オールド・ボーイ [Ōrudo Bōi] #3

This third volume of Old Boy — the manga that inspired a generation of psychological crime fiction — announces itself with a cover as atmospheric as its storytelling. The artwork, by Nobuaki Minegishi from Garon Tsuchiya's story, assembles a striking collage of images: a suited figure viewed from behind against an urban backdrop, a tangle of debris or wreckage rendered in gritty detail, and a brooding close-up face looming in the corner, all wrapped in a palette of industrial greens and shadows. Fans of the series will find this volume's presentation every bit as tense and visually compelling as what came before.