Astro Boy #18

Volume 23 of Osamu Tezuka's original Astro Boy series brings the young robot hero charging straight at the reader, fists raised and jet boots blazing, while an enormous mechanical menace looms overhead with gaping jaws and massive claw-like arms — scattered machinery and debris swirling all around them in a dynamic burst of energy. The cover art, penciled and inked by Tezuka himself, captures that perfect balance of wide-eyed determination and genuine tension that makes this series so enduring. If you've been following Dark Horse's presentation of Tezuka's manga, this volume keeps the momentum going strong.