A Paid Advertisement.  Few comic creators can boast of true international fame.  Amano is one, but another, not-so-coincidentally, springs to mind -- Kia Asamiya!  And coming this Decemberr, DrMaster will release one of his more notable magna series -- Junk Vol. 1: Record of the Last Hero.

Junk is a super cool action sci-fi, marrying elements of X-Men and Guyver!

Here's the low-down on the manga:

Hiro is a high school student refusing to go to school after a traumatic run-in with the local bullies. But his feeble life is forever changed when, one day, he applies online for a new gadget called 'JUNK.'  Once the mysterious package arrives, he activates the gadget and finds himself encased within a powered armor JUNK suit.  Apparently 'the clothes DO indeed make the man' as Hiro is granted abilities far beyond anything the muscle-bound jocks at his school could ever dream.  Soon after, he embarks on nightly rampages getting back at the bullies and destroying property until he discovers...  There is another with a unit nearly identical to his own.  The owner of the other JUNK suit is a woman who's not too keen on Hiro's abuse of his new super-powered threads, and smacks him around real good for it.  To complicate matters even further, he accidentally destroys his home and kills his parents (oops!)!  Now, a na?ve boy must learn to live on his own and choose to use his power for good or evil.

For you retailers who believe in being fashionably late, there are still a few days to add and place orders for Junk Vol. 1 appearing in this month's Diamond Comics Dist. order pack for December shipping products.  Not familiar with Kia Asamiya, you say?  Well I got your crash course crib sheet right here...

Creator:  Kia Asamiya is a highly accredited comic creator in both Japan and U.S. From his work on Marvel's X-Men to greats like Martian Successor Nadesico, Silent Mobius (Japan/USA via Viz Media) and Steam Detectives, Asamiya-san has managed to mount a formidable following on both shores.