The Winx Club Comic Series (more commonly known as the Winx Club Magazine) is a comic book series based on the Winx Club and its spin-off series, The World of Winx Published by the series' creator Rainbow SpA and then Distributed by Play Press[1] released in 2010. In 2012, to coincide with Nickelodeon producing new seasons of the series, VIZ Media began publishing the Winx Club comics. The comics were re-translated and placed in volumes consisting of two comics each. The comics were also slightly re-ordered by placing A Friend for Bloom as the first story in the series.
Overview
As of November 2020, over two hundred issues have been produced, including two issues focusing on the movies and three Halloween issues contained within their own miniseries. The first twelve are based directly on episodes of the first season, while the rest focus on other adventures.
Issues
Please note: Only the first 72 issues have been officially translated into English. Fan translations for the later comics exist online.
Viz Media
In 2012, to coincide with Nickelodeon producing new seasons of the series, VIZ Media began publishing the Winx Club comics. The comics were re-translated and placed in volumes consisting of two comics each.
| Issue | Title | Release date | Comics Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bloom's Discovery | July 3, 2012 | A Friend for Bloom First Day in Magix |
| #2 | Secrets of Alfea | July 3, 2012 | The Secrets of Alfea The Boys from Red Fountain |
| #3 | The Magic of Friendship | September 4, 2012 | A Job for Bloom The Swamp Monster |
| #4 | Dragon's Flame | November 6, 2012 | Dragon's Flame Magic Battle |
| #5 | Fairy Dreams | January 1, 2013 | The Guardian of Dreams An Evil Wind |
| #6 | Time for Magic | March 5, 2013 | Magix on Ice Future Adventures |
| #7 | Adventures Away | May 7, 2013 | The Island of Time The Rebellion |
| #8 | Magic in the Air | July 2, 2013 | Magix Virus Perfume and Magic |
| #9 | The Cursed Jewel | September 3, 2013 | The Cursed Jewel Kyral's Test |
Comic history
An ongoing comic book serial has been published since the series' premiere.[2] Over 180 Italian issues have been released as of 2019. In 2014, the comics' worldwide circulation was 25 million copies, with 55,000 copies sold each month in Italy.[3] In the United States, VIZ Media translated a few of the first 88 issues and released them across nine graphic novel volumes.[4] Other tie-in books unrelated to the comics have been produced, starting with character guides distributed by Giunti Editore.[2] Nickelodeon's partner Random House has published English-language Winx Club books since 2012.[5]
References
- ↑ "Winx Club Magazine (Volume) - Comic Vine".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Le Winx in edicola e in libreria" (28 February 2004).
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- ↑ Raugust, Karen (19 March 2012). "Nickelodeon Heads to Random House".
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