I am a Hero

Kengo Hanazawa's I Am a Hero is a stark, unsettling manga series that follows an aspiring manga artist in suburban Japan as his mundane life unravels into a full-blown zombie apocalypse. Published by Carlsen Comics in Germany since 2012 and spanning 22 issues, the series is driven by Hanazawa's singular vision as both writer and primary artist, with Nadja Stutterheim contributing to the writing. Its gripping horror lies not in action spectacle, but in the quiet, psychological disintegration of ordinary people—a tense, character-focused survival story that stands out in the zombie genre.