MASTERキートン [Master Keaton] #9

The elegant black cover of Master Keaton Volume 9 frames a quiet, confident portrait of Taichi Keaton himself — rendered in Naoki Urasawa's precise linework against a soft backdrop of roses, hinting at the understated humanity at the heart of this series. The back cover copy says it all: a man equally at home on an archaeological dig or an SAS field operation, crisscrossing England, Japan, and Europe with both sharp instincts and a gentle heart. Story by Hokusei Katsushika and Naoki Urasawa, this volume promises another collection of the "numerous difficult cases" that make Keaton one of manga's most quietly compelling heroes.