GalaXic Baseball League, Vol. 1 Format: Paperback

Global baseball superstars take the field in a new epic sports manga!

In the distant future, baseball has rocketed into the cosmos. What was once America’s pastime is now a high-stakes interplanetary competition in which teams from every corner of the universe battle for glory. Amid a sinister plot to wreak havoc on the galaxy, legendary baseball players team up with two unlikely heroes in their quest to save Earth—and the heart and soul of baseball.

After years in last place, Earth’s team, Gaia, is on the brink of expulsion from GXBL. Their last chance lies in winning the Survival Tournament, but with no money and no players, the future looks grim. Even Sol, a devoted staffer raised at Gaia Stadium, is losing hope. But when the team’s new GM, Luna, hatches a daring plan to recruit elite players, Sol begins to wonder if they might have a shot after all…

Join Luna and Sol as they lead Aaron Judge, Fernando Tatís Jr., Jazz Chisholm Jr., Kyle Schwarber, Paul Skenes, Shohei Ohtani, and more in an epic battle against the scum of the galaxy in the GXBL Survival Tournament!

Acky Bright is a world-renowned Japanese manga artist and illustrator whose creations are celebrated across various industries in many countries. Known for his “borderless” creative energy and his talent for approaching ideas from entirely unexpected angles, Bright has become a premier collaborator for global powerhouses, including DC Comics, Marvel, Netflix, Red Bull, Juventus, and Meta. In 2024, he made history as the lead designer for McDonald’s global “WcDonald’s” campaign, marking the first time a single artist designed the iconic packaging for a worldwide rollout across 30+ territories. Beyond the page, Bright is a celebrated performance artist, famous for his live-drawing sessions—where he creates massive works on large canvases without any preliminary sketches and using only a single pen—at major venues like his critically acclaimed solo exhibition at the Japan Society in New York and at Anime Expo. His work is a testament to the power of manga as a universal language, connecting fans across gaming, music, and high fashion. Acky is actively engaged in a wide range of collaborations around the world, with New York serving as his creative hub.