MixxZine #5

In "Nuclear War," Ida and Endler race against time to smuggle three Russian nuclear scientists from Kunashi Island to the Japanese mainland, where their knowledge could stop the Russian Mafia from turning the isolated isle into a hub for illicit nuclear trafficking. Written by Tsutomu Takahashi and Stuart J. Levy, with art by Takahashi and inks by Fukuyama, Yosui, and Takahashi, this high-stakes thriller blends geopolitical tension with the quiet dread of what lies beneath the surface of a seemingly forgotten island. The cover, a collaborative effort by Naoko Takeuchi, Hitoshi Iwaaki, Tsutomu Takahashi, Mokona, and Chuck Jones, captures the uneasy atmosphere with its layered, cinematic style.