Hakaiju #2

Published by Éditions Tonkam in 2012, this second volume of Shingo Honda's creature horror manga announces itself with a genuinely unsettling cover: a massive, alien-looking beast dominates the frame, its armored body bristling with multiple red eyes and grotesque organic appendages that blur the line between animal and nightmare. Honda's detailed linework gives the creature a visceral, almost tactile presence that sets the tone perfectly for the series' brand of biological dread.