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Before its release, the WSJ_manga account announced that the first volume of the manga will include a recommendation from Kohei Horikoshi, the creator of My Hero Academia. This information came from a trusted source that regularly shares updates on Shonen Jump series. Horikoshi is a very popular manga artist whose series has sold over 100 million copies. Although Under Doctor is Tanimoto’s first serialized work, he previously assisted Horikoshi. Now, as Tanimoto’s series debuts, Horikoshi is offering his support. Currently, the announced release date is only for the Japanese version; an English release will follow in a few months.

This summer, Image Comics is releasing a new paperback collection called the Kick-Ass Compendium. It gathers all four volumes of the original Kick-Ass series—covering issues #1-8 for each volume—into one large book. You’ll be able to find it in stores on August 12th.

For every planned Game of Thrones spin-off that’s currently in development, there’s been another one scrapped. HBO has explored numerous ideas for expanding the fantasy world, but not all of them will make it to screen. Some cancellations are more frustrating than others, so we’ve ranked all the abandoned projects from most to least deserving of a second look by HBO.

In March, reports surfaced that NetEase planned to end their financial support for Nagoshi Studio, creating an urgent need for the team to find new investors. The project was estimated to require around $44 million (¥7 billion) more to complete, and with NetEase withdrawing funding in May, Nagoshi Studio faced a significant shortfall.