Pokemon Comic Strip Coming

Viz Communications announced the launch of the new Pokemon comic strip. The daily strip, which includes a Sunday color version, is being created by Ashura Benimaru, executive director at Creatures, one of the original creators of Pokemon, and Gerard Jones, a comic book writer known for his work on such titles as Dragon Ball Z, Spiderman and Batman. Pokemon is available in newspapers nationwide. Los Angeles-based Creators Syndicate distributes the strip nationwide. Some of the country’s top papers will carry the new Pokemon strip, including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and the Seattle Times.