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Dark Angel #3
Dark Angel: Book Three
The sexy Phantom Saint Leen stars in the third exciting graphic novel in the Dark Angel series. Kia Asamiya's art has never been more exciting, his women never more beautiful, his stories more action-filled than in this powerful story. The gorgeous and deadly Nie, the Black Dragon, was consumed with jealousy when Leen became a Phantom Saint, and now conspires to murder her and take her kingdom! Don't miss the exciting climax of one of Asamiya's best stories ever, featuring powerful, beautiful, and magical woman at war!
176 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1994
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Kia Asamiya
446 books23 followersKia Asamiya(麻宮 騎亜, born in 1963) is the pen-name of a popular Japanese manga artist whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences (1990s).
He is well-known for using influences from American comics, television, and movies in his work, and describes himself as a big fan of both Batman and Star Wars. One of the most widely-published Japanese manga-ka, nearly all of his stories have been translated into other languages, including English. His two most successful and popular manga series to-date are Nadesico and Silent Möbius.
Prior to becoming a manga artist, Asamiya graduated from the Tokyo Designer School, and then worked as a character designer for a number of anime series, and even designed models for some of the later Godzilla movies (1980s). For this career, he used a different pen-name, Michitaka Kikuchi (菊地 道隆), and maintained the two professional identities separately for many years. Several of the anime series that he worked on were very popular both inside and outside of Japan, most notably including Sonic Soldier Borgman. Even after focusing primarily on his manga career, Asamiya continued to do character designs and creative consultation on anime series based on his stories, occasionally under the Kikuchi name.
In the early 2000s, Asamiya has shifted his focus from teenage and young-adult stories to stories designed for children and for an American audience. In the former case, he credits his young children as a motivation, but in the latter case, he points to a long-standing desire to work with his favorite American characters. To that end, he has worked on projects with Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics, as well as developing a manga adaptation of the movie, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace".
While many Japanese artists (and artists in general) are quite reclusive, Asamiya often makes an effort to be available to his fans. He maintains a website with news and information about his studio, Studio TRON (named after the Disney movie TRON). He also aids and assists his Official Fan Club by sending them regular announcements and limited-edition merchandise. Despite these actions, he shunned all public photography, and had the often-hilarious habit of depicting himself with a placeholder sign for a face. It has become a trademark feature of his books that instead of a picture of the artist, there is an elaborately decorated rectangle sporting the words "Now Printing".
He is well-known for using influences from American comics, television, and movies in his work, and describes himself as a big fan of both Batman and Star Wars. One of the most widely-published Japanese manga-ka, nearly all of his stories have been translated into other languages, including English. His two most successful and popular manga series to-date are Nadesico and Silent Möbius.
Prior to becoming a manga artist, Asamiya graduated from the Tokyo Designer School, and then worked as a character designer for a number of anime series, and even designed models for some of the later Godzilla movies (1980s). For this career, he used a different pen-name, Michitaka Kikuchi (菊地 道隆), and maintained the two professional identities separately for many years. Several of the anime series that he worked on were very popular both inside and outside of Japan, most notably including Sonic Soldier Borgman. Even after focusing primarily on his manga career, Asamiya continued to do character designs and creative consultation on anime series based on his stories, occasionally under the Kikuchi name.
In the early 2000s, Asamiya has shifted his focus from teenage and young-adult stories to stories designed for children and for an American audience. In the former case, he credits his young children as a motivation, but in the latter case, he points to a long-standing desire to work with his favorite American characters. To that end, he has worked on projects with Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics, as well as developing a manga adaptation of the movie, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace".
While many Japanese artists (and artists in general) are quite reclusive, Asamiya often makes an effort to be available to his fans. He maintains a website with news and information about his studio, Studio TRON (named after the Disney movie TRON). He also aids and assists his Official Fan Club by sending them regular announcements and limited-edition merchandise. Despite these actions, he shunned all public photography, and had the often-hilarious habit of depicting himself with a placeholder sign for a face. It has become a trademark feature of his books that instead of a picture of the artist, there is an elaborately decorated rectangle sporting the words "Now Printing".
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June 10, 2013
This is a very odd volume. After I began reading it I had to recheck the volume number because it has nothing to do with the last book - Dark the hero of the series doesn't feature at all. This is a complete side story following the other phantom saint we met in book 1 - Leen. Leen's fairy sidekick claims to have a lead on the golden orb so the pair set off to find it - they get shipwrecked and then attacked by the 12 dragon gods because one of them, Nie is pissed that leen was promoted to phantom saint when she wasn't. This is all a ruse however and we learn that someone else is pulling the strings.
The first half of this is slow indeed - It takes an entire double page spread just to show a sunset!!! and battles are slooooooooooow. Once we get into the second half and meet the real villain things hot up - the artwork is really nice and I love the introduction of greek myth - I'm a big fan of hybrids and the naga in this is stunning.
The plot however is so dumb and the double bluff illusion goes too far: Villain - haha! you didn't kill me you just destroyed golems I created will illusion to fool you! Heroine: haha! I knew this was a trap so I created 4 astral clones to check out what was going on, guess what? you didn't kill me either!
Eyebrow firmly raised. Really??? Not overly fond of this series, but the artwork is definitely worth a look.
The first half of this is slow indeed - It takes an entire double page spread just to show a sunset!!! and battles are slooooooooooow. Once we get into the second half and meet the real villain things hot up - the artwork is really nice and I love the introduction of greek myth - I'm a big fan of hybrids and the naga in this is stunning.
The plot however is so dumb and the double bluff illusion goes too far: Villain - haha! you didn't kill me you just destroyed golems I created will illusion to fool you! Heroine: haha! I knew this was a trap so I created 4 astral clones to check out what was going on, guess what? you didn't kill me either!
Eyebrow firmly raised. Really??? Not overly fond of this series, but the artwork is definitely worth a look.
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