INTER x BLUE LOCK: variant cover for the scudetto announced

PANINI COMICS presents INTER

THE UNRELEASED PANINI COMICS VARIANT COVER ARRIVES TO CELEBRATE THE 20TH CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE NERAZZURRA TEAM

• Price: €7.50
• Pages: 208
• Binding: Paperback with metal effect overcover
• Format: 11.5×17.5 cm
• Interior: Black and white
• Distribution: Comic shop and online (by reservation only)

BlueLocksports manga published in Italy by Panini Comics for the editorial line Planet Mangareturns as protagonist with one cover variant celebration celebrating the club’s twentieth championshipInter. At the end of the championship, the collaboration between Inter and Blue Lock thus reaches a second important milestone, after the key-visual of the tour in Japan last summer.

The famous protagonists of the manga written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura they wear the iconic Nerazzurri team shirt used this season, in a visual taken from the comic and recolored for the occasion by Nicola Righi.

“Congratulations on Inter’s victory!” they comment Muneyuki Kaneshiro And Yusuke Nomura. “In this memorable moment when the team we support has reached such a great milestone, we are very honored to launch this special edition where Isagi and the other boys will wear the Inter shirt! To all of you who live in Italy, enjoy football and Blue Lock!”.

The volume is destined to occupy a special place on the shelves of all fans of the Italian Champions (and not only…) and will be available by reservation only for a limited period of time: you can pre-order your copy starting today, Monday May 27thuntil the June 4thon panini.it and at your local comic shop.

An edition Panini Comics unmissable, therefore, is the one born from the collaboration between Inter And BlueLock which confirms the 360-degree growth of the Nerazzurri brand and brings together football fans and comic book enthusiasts, creating an authentic mix between the two worlds and celebrating once again the victory of the historic twentieth Scudetto.

The story of Blue Lock is set in 2018. The elimination of the World Cup confirmed the limits of National Japanese. Team spirit is not enough: to win you have to score goals. For this reason, the Japanese football federation has decided to create a program to find promising young footballers and create the striker who will lead Japan to victory in the World Cup. Leading the crazy project, with the declared aim of selecting thestriker “more selfish”, there is the coach Jinpachi Ego. A revolutionary strategy to “destroy the losing Japanese football” which will test three hundred young talents who will have to survive the crazy training inside a special structure, the so-called “blue prison”. Only one will emerge victorious from this football battle royale. Who will survive the hell of BlueLock?

THE AUTHORS

Muneyuki Kaneshiro is a Japanese cartoonist and screenwriter. Among his most important works appear As the Gods will And Jagan.

Yusuke Nomura he is a mangaka originally from Kyoto prefecture, he was Hajime Isayama’s assistant during the serialization of the global hit The attack of the Giants. Planet Manga published his previous work, Dolly Kill Kill.

ABOUT INTER

Founded in 1908, FC Internazionale Milano, also known as Inter, is recognized globally as one of the most important and successful football teams.

In its palmares Inter includes 20 scudetti, 9 Italian Cups and 6 Italian Super Cups – while at an international level it boasts 2 European Cups, 1 Champions League, 3 UEFA Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups and a FIFA Club World Cup. Inter is one of only seven teams, and the only one in Italy, to have won the Champions League, Scudetto and national cup in the same season (2009-10). The Nerazzurri Club is also the only Italian team to have always played in the top flight of the national championship and the only one to have participated in all editions of Serie A.

Inter is a global brand with more than 500 million supporters around the world and which in recent years has increasingly established itself as a cultural as well as sporting icon. Starting from the 2021 rebranding – which emphasized the international spirit of the Club and the link with its city, Milan – Inter has in fact undertaken a new path to reposition its brand, which is allowing the Nerazzurri Club to establish itself as an excellence of Made in Milan in the world and to collaborate with iconic fashion and design brands, which share Milanese origins and international reputation.

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PANINI COMICS

The Panini Group, with headquarters in Modena (Italy) and branches in Europe, USA and Latin America, is a world leader in the sector of stickers, trading cards, in the publication and exclusive distribution of comics, children’s magazines and manga in Europe and Latin America. Panini is active with projects in the digital sector, as well as in the implementation of promotional activities, at an international level. In 2021 the Panini Group reached 1.322 billion euros in turnover, with a workforce of more than 1,000 employees, guaranteeing distribution and presence in over 120 countries. Learn more about www.paninigroup.com

In Italy, the Panini Comics division publishes some of the comics that have made and still make the history of the ninth art. From manga like Berserk, Attack on Titan and Jujutsu Kaisen, to Mickey Mouse, to Marvel and DC superhero comics, to timeless masterpieces like Asterix, Rat-Man, The Boys, and Conan. Comics, magazines, artbooks, and novels: entertainment for all tastes and all ages.

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