Gangsta #5

Volume 5 of Kohske's Gangsta brings together three figures whose body language crackles with tension — a dreadlocked young man crouching in the foreground with striking green eyes and dog tags, a woman in a torn black top turning away in the middle ground, and a figure in camouflage fatigues standing at the back. The muted green-and-grey palette gives the cover a gritty, street-level atmosphere that fits perfectly with the series' neo-noir world of mercenaries and underground power plays. Fans of stylish, mature manga will find plenty to draw them in here.