Best known to American audiences for his feature length animés, most notably, Paprika, Satoshi Kon was also a highly accomplished creator of manga.  US readers finally get a chance to discover this with Vertical's publication of Tropic of the Sea, a 200 page graphic novel that was originally serialized in Young Magazine in 1990.  Kon's precise, dynamic and inventive art immediately reminded us of Katsuhiro Otomo's legendary work on Akira, which is high praise indeed.  Check out this detailed review on goodOKbad, replete with a selection of examples of Kon's art from the book.