Rumble Pak (comics)
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Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga
anthology series published by eigoMANGA
. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists. Rumble Pak is eigoMANGA's first commercial comic book publication and is considered its flagship product. After its release, Rumble Pak rapidly became a recognized Amerimanga publication within the comic book industry.
The first edition of Rumble Pak was released to comic book stores domestically and internationally on February 2004 and the publication was re-released to North American mainstream media stores on October 2004.
Rumble Pak Issue #1 was featured in an exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art
from July through October 2004.http://www.comicworldnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?column=headlines&page=360 Also in October, eigoMANGA launched a rock concert event celebrating the mainstream re-release of Rumble Pak at a Tower Records
store in San Mateo
, California
called Rumble Invasion. The rock band Ludo
headlined the inaugural event. Rumble Invasion has become a regular event for eigoMANGA. The December 2005 Rumble Invasion event was hosted by the comic book franchise store "Things From Another World" at two store locations in San Francisco and Universal City
.
Rumble Pak spawned a spin-off publication featuring stories catered toward female readers called Sakura Pakk
.
On October 2005, eigoMANGA formed a joint-venture with Devil's Due Publishing
to publish an on-going series for Rumble Pak. Volume 2 of the Rumble Pak series was released to stores on April 6, 2006.http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7596.html.
"We honestly never thought about EVER combining Sakura Pakk and Rumble Pak into one", states eigoMANGA
's publisher Austin Osueke
. "For years everyone of us within our editor to creator teams bitterly wanted to separate both imprints and create distinct identities for them. From time to time there were actually bitter rivalries between the Sakura Pakk camp and the Rumble Pak camps. A local fan asked us to combine our best works into one book. So just for laughs, we put a sample book together and it looked really good. So here we are"http://www.examiner.com/r-4196647~eigoMANGA_Announces_SAKURA_PAKK_VERSUS_RUMBLE_PAK_Manga_Graphic_Novel.html.
Original English-language manga
Original English-language manga or OEL manga is the term commonly used to describe comic books or graphic novels in the "international manga" genre of comics whose language of original publication is English...
anthology series published by eigoMANGA
Eigomanga
eigoMANGA is a comic book publishing company that produces original Japanese-influenced comics as well as develop business and marketing projects geared towards the anime industry. eigoMANGA has been underway since its conception in 2000...
. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists. Rumble Pak is eigoMANGA's first commercial comic book publication and is considered its flagship product. After its release, Rumble Pak rapidly became a recognized Amerimanga publication within the comic book industry.
The first edition of Rumble Pak was released to comic book stores domestically and internationally on February 2004 and the publication was re-released to North American mainstream media stores on October 2004.
Rumble Pak Issue #1 was featured in an exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose Museum of Art
The San Jose Museum of Art is an art museum in Downtown San Jose, California, USA. Founded in 1969, the museum hosts a large permanent collection emphasizing West Coast artists of the 20th- and 21st-century. It is located next to the Circle of Palms Plaza and Plaza de César Chávez...
from July through October 2004.http://www.comicworldnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?column=headlines&page=360 Also in October, eigoMANGA launched a rock concert event celebrating the mainstream re-release of Rumble Pak at a Tower Records
Tower Records
Tower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....
store in San Mateo
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
called Rumble Invasion. The rock band Ludo
Ludo (band)
Ludo is an alternative rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Andrew Volpe, lead guitarist/back up vocalist Tim Ferrell, moog/synth and back up vocalist Tim Convy, and drummer/back up vocalist Matt Palermo.-History:...
headlined the inaugural event. Rumble Invasion has become a regular event for eigoMANGA. The December 2005 Rumble Invasion event was hosted by the comic book franchise store "Things From Another World" at two store locations in San Francisco and Universal City
Universal City, California
Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, that encompasses the 415 acre property of Universal Studios...
.
Rumble Pak spawned a spin-off publication featuring stories catered toward female readers called Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk is an anthology OEL manga series created and published by eigoMANGA. Sakura Pakk highlights original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk was released in November 2004....
.
On October 2005, eigoMANGA formed a joint-venture with Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...
to publish an on-going series for Rumble Pak. Volume 2 of the Rumble Pak series was released to stores on April 6, 2006.http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7596.html.
Sakura Pakk Versus Rumble Pak
In December of 2009, eigoMANGA announced an upcoming release of a special graphic novel publication — Sakura Pakk Versus Rumble Pak Graphic Novel — for the first time features a combination of shonen (male-oriented) and shojo (female-oriented) stories from Sakura Pakk and Rumble Pak."We honestly never thought about EVER combining Sakura Pakk and Rumble Pak into one", states eigoMANGA
Eigomanga
eigoMANGA is a comic book publishing company that produces original Japanese-influenced comics as well as develop business and marketing projects geared towards the anime industry. eigoMANGA has been underway since its conception in 2000...
's publisher Austin Osueke
Austin Osueke
Austin Osueke is an American comic book artist, publisher, and founder of eigoMANGA. He is best known for contributing to Amerimanga and web comics through his publications Sakura Pakk and Rumble Pak.- Bibliography :- Work with eigoMANGA :...
. "For years everyone of us within our editor to creator teams bitterly wanted to separate both imprints and create distinct identities for them. From time to time there were actually bitter rivalries between the Sakura Pakk camp and the Rumble Pak camps. A local fan asked us to combine our best works into one book. So just for laughs, we put a sample book together and it looked really good. So here we are"http://www.examiner.com/r-4196647~eigoMANGA_Announces_SAKURA_PAKK_VERSUS_RUMBLE_PAK_Manga_Graphic_Novel.html.