Del Rey Manga is releasing an X-Men manga with a shojo twist. The title is X-Men Misfits with the story by Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman and art by Anzu. Here’s a brief synopsis from the Del Rey official website:

High school student Kitty Pryde has always been the odd girl out. A mutant, she was born with strange superpowers, magical talents that make her the class freak. But Kitty’s world is changed when she’s invited to study at Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, a special home for mutant teens. There’s just one catch: Kitty’s the only girl at the all-boy school, and she ends up just feeling like a freak all over again.

Then Kitty meets Pyro and the ultra-hot bad boys of the Hellfire Club. They’re the school’s elite–handsome, rich, and totally above the rules. Now Kitty seems to have it all: a dreamy boyfriend, super-cool friends, and the chance to develop her extraordinary talents. But why is her heart telling her that something is wrong? Will Kitty ever find the place where she belongs, or is she doomed to be a misfit forever?

Hmm. It sounds like a typical shojo to me (well, minus the mutant powers) but it is an interesting idea to mix manga genres with American comic book characters. I don’t know about mixing shojo with Marvel characters though but I guess we will have to wait and see if this manga reaches the charts. The storyline sounds like a cross between Hana Kimi and Hana Yori Dango with a girl going to an all boys school and then meeting up with the school’s most elite boys. Sounds like there are going to be tons of shojo cliches but hopefully with mutant powers mixed in, it will be entertaining.

Its release is on July 28 so if you’re bored during summer break or if office work is slow, try out this manga and see if it’s worthy to be a part of the Marvel universe.

The artwork is pretty good but strange to see Marvel characters in shojo form. Check out the sketches below:


(o_O’) “Beast?”

Here’s her deviantart if you want to check out her other pieces of artwork–> Anzu’s Deviantart