This week, Del Rey Manga is releasing the second volume of Nina Matsumoto's supernatural comedy-adventure series Yokaiden. To celebrate, the folks at Suvudu.com is holding a live webchat with Matsumoto on Tuesday, November 24, from 3:00 pm Eastern Time / 12:00 noon Pacific Time. Just go to http://suvudu.com/author-chat/nina-matsumoto/ tomorrow to join in the fun, ask your questions and see her discuss what's in store in Yokaiden Volume 2, and perhaps talk about her recent Eisner Awards win at San Diego Comic-Con 2009.
As the story opens in Yokaiden Volume 2, ever-cheerful Hamachi has ventured deep into the realm of the yokai in search of the spiteful, peg-legged kappa who has stolen his (admittedly crabby and unloveable) grandmother's soul. But Hamachi needs help to fulfill his mission, and enlists the aid of Ninetails, the fox god. The wily fox agrees to help Hamachi find the kappa, but wants a favor in return: Hamachi must find and retrieve three treasures for her. It all sounds simple enough, but nothing is what it seems when you're dealing with a kitsune.
For more about Yokaiden and Nina Matsumoto, check out my interview with this Vancouver, Canada-based artist, and view a gallery of her illustrations. Also, visit the official Yokaiden website for more updates, links and artwork.
Image credit: © Nina Matsumoto
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