Title: REPLAY GN (2006) #2

Publisher: Tokyo Pop (Formerly Mixx)

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REPLAY GN 02 (OF 3) (MR)
Product Synopsis: Joe and his crew are physically outmatched against the gigantic sea creature, so they start to coax it with food! Will that be enough to overcome the Cadacus? And when the crew finally get a chance to review their map, none of them can decipher it! An attempt to decipher the map brings our crew to a scuffle with the Bone Yard Rivals-which will lead to much much more! Sell Sheet Keynote: A punk rock story with an immortal twist Key Selling Points: • Like the bestsellers Bizenghast and Dramacon, Christy Lijewski was a finalist in TOKYOPOP's third Rising Stars of Manga competition • From the creator of Next Exit (Slave Labor Graphics, 2004), a comic book series with a large fan following • Will appeal to fans of cool, hip vampire series such as Interview with a Vampire and the popular film The Lost Boys • Promoted by creator appearances and book signings in select markets and San Diego Comic Con • Rated a 'MUST READ' -IGN.com Blurbs: • MUST READ: 'Creator Christy Lijewski has made a lot of headway into the OEL manga field with Next Exit, and RE:Play seems to be primed to push her even further into the realm. She employs a lot of the tricks of the manga trade you'd expect from this kind of story, and frankly, if you'd flipped the art in this book and set it up to read right-to-left like a true Japanese manga, it would be hard to tell the difference. Particularly striking are the clothes the members of Faust wear. Lijewski has a real eye for creating fashions that perfectly fit the characters who don them, from trash-chic to emo. If you're looking for a story about the music, keep looking. The band setting is there as just thatâ¦a setting. We're spared any attempt by Lijewski to foist bad poetry at us in the guise of song lyrics, and there's not much discussion about playing a particular cover or buying new strings. RE:Play is a romance tale, set in practice spaces and the club's backstages. And there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, there's a lot to like about RE:Playâ¦and I'd say that even if the central character wasn't a bass player.' - IGN.com • Cree and the remaining band members of Faust find themselves in the hot seat after their bassist abandons them in this new English-language manga. Cree stumbles upon Izsak, a talented bassist living in the subway, who just happens to be playing a song that she holds dear. Much to the objections of close friend and guitar player Rail, Cree not only invites Izsak to join the band but also asks him to move in with her. Though Cree and Char (Faust's drummer) accept Izsak with open arms, Rail remains suspicious of a man with no past and no future. Watching Cree grow close with Izsak only succeeds in pushing Rail to dislike him further, and he eventually goes so far as to trail Izsak. But things are not exactly as they seem, and the mysteries surrounding Faust's new bassist run deep. Lijewski seamlessly blends American and Japanese comic styles to create a hybrid, punk manga look that easily catches the eye. Her storytelling is strong, the plot intricate and engrossing, and the characters ultra likable. This is a catchy manga title with an upbeat mood and a style that sets it apart.(Aug.) - Publishers Weekly