There’s the enigmatic neighbor woman dressed in black from head to toe-but if she’s so odd, why does it seems like there are many others like her? Then, whose eyes track Mimi’s movements from the cemetery next door? And why does a bizarre red circle drawn on a basement wall change with each passing day? University student Mimi and her boyfriend Naoto encounter one chilling mystery after another. Written by Hirokatsu Kihara & Ichiro Nakayama Give me those creepy Junji Ito eyes in the distance or a gross tongue and we’ve got a masterpiece on our hands. In this case he’s bringing to visceral, visual life some modern day urban legends, which is ALSO completely my jam. While I love Ito as a storyteller, his works noticeably level up when working from a preexisting narrative. Now there’s the requisite Junji Ito comic, and an adaptation no less. American creative duo, Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad (cowriters of Wonder Woman and Batgirls) along with duo Leslie Hung (cocreator of Snotgirl) and Sloane Leong (creator of A Map to the Sun) and up and coming creator Hua Hua Zhu round out the anthology with tales that would make anyone paranoid about who they may encounter. Ryo Hanada (creator of Devil’s Line), Aki Shimizu (creator of the Suikoden III manga), and Shima Shinya (creator of Lost Lad London and cowriter of Star Wars: The High Republic, The Edge of Balance) each tell uniquely Japanese tales of ghosts and creatures who exist alongside us. Will anyone cross that border?įeaturing stories from a range of award-winning and popular creators, as well as a foreword and exclusive cover art by global phenomenon, Junji Ito. Collected for the first time in Betwixt: A Horror Manga Anthology, six short stories reveal the universal fear of the space between the known and unknown. Manga creators from Japan and the US present an international showcase of horror. The only sad part is that Ito’s doing the cover and forward only. What even is this project? American and Japanese comics creators, not all known for horror, all in one anthology? I mean, on curiosity alone you’ve gotta give it a shot.
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