Akira #4

A young boy seated on a massive throne — draped in red and framed by green curtains and a ruined cityscape — makes for one of the most striking cover images in Katsuhiko Otomo's landmark manga series. Volume 4 of Glénat's French edition captures that unsettling contrast between childhood innocence and enormous, ominous power with quiet, understated menace. If you've been following Neo-Tokyo's descent into chaos, this volume's cover promises the story is only growing stranger and more compelling.