Oni Press is deliivering a solid strike with the debut graphic novel PUNCH UP from illustrator Zachary Sterling.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group will release Punch Up!, the action-packed, manga-inspired debut graphic novel from one of the animation community's busiest creators, Zachary Sterling (My Little Pony, Adventure Time), publishing globally June 6, 2023. The first book in a three-volume series, Punch Up! centers around the daring adventures of orphan Pitch, an aspiring tournament fighter who longs to make his mark at the Wide Plains Fighting Tournament. Creator Sterling's vibrant art style and diverse cast of characters are sure to delight martial arts fans young and adult. For more information, please visit Oni Press.
Punch Up! is a shonen manga story of young orphan Pitch, an aspiring tournament fighter who has big dreams. He dreams of traveling to the city and competing in the Wide Plains Fighting Tournament. He also harbors a secret wish—to be reunited with the man he believes is his long-lost father, aging tournament fighter Sonny Chan. Can Pitch make it in a big city filled with unsavory types that want to do him harm? Is Emperor Vergil, host of the fighting tournament, one of those people? Will Sonny decide to act decent for once? Find out in this exciting blast of battle energy!
Punch Up! (ISBN: 978-1-63715-217-1) will be available at both digital and physical retailers everywhere on June 6, 2023, for the list price of $15.99.
About the Creator
Zachary Sterling is a Filipino-American illustrator based out of Portland, Oregon, with a passion for stories with motivated protagonists who refuse to compromise what they believe is most important to them. Sterling has been illustrating comics, graphic novels, and children's books professionally for more than four years, including Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, The Amazing World of Gumball, My Little Pony, and the animated show Bee & Puppycat.
About the Company
?The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group is a premier comic book and graphic novel publisher located in Portland, Oregon. Merged with Lion Forge Comics in 2019 but established in 1997, Oni Press publishes a thoughtfully curated line of award-winning original and licensed graphic novels and comic books for readers of all ages. Oni Press also publishes inclusive sex education, gender studies & erotica graphic novels under the Limerence Press imprint. Notable titles from the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group include: The Tea Dragon Society, Sheets, Gender Queer, A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Scott Pilgrim, Stumptown, Sanrio's Gudetama, and Adult Swim's Rick and Morty™.
