Best Sellers Illustrated will release Shygirl, its first 'American manga' title and second title over-all (its first was War of the Worlds, see 'War of the Worlds in Development for TV'), in September.  Shygirl is a science fiction love story planned as three 100-page volumes released every other month.  The page size will be larger than most American manga editions, and the paper stock will be a slicker stock; MSRP will be $13.99. 

 

Shygirl is written by Stephen Stern and Bill Maus, who have previously collaborated on Zen, Intergalactic Ninja.  The story is based on a screenplay by Stern and Rik van Glintenkamp.