By Junji Ito | Published by VIZ Media As with Ito’s two-volume work, Gyo, the best word to describe Uzumaki—despite a back cover blurb promising “terror in the tradition of The Ring”—is “weird.” High school student Kirie Goshima lives in Kurôzu-Cho, a small coastal town nestled between the sea and a line of hills. She narrates each chapter in an effort to share the … [Read more...] about Uzumaki, Vols. 1-3
Horror
Gyo 1-2 by Junji Ito: B+
Walking fish aren't the usual sort of monsters one associates with Halloween, but their invasion makes for creepy reading nonetheless! Tadashi and his high-maintenance girlfriend, Kaori, are vacationing in Okinawa when Kaori begins complaining of putrid smells. Soon after, a chase ensues between Tadashi and a barely glimpsed, fast-moving creature, culminating with the … [Read more...] about Gyo 1-2 by Junji Ito: B+
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: B+
From the back cover: Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterpiece of the duality of good and evil in man’s nature sprang from the darkest recesses of his own unconscious—during a nightmare from which his wife awakened him, alerted by his screams. More than a hundred years later, this tale of the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the drug that unleashes his evil, inner persona—the loathsome, … [Read more...] about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: B+
Deadman Wonderland 1 by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou: B+
From the back cover: The Great Tokyo Earthquake. Ten years ago, it destroyed lives as it tore buildings asunder. Among those who lived through the disaster was Ganta Igarashi, now a middle school student finally getting a footing in his own life... that is, until the day the "Red Man" appears at his school and turns his world upside down again. Ganta's entire class is brutally … [Read more...] about Deadman Wonderland 1 by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou: B+
Tokyo Zombie by Yusaku Hanakuma: B+
From the back cover: Tokyo Zombie is a horror-comedy manga about two blue-collar factory workers, Mitsuo and Fujio, whose plans for martial arts fame are sidelined when zombies take over Tokyo. In this gory and hilarious tale, the survivors of the zombie apocalypse have been enslaved by the wealthy ruling class, and must cater to their every depraved whim... or be thrown … [Read more...] about Tokyo Zombie by Yusaku Hanakuma: B+