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===Eclipse International===
Attempting to diversify, in 1988 the company created a new division, Eclipse International, to publish material from overseas. One source was [[Japan]], where [[manga]] was produced in prodigious amounts; the success of imported [[anime]] such as ''Robotech'' and ''Voltron'' had shown a large potential market for such subject matter. A deal was struck with [[Shogakukan]]'s subsidiary [[Viz Communication]] for some of their titles, which were translated and modified for the American market by [[Toren Smith]]'s [[Studio Proteus]].<ref name=AH181TS>{{cite magazine|date=July 1990|title=Inside Studio Proteus - a talk with Toren Smith|author=Darwin McPherson|magazine=[[Amazing Heroes]]|publisher=[[Fantagraphics Books]]|number=181}}</ref> The first titles were ''[[Area 88]]'', ''[[The Legend of Kamui|Kamui]]'' and ''[[Mai, the Psychic Girl]]''.<ref name=AH116NL>{{cite magazine|date=May 1, 1987|title=Newsline|magazine=[[Amazing Heroes]]|publisher=[[Fantagraphics Books]]|number=116}}</ref> These were successful and were followed by other similar titles, including ''[[Appleseed (manga)|Appleseed]]''.<ref name="TE5DM" /> However, before Eclipse could publish the heavily advertised ''[[Lum * Urusei Yatsura]]'' the title was halted due to "circumstances beyond [either party]'s control".<ref name=AH142NL>{{cite magazine|date=June 1, 1988|title=Newsline|magazine=[[Amazing Heroes]]|publisher=[[Fantagraphics Books]]|number=142}}</ref> In November 1988 Viz chose not to renew their contract with Eclipse, instead setting up their own American publishing wing. Eclipse continued to work with Studio Proteus on other manga imports, including ''[[Dominion (manga)|Dominion]],'' ''[[What's Michael?]],'' and ''The Lost Continent''. The company also commissioned [[Adam Warren (comics)|Adam Warren]] to create an [[The Dirty Pair|English-language version]] of ''[[Dirty Pair]]''.<ref name=AH146NL>{{cite magazine|date=August 1, 1988|title=Newsline|magazine=[[Amazing Heroes]]|publisher=[[Fantagraphics Books]]|number=146}}</ref>

Alongside this, it partnered with the British independent publisher [[Acme Press]] to distribute their comics in the American market.<ref name=AH136NL>{{cite magazine|date=February 29, 1988|title=Newsline|magazine=[[Amazing Heroes]]|publisher=[[Fantagraphics Books]]|number=136}}</ref> Highlights from the relationship included ''[[Powerman (comics)|Power Comics]]'', a four-issue superhero title with art by [[Dave Gibbons]] and [[Brian Bolland]]; ''Aces'', a five-issue black-and-white anthology of serialized [[Jazz Age]] genre stories which were originally published in Europe; licensed [[James Bond]] material<ref>Curson, Natasha. [https://tashauk.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/acme-take-two-earthquake-pills-and-exit-over-cliff/ "Acme – take two Earthquake Pills and exit over cliff...,"] Natasha Curson blog (August 18, 2010).</ref> in the form of the official adaptation of latest film ''Licence to Kill''<ref>Conroy, Mike (2004). ''500 Great Comicbook Action Heroes''. London: Chrysalis Books Group. {{ISBN|978-1-84411-004-9}}, p. 293.</ref> and three issue mini-series ''James Bond: Permission to Die'' — the first James Bond comic book storyline not adapted from a previous work — both featuring art from [[Mike Grell]]; mini-series ''[[Steed and Mrs. Peel]]'' (based on television show ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' but renamed to avoid confusion with the highly prominent Marvel Comics series [[The Avengers (comic book)|of that name]]) by [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Ian Gibson (comics)|Ian Gibson]]; and [[Eddie Campbell]]'s ''The Complete Alec''.<ref>Yang, Sam. "A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Wine and Eddie Campbell," ''The Comics Journal'' #145 (Oct. 1991), p. 59.</ref> The collection won the 1991 [[UK Comic Art Award]] for Best Graphic Novel Collection.<ref name=TCJ142>"British Awards Announced," ''The Comics Journal'' #142 (June 1991), p. 17.</ref> The deal ended in 1992.