Solicitation and Preview for Mega Man Mastermix #2

Following the release of Mega Man Mastermix #1 — a larger, full-color version of Hitoshi Ariga’s loose adaptation of the original Mega Man game, for which you can read my review here — back in January, the second issue is poised to hit comic book stands next week. Check it out, courtesy of UDON Entertainment (prices are in U.S. dollars):

About the issue:
The Blue Bomber returns to comics through the classic stories of Japanese artist Hitoshi Ariga — available for the first time in color! The scheming Doctor Wily has moved on from corrupting good machines, and instead has created his own batch of eight villainous robots! Mega Man will need a little help from his friends if he hopes survive his first encounter with… The Wily Numbers!

Mega Man Mastermix #2
DETAILS: 80pp, Full Color,
MSRP:$7.99
RELEASE DATE: April 2018
FEB181877 MEGA MAN MASTERMIX #2 CVR A ARIGA
FEB181878 MEGA MAN MASTERMIX #2 CVR B SOMMARIVA
FEB181870 MEGA MAN MASTERMIX #2 CVR C HUANG 10 COPY INC

For those unable to find a local comic shop that carries it or will order it, you can purchase it directly from UDON’s web partner shop here.

The third issue, according to Previews, will be on its way on July 25th. No preview pages yet, but here are the two covers they’ve shown, plus a description:

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(W) Hitoshi Ariga (A/CA) Hitoshi Ariga

The Blue Bomber returns to comics through the classic stories of Japanese artist Hitoshi Ariga — available for the first time in color!

Rock, Doctor Light and a reformed Doctor Wily travel into space to investigate an asteroid of alien origin! Along the journey, they find themselves attacked by not only eight new Robot Masters, but the mysterious Break Man as well! It’s an adventure of all-out automaton action in outer space!

In Shops: Jul 25, 2018

SRP: $7.99

Finally, in case you need yet more of Ariga’s Mega Man in your life between those two releases and haven’t already checked out Mega Man Gigamix, good news! Previews is once again soliciting all three volumes of that as well.

Thanks to David Minter for the tip!

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