Broken Frontier

TOKYOPOP, America's number one graphic novel publisher and the Leader of the Manga Revolution, invites fans to sink their teeth into a tale of a supernatural love bite, with the November release of Mark of the Succubus.

Previewed in the August issue of the top teen publication, ELLEgirl, Mark of the Succubus was created by two hot new stars, Irene Flores and Ashly Raiti, who came to TOKYOPOP's attention in the company's third Rising Stars of Manga(tm) competition. This three volume series marks their first full-length story as professional manga-ka!

Mark of the Succubus is a Gothic, supernatural tale of Maeve, a young succubus--or spiritual vampire--in training. Sent to the human world to learn how to interact with her soon-to-be victims, Maeve encounters serious problems when she falls in love with her target and finds herself entangled in a massive Demon World conspiracy.

"The visual style that Irene created for the book is tremendous," says TOKYOPOP series editor Lillian Diaz-Przybyl. "Succubus has great character designs and a fantastic use of lighting, with many of the tones done in an almost pop-art style. Complimented by Ash's witty and complex writing, this is a book that I'm very, very excited about."

The first volume of Mark of the Succubus will be available in the manga section of bookstores everywhere in November 2005. Fans can preview a chapter of Mark of the Succubus for free beginning in November at http://www.TOKYOPOP.com/takuhaionline
A manga preview will also appear in the fall edition of the print version of Takuhai, TOKYOPOP's free magazine that's packed with manga previews, behind-the-scenes with the creators, exclusive interviews, and much, much more.