Lupin III #14

Monkey Punch's gentleman thief is caught mid-escape on this 2004 Tokyopop volume, dangling from a rope against a bullet-riddled wall — cool, lanky, and completely unrattled despite the chaos around him. It's a perfectly distilled image of Lupin III's irrepressible charm: the situation looks dire, but he's clearly already three steps ahead. Volume 14 of the manga that inspired the beloved anime series, with the opening chapter titled "Booty in a Bottle," promises the clever, freewheeling adventures fans have come to expect.