Dark Horse has a longtime connection to the internationally respected artist of Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D, Yoshitaka Amano. Although Amano-sensei has brought many works to life with his depictions, he has never before both written and illustrated a novel—until now! Deva Zan is not an adaptation of a book previously published in Japan, but an original work being published for the first time through Dark Horse—a lavish, oversize (9" by 12") fantasy epic containing over 240 original paintings by Amano done especially for the story.
In Deva Zan, Amano wishes to give his own personal interpretation of Asian legends for a Western readership. The story centers around the twelve divine generals who in esoteric Japanese Buddhism stand guard over the universe at the points of the zodiac. But when they vanish, throwing the cosmos into disorder, the only person who can track them down is Deva Zan, a samurai without a memory. Assembling a team of bizarre warriors, Deva Zan goes on a pursuit through time and space that takes the battle everywhere from the fields of ancient Japan to the streets of modern-day New York City!
Deva Zan will be released by Dark Horse Halloween 2012.