Name: Black Paradox
ISBN: 9781974728633

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Uneasy Horizons

A grim sci-fi thriller where existential despair meets the pull of the bizarre.

Come here for

Horror manga with a science-fiction edge
A premise that turns a search for death toward the uncanny

Expect

A dark, unsettling reading experience
Four strangers facing a bizarre destiny

Book Details

Authors: Junji Ito
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Published: October 25, 2022
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Horror Comics · Crime & Mystery Comics
Reading lane: Horror Comics

Affinity

Publisher Categories

Crime & Mystery Comics
Horror Comics
General Manga

About This Book

Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito’s legendary sci-fi thriller is finally available in English! Four people intent on killing themselves meet through the suicide website Black Paradox: Maruso, a nurse who despairs about the future; Taburo, a man who is tortured by his doppelganger; Pii-tan, an engineer with his own robot clone; and Baracchi, a woman who agonizes about the birthmark on her face. They wander together in search of the perfect death, fatefully opening a do...

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Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito’s legendary sci-fi thriller is finally available in English! Four people intent on killing themselves meet through the suicide website Black Paradox: Maruso, a nurse who despairs about the future; Taburo, a man who is tortured by his doppelganger; Pii-tan, an engineer with his own robot clone; and Baracchi, a woman who agonizes about the birthmark on her face. They wander together in search of the perfect death, fatefully opening a door that leads them to a rather bizarre destiny…