WISHES CAN COME TRUE! Avril Lavigne Makes Her Manga Debut

"By capturing the drama of a young character's life with a tone that is not childish, Make 5 Wishes has the potential to be provocative for any audience." - Ain't It Cool News

Multiple-platinum-selling Canadian pop sensation Avril Lavigne makes the move to manga with an all-new, all-ages series! Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes follows lonely teenager Hana; ignored by her schoolmates and caught between fighting parents, she spends her time pretending to be other people online, and daydreaming of being friends with rebel-rocker Avril Lavigne. After placing an order at Make5Wishes.com, a strange, demonic creature arrives promising to grant her five wishes, and Hana hopes she might change things for the better; but her wish-granting friend soon doesn't seem so friendly, as her wishes come true in the worst of ways.

Volumes One [Titan Books, £6.99] and Two [Titan Books, £6.99] will be released concurrently on 28th September 2007. A great new take on the classic tale of The Monkey's Paw, this manga mixes real darkness into the tale of a girl's attempted escape from the pressures and stresses of teenage life, all captured in D'Errico's beautiful artwork.

Already receiving massive acclaim from the United States media, the series also boasts an interactive website at Make5wishes.com, featuring animated episodes of the series, Lavigne's music and readers' wishes.

Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes comes from writer Joshua Dysart (Swamp Thing, Violent Messiahs), artist Camilla D'Errico and Grammy-nominated Lavigne, whose albums have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Her new album, The Best Damn Thing is available now from Sony and debuted at number one in the US charts.

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Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes
Avril Lavigne, Joshua Dysart & Camilla D'Errico
TITAN BOOKS
28 September 2007 € Paperback € £6.99 € 154pp
Volume One: ISBN-10: 1-84576-683-0 € ISBN-13: 9781845766832
Volume Two: ISBN-10: 1-84576-684-9 € ISBN-13: 9781845766849