Viz Media To release ART FOR HOPE DIGITAL ART ANTHOLOGY in December

Innovative Art Book Created In Partnership With Autodesk To Benefit Japanese Disaster Recovery

Exhibit Of Artwork Also Takes Place In Las Vegas At Autodesk University

VIZ Media has announced the upcoming debut of ART FOR HOPE, a limited edition digital art book anthology created in partnership with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) to benefit Architecture for Humanity. The anthology will be available for a limited time, from December 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012, for $4.99 through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for iPad^®, iPhone^® and iPod^® touch. 100% of VIZ Media’s net proceeds will support Architecture for Humanity’s ongoing disaster reconstruction efforts in Japan. To learn more about these rebuilding projects, please visit: www.ArchitectureForHumanity.org.

Each of the 40 artists participating in the ART FOR HOPE anthology used Autodesk^® SketchBook^® digital paint and drawing software applications in some way to create original pieces for the anthology. The artists, both professional and amateur, hail from around the world and from diverse fields, and range in style from the realistic to the fantastic, each illustrating the theme of “Hope.” Notable contributors include Eisner Award and Harvey Award winner Rob Guillory, Harvey Award winner Lark Pien, muralist Sirron Norris, and MAMESHIBA artists Jorge Monlongo and Gemma Corell.

Selections from ART FOR HOPE will also be exhibited at the Autodesk annual user conference, Autodesk University, taking place at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV from November 29^th to December 1^st. Access to the exhibit is free to the public within the Creative Studio a unique hands-on space to celebrate the creative spirit and showcasing a variety of Autodesk software and products. More information on the exhibit and conference is available at: http://www.sketchbooknews.com/news/creative-studio-art-exhibit.html.

VIZ Media and Autodesk are very proud of and grateful to the following artists for their contributions to the ART FOR HOPE digital art anthology:

Janet Alvarado Don’t Lose Hope

Asuka 111 (Patipat Asavasena) Hope

Azure Untitled

Greg Baldwin of CreatureBox Sheltered

Alan Bay A Little Piece of Hope

Drew Blom Calvin Hedge and the Iron Golem

Steve Boura Bright Future

Carsten Bradley A Wish for You

Matthew Britton Regrowth

Veronica Casson The Guest Room

Geikou Chen Rainbow Bridge to Tomorrow

Gemma Correll Pierre, le Chat Français

Kalii Delarosa The Rainbow in the Rain

Conrado Hernan Villa Gil Untitled

Dave Guertin First Flight

Rob Guillory Hope

Rodolpho Langhi A New Sunrise

C. Lijewski Light Side of Dark

Chris Lui Birds of a Feather

Holly Mongi Good Morning, Friend

Jorge Monlongo The Sprout and the Bean

Brian Muelhaupt Ojizo-sama

Shaun Mullen Kodama (Tree Spirits)

Susan Murtaugh Enduring Beauty

Ray N. Deliverance

Joe Ng Rise Above the Storm

Sirron Norris Kibou

Jacques Pena Love

Luis Peso Gathering Hope

Lark Pien Wishes, Dreams

Kyle Runciman Ready to Roll

Francesco Salvati DEAR HOPE

Janet Shaw The Hope of Japan

Brad Silverman Dancing Dragon

Joseph Strachan Flight of the Phoenix

James Turner Never Give Up

Colie Wertz Sea Turtle

Pinar Yalcin Beam of Light

John Yandall One Little Sign

Jim Zub Seed Starter

For more information on the ART FOR HOPE project, please visit www.VIZ.com/artforhope.

For more information on VIZ Media digital initiatives, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps/.