Icarus Publishing

Icarus Publishing is an American comic book publisher established in 2002. It specializes in localizing hentai manga for the English market.

The publisher's first release was the anthology AG, which contained both original American comics and translated Japanese material. It later became focussed exclusively on Japanese manga. Trade paperback collections of the stories serialized in AG were printed from late 2004 onwards.

Icarus Publishing started releasing AG on BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing network in December 2007,[1][2] and AG Digital through DriveThruComics on 24 October 2008.[3] AG was the longest running manga anthology in North America[4] and ceased publication at issue 110.[5] AG Digital was at first supposed to be continued online through direct and BitTorrent download.[6]

As of May 2012 there have been no new releases since early 2010. While company website and blog are still available, the webshop has since been closed down. According to several reports the owner of Icarus Publishing, Simon Jones, has fallen severely ill, and operations are completely halted for the time being.[7] There has been no official statement.

Selected titles
  • Innocence (2005)[4][8][9]
  • Slave Contract (2006)[10]
  • Midara (2006)[4][11]
  • Patriot (2006)[12]
  • Patchwork (2006)[13]
  • Relish (2006)[14]
  • Council of Carnality Unlimited (2006)[15]
  • Swing Out Sisters (2007)[16]
  • Anzu: The Shards of Memory (2007)[17][18]
  • Taboo District (2007)[19]
  • Pet Humiliation Diary (2007)[20]
  • Heat Ring of Destiny (2007)[21]
  • Blue Eyes (2008)[4][22][23]
  • Elements (2008)[24]
  • Please Miss Yuri (2008)[25]
  • A Wish of My Sister (2008)[26]
  • After School Sex Slave Club (2008)[27]
  • Extract (2008)[28]
  • Aqua Bless (2008)[29]
  • Schoolgirl Mania (2008)[30]
  • Sexual Serenade (2008)[31]
  • Mazao Chichi (2009)[32]
  • Girl with a Thousand Curses (2009)[33]
  • Miku's Sexual Orgy Diary (?)

References
  1. "Icarus Shares Comic AG Issue on BitTorrent for Free". Anime News Network. 24 December 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  2. "Icarus Publishing Uploads 2nd Free Comic AG Mag Issue (Updated)". Anime News Network. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  3. "Comic AG Digital Now Available on DriveThruComics.com". Anime News Network. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  4. Chavez, Ed (3 March 2007). "Scratching the Niche: Erotic Manga". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. Rice, Brad (27 November 2009). "Icarus Publishing ending Comic AG". Japanator.
  6. "Comic AG Adult Manga Mag to End with Issue 110". Anime News Network. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  7. "Icarus Publishing - Quick update". IcarusComics.com. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  8. "Tanuki Kamogawa's Innocence Shipping to Retail" (Press release). Icarus Publishing. 25 September 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2009 – via Anime News Network.
  9. Chavez, Eduardo M. (21 September 2007). "Innocence Vol. #01 - Revised Edition". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011.
  10. "Slave Contract Manga Adult". RightStufAnime.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. Alexander, Matthew (21 June 2016). "Midara Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  12. Chavez, Eduardo M. (15 June 2006). "Patriot Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  13. Alexander, Matthew (17 July 2006). "Patchwork Vol. #01". Anime on DVD. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008.
  14. Alexander, Matthew (18 June 2016). "Relish Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  15. Chavez, Eduardo M. (5 February 2007). "Council of Carnality Unlimited Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011.
  16. Guder, Derek (21 March 2010). "365 Days of Manga, Day 187: Swing Out Sisters". Unbound Worlds. Penguin Random House.
  17. Alexander, Matthew (27 April 2007). "Anzu: The Shards of Memory Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010.
  18. Guder, Derek (6 February 2010). "365 Days of Manga, Day 144: Anzu: The Shards of Memory". Unbound Worlds. Penguin Random House.
  19. Chavez, Eduardo M. (2 November 2007). "Taboo District Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009.
  20. Alexander, Matthew (7 June 2007). "Pet Humiliation Diary Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009.
  21. Alexander, Matthew (25 June 2016). "Heat: Ring of Destiny Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  22. "Diamond Cancels Some March Anime/Manga Related Orders". Anime News Network. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  23. Alexander, Matthew (17 June 2008). "Blue Eyes Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011.
  24. Thompson, Gary (13 May 2016). "Elements Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  25. Beveridge, Chris (10 May 2016). "Please Miss Yuri Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  26. Zakrzewski, John (20 May 2008). "A Wish of My Sister Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.
  27. Alexander, Matthew (21 May 2016). "After School Sex Slave Club Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  28. Alexander, Matthew (11 June 2016). "Extract Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  29. Alexander, Matthew (22 May 2016). "Aqua Bless Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  30. Alexander, Matthew (16 June 2016). "Schoolgirl Mania Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  31. Alexander, Matthew (15 June 2016). "Sexual Serenade Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  32. Alexander, Matthew (22 June 2016). "Mazao Chichi Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.
  33. Alexander, Matthew (12 June 2016). "Girl With A Thousand Curses Vol. #01 Hentai Manga Review". Fandom Post.


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