New Pokemon

Pokemon Adventures, Volume 1: Mysterious Mew (Pok mon Adventures) Mew, one of the “New Species” Pokmon, is an innocent-looking catlike character - the super-rare 151st Pokmon. This story introduces the trainer, Pokmon expert Professor Oak, Professor Oak’s nephew, and others, who try to capture all the Pokmon to complete the collection - and win a series of duels against other Pokmon trainers.
Customer Review: Manga-riffic!
It’s always good to see a differant take on the beginnings of the pokemon phenomenon, and this manga is no exection. It more closely follows the game rather than the anime, and somehow, this improves it. Although it is rather un-nerving to see an intelligent ‘Ash’… Definately add to your cart!
Customer Review: These are brilliantly done
Pokemon Adventures is probably the best vision of the concept that’s sponsored by Nintendo. For the record, I recommend buying these in the graphic novel format.

This is a great series. It’s a more mature story that isn’t exclusively aimed at kids like the cartoon or the other comic. There are elements in these stories that will appeal to all ages. Red and Blue, instead of being a couple of abrasive children, are more like rivals should be — with a healthy respect for one another. They work together, even help each other along at times when they know there’s more at stake than their own pride.

The story takes some turns that are far darker than anything the show would ever touch, and most of the characters from the show who appear here are, such as the Gym Leaders, are, instead of silly characitures of how people behave, real characters with a passion for what they do. Misty and Brock, incidentally, kick ass. Both Red and Blue are serious about what they do, and there’s a clear reason that they win as many fights as they do, not just the “Ash is the main character, so of course he wins” mentality the show has.

Even better, as the series progresses, there is real character growth. Over the course of the story, Red goes from being a Pokemon lover with a heart of gold to a brilliant tactician who can use his Pokemon’s abilities in ways nobody can imagine.

I recommend this for anyone with a passion for good storytelling, anyone who has played the game, and anybody who thinks the Pokemon concept is interesting, regardless of whether you like the cartoon. This is the best handling of the material you will find.