USA-NKF National Karate Championships

The last leg of the Sonny Leads volume 1 US book tour was the USA-NKF National Karate Championships & US Team Trials held in Reno, Nevada. We received an amazingly warm welcome to our promotion tour and the number of athletes, coaches, officials and spectators who became new readers and embraced the book was fantastic!

At the Peppermill Casino.

Getting support from US Team Coach, Tokey Hill.

The competition was really well organised.

Warming up one athlete from American Sports Karate.

Lots of new readers! Don't worry, volume 2 is in the works!

The Karate Kid movie 30 year anniversary!

While traveling through Encino, LA California a few weeks back on the way to the USA-NKF National Karate Championships in Reno, we stopped at a huge mural for the Karate Kid movie. The timing was perfect not just because of our book publication, but also it is the 30th anniversary of the movie's release.

AAU Karate Nationals!

Today and tomorrow I'm at the AAU Karate Nationals promoting the comic book, meeting old friends and hoping to making new friends too.

If you see me walking in the hallway & you are wondering if I have a few copies of the book left in my bag (as the kids are asking me now) the answer is yes, so just come and say hi and I will sign a copy for you.

Thanks to everyone for the great support and good luck to all the athletes, officials & volunteers, I hope you all have a memorable event!

Richard

( to reach me, my email is richard at richardmosdell.com )

'Sonny Leads' the manga karate book is now for sale!

Thanks to Eric at American Sports Karate for sending a pic of the cover!

My book 'Sonny Leads' is for sale now!!! Yeah! 

自分のマンガ「Sonny Leads」がそろそろ発売されます‼︎ 興味のある方下記のリンクをご覧ください！ 

 Worldwide available at the Manga University website.

日本と世界: http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/products/sonnyleads001 

US Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ASIN/4921205345

Canada Amazon http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/4921205345

 www.sonnyleads.com 

I'm actually in transit on the beginning of the 3-week tour starting in Naples, Florida, eventually reaching California and Nevada. At the end of today's 24hrs of travel, there are a box of books in Florida already sent there by the printer waiting for me to see & hold for the first time!

Thanks to everyone who have already sent me messages that they have ordered their copies of the book, thanks so much!

Richard

A little longer...

First, thanks to all those people sending me messages of support!

Just like you, I can't wait to hold the book in my hands too.

For now, it seems this manga project is so big, Kamobayashi Sensei would like longer to work on it, therefore we're looking at having the book come out in June of this year.

Just a few more months to wait for even a better final product is fine with me.

On the book tour side of things, some of the tour dates are about to be confirmed in June & July.

Florida

California

Nevada

then back to Japan... to Okinawa!

Once the associated events for each location are booked, I'll be able to announce exactly what's happening.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to email me.

Richard