2001 Nights #7

Yukinobu Hoshino's striking cover for this 1991 Viz release depicts a skeletal figure suspended against a dramatic, rust-toned cosmic backdrop — an arresting image that sets the tone for "Night 14: Elliptical Orbit." The angular, bone-white form seems to drift weightlessly through deep space, capturing the eerie solitude that defines Hoshino's vision of humanity's journey among the stars. Both written and illustrated by Hoshino himself, this issue is a compelling entry in one of the more thoughtful science-fiction manga series to reach North American readers in the early '90s.