Last week, on October 29th, Abrams ComicArts‘ imprint Kana published two new Horror Manga. Leviathan Vol 1 & Manhole Vol 1 are both available in bookstores and can be ordered from your LCS as well! We were lucky to get a sneak peek at the Yeti Cave so let’s dive into both these titles and check out some horror from rising stars in the Manga world!!
Leviathan Vol 1
Creator – Shiro Kuroi
U.S. $12.99 | CAN $16.99 | U.K. £9.99
Paperback | 196 pages
5 x 7 1/8 ” | Black and White
ISBN: 978-1419777677
Monster or human . . . What sleeps deep in the darkness?
The Leviathan, an enormous spaceship, drifts in spaces, abandoned in a galaxy far, far away. When looters break into the abandoned ship, they discover the diary of a middle-schooler, Kazuma, who documented the horrific fate of its passengers. Shocked, the looters read on, but as they do, they reach a chilling realization—there is still one survivor somewhere inside!
Along with the looters, the reader will piece together the decades-old tale of an innocent school trip to Earth with a tragic and brutal ending, as sudden explosions destroy the hull of the Leviathan. Trapped in space without enough oxygen left to wait for rescue, Kazuma documents the mental collapse and treachery of his teacher and classmates as they realize that the only hope for survival is the cryopreservation unit at the heart of the ship . . . which can only fit one person. A bloody battle for survival ensues as friend turns against friend, teacher against student, and each survivor is forced to confront the value of their own life.
Is it possible to keep one’s humanity when lost in the darkness of space? And moreover, what kind of survivor of that vicious struggle do looters find themselves alone with, decades after the dust has settled?
Manhole Vol 1
Creator – Tetsuya Tsutsui
U.S. $12.99 | CAN $16.99 | U.K. £9.99
Paperback | 210 pages
5 x 7 1/8 ” | Black and White
ISBN: 978-1419777707
A killer parasite is on the verge of threatening 180 million people . . . and a race against the clock has begun!
What do two Japanese detectives, a naked man on a city street, and a roundworm from Botswana all have in common? In this first volume of Manhole, Ken Mizoguchi and Nao Inoue are a pair of investigators asking themselves this very question as they string together clues to solve a string of bloody and mysterious murders. But as the pieces come together, they begin to uncover the threat of a deadly biological agent which poses a threat of epidemic proportions.
An unlikely lead sets them off on the hunt for a mysterious photographer, but as they chase down shadows, the infection keeps spreading. This thrilling detective story with a biological horror hook will keep readers on the edge of their seat. Rising star manga artist Tetsuya Tetsui’s Manhole is a tightly paced fight to prevent a pandemic as perplexing as it is deadly.
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