Kia Asamiya to Move Into American Comics

Newsarama reports that manga artist Kia Asamiya will be taking a step away from what is normally thought of as “manga” by bringing his distinctive artistic style to Marvel Comics. Beginning this November with “Marvel Double Shot,” Asamiya will provide the art for a short Thor story written by newcomer Marlan Harris. The following month, Asamiya will become the regular monthly penciler for Uncanny X-Men, beginning with issue #416. Asamiya said of his decision to enter the American monthly comic industry that “he hopes to show his work draws influence from American comics and design as much as manga and anime and hopes to prove manga is not just one style.”

Source: Anime News Network