Icarus Publishing
{{Short description|American comic book publisher}}
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Icarus Publishing is an American comic book publisher established in 2002. It specializes in localizing hentai manga for the English market.
The publisher's first release was the anthology AG, which contained both original American comics and translated Japanese material. It later became focussed exclusively on Japanese manga. Trade paperback collections of the stories serialized in AG were printed from late 2004 onwards.
Icarus Publishing started releasing AG on BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing network in December 2007,{{Cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-24/icarus-shares-comic-ag-issue-on-bittorrent-for-free |title=Icarus Shares Comic AG Issue on BitTorrent for Free |work=Anime News Network |date=December 24, 2007 |access-date=December 5, 2009 }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-22/icarus-publishing-uploads-2nd-free-comic-ag-mag-issue |title=Icarus Publishing Uploads 2nd Free Comic AG Mag Issue (Updated) |work=Anime News Network |date=July 22, 2008 |access-date=December 5, 2009 }} and AG Digital through DriveThruComics on October 24, 2008.{{Cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-10-24/comic-ag-digital-now-available-on-drivethrucomics.com |title=Comic AG Digital Now Available on DriveThruComics.com |work=Anime News Network |date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=December 5, 2009 }} AG was the longest running manga anthology in North America{{Cite news |first=Ed |last=Chavez |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/6822-scratching-the-niche-erotic-manga-.html |title=Scratching the Niche: Erotic Manga |work=Publishers Weekly |date=March 3, 2007 |access-date=May 31, 2012 }} and ceased publication at issue 110.{{Cite news |first=Brad |last=Rice |url=http://www.japanator.com/icarus-publishing-ending-comic-ag-12426.phtml |title=Icarus Publishing ending Comic AG |work=Japanator |date=November 27, 2009 }} AG Digital was at first supposed to be continued online through direct and BitTorrent download.{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-26/comic-ag-adult-manga-mag-to-end-with-issue-110 |title=Comic AG Adult Manga Mag to End with Issue 110 |work=Anime News Network |date=November 26, 2009 |access-date=December 5, 2009 }}
As of May 2012, there have been no new releases since early 2010. While company website and blog are still available, the webshop has since been closed down. According to several reports the owner of Icarus Publishing, Simon Jones, has fallen severely ill, and operations are completely halted for the time being.{{Cite web |url=http://www.icaruscomics.com/wp_web/?p=5384&cpage=1#comment-56131 |title=Icarus Publishing - Quick update |website=IcarusComics.com |date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=May 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017070527/http://www.icaruscomics.com/wp_web/?p=5384&cpage=1#comment-56131 |archive-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead}} There has been no official statement.
Selected titles
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- Innocence (2005){{Cite press release |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2005-09-25/tanuki-kamogawa's-innocence-shipping-to-retail |title=Tanuki Kamogawa's Innocence Shipping to Retail |publisher=Icarus Publishing |date=September 25, 2005 |via=Anime News Network |access-date=December 5, 2009 }}{{Cite news |first=Eduardo M. |last=Chavez |url=http://www.mania.com/innocence-vol-01-revised-edition_article_83594.html |title=Innocence Vol. #01 - Revised Edition |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=September 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210015543/http://www.mania.com/innocence-vol-01-revised-edition_article_83594.html |archive-date=December 10, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- Slave Contract (2006){{Cite web |url=http://www.rightstufanime.com/Slave-Contract-Manga-Adult |title=Slave Contract Manga Adult |website=RightStufAnime.com |access-date=March 10, 2017 }}
- Midara (2006){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/06/21/midara-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Midara Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=June 21, 2016 }}
- Patriot (2006){{Cite news |first=Eduardo M. |last=Chavez |url=http://www.mania.com/patriot-vol-01_article_82957.html |title=Patriot Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=June 15, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026080512/http://www.mania.com/patriot-vol-01_article_82957.html |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
- Patchwork (2006){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/manga/manga.php?manga_view=2682 |title=Patchwork Vol. #01 |work=Anime on DVD |date=July 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418072822/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/manga/manga.php?manga_view=2682 |archive-date=April 18, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
- Relish (2006){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/06/18/relish-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Relish Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=June 18, 2016 }}
- Council of Carnality Unlimited (2006){{Cite news |first=Eduardo M. |last=Chavez |url=http://www.mania.com/council-carnality-unlimited-vol-01_article_83010.html |title=Council of Carnality Unlimited Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=February 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211032458/http://www.mania.com/council-carnality-unlimited-vol-01_article_83010.html |archive-date=December 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- Swing Out Sisters (2007){{Cite news |first=Derek |last=Guder |url=http://www.unboundworlds.com/2010/03/365-days-of-manga-day-187-swing-out-sisters/ |title=365 Days of Manga, Day 187: Swing Out Sisters |work=Unbound Worlds |publisher=Penguin Random House |date=March 21, 2010 }}
