In the March issue of Jump SQ, Karakuri Douji Ultimo (or simply Ultimo), the manga series created by Hiroyuki Takei and Stan Lee officially started. The first chapter was 60 pages long and included three full color pages. Ultimo was also on the cover of the issue of JumpSQ. The first chapter is titled “The Foggy Mountain Pass of the Old Westerner.”

On Sunday Feb 8th, 2009, a convention was being held in New York City, called Comic Con. One of the panelists at this convention was Viz Media, whose first point was to inform the public that Ultimo chapter 1 is currently being planned for a release in the July issue of Shonen Jump USA in English. This is only 5 months after the release from Japan. They did not state if they will only have one chapter a month, or multiply chapters in an attempt to catch up to the Japanese release.

Also during Comic Con, they mentioned that during the next “Free Comic Book Day,” May 2nd, 2009, they will also be giving out free copies of Ultimo:0. The book will be 32 pages long, and free to anyone at their local bookstores in the USA, while supplies last. For more information about Free Comic Book Day, visit their website: http://www.freecomicbookday.com/

(JumpSQ cover scan by Rena-Chan, Chapter translation by Sai the Shaman, News tip from ANN)

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