^ "Diamond Cancels Some March Anime/Manga Related Orders". Anime News Network. February 20, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-20/diamond-cancels-some-march-anime/manga-related-orders. Retrieved 04 January 2010.
- ^ "Tanuki Kamogawa's Innocence Shipping to Retail". Anime News Network. September 25, 2005. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2005-09-25/tanuki-kamogawa's-innocence-shipping-to-retail. Retrieved 05 December 2009.
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