2001 Nights #[1]

This volume collects the first half of Yukinobu Hoshino's ambitious sci-fi epic, a series of interconnected short stories that explore humanity's future among the stars. Inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey, the tales here range from first contact and space exploration to existential questions about evolution and consciousness, all rendered in Hoshino's detailed, cinematic art style. It includes the opening narrative arc that sets the stage for the larger cosmic drama to come.