PC pentablet manufacturer, Wacom, will release “Bamboo Comic,” a larger pentablet than existing products for illustrators and manga creators. The A5 Wide Size (21.65cm3.53cm) product is wider that would allow users to draw natural lines by utilizing full arm stroke and it will hit the Japanese market on June 13, 2008.

To allow users to start creating, the product comes bundled the illustration software Pixia, DELETER CGillust 4.5, Comic Studio Min (manga creation software), COMICWORKS trial version, and LITE for drawing pictures. The retail price of the item at Wacom’s site is ¥14, 980 ($150).

SOURCE: Tadashi Sudo (Anime! Anime!)
PRODUCT PAGE: http://tablet.wacom.co.jp/products/bamboo/bamboocomic/index.html