No. 5 - Volume 1
Descriere
A powerfully imagined vision of the future from Taiyo Matsumoto, creator of the Eisner Award–winning Cats of the Louvre and Tekkonkinkreet.
In a world where most of the earth has become a harsh desert, the Rainbow Council of the Peace Corps has a growing crisis on its hands. No. 5, one member of a team of superpowered global security guardians and a top marksman, has gone rogue. Now the other guardians have to hunt down No. 5 and his mysterious companion, Matryoshka. But why did No. 5 turn against the council, and what will it mean for the future of the world?
Despre autor
Taiyō Matsumoto este un artist manga japonez. Activ ca artist manga profesionist din anii 1980, este cunoscut pentru stilul său experimental și operele care îmbină genuri precum Tekkonkinkreet, Ping Pong și No. 5. Influențat de Katsuhiro Otomo și de benzile desenate franceze (bande dessinée), arta sa combină profunzimea psihologică cu linii aspre și expresive.