- Anzu: The Shards of Memory (2007){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=http://www.mania.com/anzu-shards-memory-vol-01_article_83011.html |title=Anzu: The Shards of Memory Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=April 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130005408/http://www.mania.com/anzu-shards-memory-vol-01_article_83011.html |archive-date=January 30, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |first=Derek |last=Guder |url=http://www.unboundworlds.com/2010/02/365-days-of-manga-day-144-anzu-the-shards-of-memory/ |title=365 Days of Manga, Day 144: Anzu: The Shards of Memory |work=Unbound Worlds |publisher=Penguin Random House |date=February 6, 2010 }}
- Taboo District (2007){{Cite news |first=Eduardo M. |last=Chavez |url=http://www.mania.com/taboo-district-vol-01_article_83357.html |title=Taboo District Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=November 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517061754/http://www.mania.com/taboo-district-vol-01_article_83357.html |archive-date=May 17, 2009 |url-status=dead }}
- Pet Humiliation Diary (2007){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=http://www.mania.com/pet-humiliation-diary-vol-01_article_83243.html |title=Pet Humiliation Diary Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=June 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927102648/http://www.mania.com/pet-humiliation-diary-vol-01_article_83243.html |archive-date=September 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}
- Heat Ring of Destiny (2007){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/06/25/heat-ring-of-destiny-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Heat: Ring of Destiny Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=June 25, 2016 }}
- Blue Eyes (2008){{Cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-20/diamond-cancels-some-march-anime/manga-related-orders |title=Diamond Cancels Some March Anime/Manga Related Orders |date=February 20, 2009 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=January 4, 2010 }}{{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=http://www.mania.com/blue-eyes-vol-01_article_83576.html |title=Blue Eyes Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=June 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201212351/http://www.mania.com/blue-eyes-vol-01_article_83576.html |archive-date=December 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- Elements (2008){{Cite news |first=Gary |last=Thompson |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/05/13/elements-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Elements Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=May 13, 2016 }}
- Please Miss Yuri (2008){{Cite news |first=Chris |last=Beveridge |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/05/10/please-miss-yuri-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Please Miss Yuri Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=May 10, 2016 }}
- A Wish of my Sister (2008){{Cite news |first=John |last=Zakrzewski |url=http://www.mania.com/wish-my-sister-vol-01_article_83082.html |title=A Wish of My Sister Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=May 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002072326/http://www.mania.com/wish-my-sister-vol-01_article_83082.html |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
- After School Sex Slave Club (2008){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/05/21/after-school-sex-slave-club-hentai-manga-review/ |title=After School Sex Slave Club Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=May 21, 2016 }}
- Extract (2008){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/06/11/extract-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Extract Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=June 11, 2016 }}
- Aqua Bless (2008){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/05/22/aqua-bless-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Aqua Bless Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=May 22, 2016 }}
- Schoolgirl Mania (2008){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/06/16/schoolgirl-mania-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Schoolgirl Mania Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=June 16, 2016 }}
- Sexual Serenade (2008){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/06/15/sexual-serenade-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Sexual Serenade Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=June 15, 2016 }}
- Mazao Chichi (2009){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/06/22/mazao-chichi-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Mazao Chichi Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=June 22, 2016 }}
- Girl with a Thousand Curses (2009){{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Alexander |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/06/12/girl-with-a-thousand-curses-vol-01-hentai-manga-review/ |title=Girl With A Thousand Curses Vol. #01 Hentai Manga Review |work=Fandom Post |date=June 12, 2016 }}
- Miku's Sexual Orgy Diary (?){{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}
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References
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051120083121/http://icaruscomics.com/ Icaruscomics.com]
Category:Publishing companies established in 2002
Category:2002 establishments in the United States
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