Comix-ART (russian: Комикс-Арт, ''Komiks-Art'') is a
comics
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...
imprint of
Russian book publisher
Domino. It serves as a translator and the licensor of
graphic novels,
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
,
manhwa and
original English-language manga. Comix-ART, founded in 2008 with headquarters in
Saint Petersburg, releases its titles in collaboration with
Eksmo, another publishing house, and their books are published under "Eksmo" label. They do not reverse the pages (so called "
flopping").
Comix-ART has been repeatedly criticized for the choice of fonts used to display letters inside the
word balloons and for the placing of words in bubbles.
''AniMag'' editor commented on their publication of ''
Naruto'' that a reader cannot distinguish some letters "without a magnifying glass".
Licenses
Manga
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Bleach
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'' (1st volume released 2008-12-09) 11/44+
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Naruto'' (1st volume released 2008-11-28) 17/50+
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Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
'' (1st volume released 2008-10-13) 10/12
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Princess Ai''
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Doors of Chaos
, "Doors of the Border" is a manga written and illustrated by Ryoko Mitsuki. The manga's first ''tankōbon'' volume was released by SoftBank Creative on June 30, 2008. It was licensed in North America by Tokyopop.
Plot
Twin sisters Mizeri ...
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Yato no Kamitsukai'' 7/12
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Gravitation
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2/12
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Red Garden''
4/4
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Case File
Case or CASE may refer to:
Containers
* Case (goods), a package of related merchandise
* Cartridge case or casing, a firearm cartridge component
* Bookcase, a piece of furniture used to store books
* Briefcase or attaché case, a narrow box to ca ...
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Freaks'' 4/4
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Drug-On'' 5/5
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Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...
'' 8/42
*''C-R-O-S-S'' 3/3
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Shinshoku Kiss
A , also called , is a person responsible for the maintenance of a as well as for leading worship of a given .* ''Kannushi'' (in Japanese), Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version The characters for are sometimes also re ...
'' 2/2
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Made in Heaven'' 2/2
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Fruits Basket''
4/23
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Berserk
Berserk (meaning "very angry" or "out of control") may refer to:
* ''Berserk'' (manga), a 1989 Japanese manga by Kentaro Miura
** ''Berserk'' (1997 TV series), the first anime adaption of the manga
** ''Berserk'' (2016 TV series), a second adap ...
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6/35+
* ''
Angel Sanctuary''
3/20
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Claymore
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'' 10/18+
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Kyoko Karasuma no Jikenbo
is a Japanese manga series written by Oji Hiroi and illustrated by Yūsuke Kozaki. The series follows the detective of the same name as she faces supernatural cases. It was originally serialized by Gentosha in the magazines ''BStreet'' and ''M ...
'' - 8/9+
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Hellsing'' 3/10
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Trigun'' 2/2
* ''
Trigun Maximum''
* ''
Vampire Knight'' 8/15+
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Skip Beat!'' 3/25+
* ''
Trinity Blood''
* ''
Blood +'' 5/5
* ''
X'' 6/18
* ''
One Piece''
* ''
Fullmetal Alchemist''
Manhwa
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Devil's Bride''
OEL manga
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Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy''
*''StarCraft''
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Shutterbox''
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Bizenghast
''Bizenghast'' is a debut gothic graphic novel series written and illustrated by M. Alice LeGrow. The first seven volumes were published by Tokyopop, with the final volume released in late April 2012. After placing in Tokyopop's Rising Stars of M ...
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Van Von Hunter''
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The Dreaming''
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Dark Metro
is a horror manga written by Tokyo Calen and illustrated by Yoshiken.
Release
Tokyopop published two volumes of ''Dark Metro'' in North America from February 12, 2008, to August 12, 2008. It is also published in Russia by Comix-ART, and in Bra ...
'' (1st volume released 2008-12-19)
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Nightschool''
Comic books
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The Sandman
The Sandman is a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes.
Representation in traditional folklore
The Sandman is a traditional charact ...
'' by Neil Gaiman.
*
''Lucifer'' by Mike Carey.
Graphic novels
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Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel''
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World of WarCraft''
References
External links
Official website{{in lang, ru.
Manga distributors
Manhwa distributors
Companies based in Saint Petersburg
Publishing companies established in 2008
Comic book publishing companies of Russia
2008 establishments in Russia