Black Jack #5

In "Hospital," Osamu Tezuka's legendary manga series Black Jack takes a haunting turn as the titular surgeon is drawn into a morally complex case involving a woman seeking cosmetic alteration to resemble a famous model. With Tezuka both writing and illustrating, this issue explores the limits of medical ethics and the cost of obsession, all rendered in his unmistakable, expressive style. The cover, also by Tezuka, captures the story’s somber intensity.