A Map to the Sun is an engrossing coming of age tale that centers on the friendship between two high schoolers and that pivots on their mutual involvement with basketball. The story is engaging and its 360 vibrantly colored pages are unmatched in conveying the physicality of youth. Do yourself a favor and check out this generous preview. You'll be glad you did!
Betwixt is a 200 page hardcover anthology that collects SIX all new manga tales of terror by a host of talent fro Asia and America.
Here's the creator lineup:
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. 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.
Cover and introduction by Junji Ito!