ザ・ファブル [The Fable] #9

Volume 9 of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable opens on a quietly unnerving image: a masked figure in a black balaclava and form-fitting outfit stares back at their own reflection in a bathroom mirror, the ordinary clutter of hand soap and toiletries making the scene all the more unsettling. It's a perfectly composed moment of stillness from a series built around a legendary hitman navigating an ordinary world. Fans of sleek, tension-laden crime manga will find this volume's cover alone a compelling reason to pick it up.