Found: Vermonia, vol 1
Vermonia, vol. 1:
From the publisher:
On a distant Blue Star, Mel, Jim, Naomi, and Doug — friends obsessed with their garage band — don’t seem that different from any of the other twelve-year-old skateboarders at Union Middle School. But everything changes when Mel is kidnapped and imprisoned in a world called the Turtle Realm. As her friends rush to save her, guided by the magical squelp Satorin, they find a world terrorized by a conquering army, a land whose villagers’ only hope is an ancient prophecy foretelling the arrival of four heroes. Will they be brave enough to release their true warrior spirits — and return the rightful queen to her throne?The battle for Vermonia begins! Fabulous manga artwork highlights this graphic tale of four friends who hold the fate of three worlds in their hands.
Looks oh so normal so far — so why the highlight?
1. it’s from YoYo, a new manga ‘studio’ — young graduates of a manga & anime school in Japan
2. it’s release in the States is from Candlewick — an established children’s imprint but new to both graphic novels and manga
a search of various Amazonia (.ca & .au) reveal that there are at least 3 volumes in the series, even though only the first volume has been released in the U.S. (and that one just today.)
edit: icv2 reported on this weeks ago
