Hipp's 'Gyakushu' to return online

Dan Hipp's manga series Gyakushu will return as a webcomic later this month.

The book originally appeared in print, running for two volumes before restructuring at publisher Tokyopop resulted in its cancellation. Hipp is now planning to issue the entire series online, along with his work from the book's previously unreleased third volume.

Hipp also revealed that he approached Image Comics with a view to releasing the third volume in print, before opting to distribute the book digitally.

"To anyone that has suggested I should look into an Image deal, similar to what the amazing Brandon Graham did with King City, well... thank you so much for the thought and concern, but quite frankly, I did," he wrote on his blog.

"There didn't seem to be much interest, or maybe the lines of communication were crossed, regardless, after looking around and asking a few questions to people in the know, I realised that I loved the idea of putting a blog together on my own," he continued.

"Gyakushu was not designed to be read as single issues of a monthly comic, and in hindsight, I do not think that going to Image (or anyone else, and I did) would have been the right choice for the book."

Gyakushu will be available via Hipp's blog from January 11. The website is currently available by invitation only.