チ。―地球の運動について― [Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite] #4

Volume 4 of Uoto's gripping manga Chi: About the Movement of the Earth announces itself with an image that pulls no punches — a wounded monk-like figure in a bloodied habit, clutching a dagger and kneeling as though the weight of conviction itself has brought him to the ground. The cover's stark contrast between the rough brown robes and the vivid crimson staining them conveys the brutal cost of pursuing forbidden knowledge in a deeply hostile world. Published by Shogakukan, this volume promises that the series' meditation on heliocentrism and human sacrifice continues with unrelenting intensity.