Part of our ongoing article series highlighting the best Comic Books, Graphic Novels, And Manga.

Today’s Favorite Comic, Manga, Graphic Novel:

Akira

Writers, Artists, Illustrators For Book:

Katsuhiro Otomo, Yoko Umezawa, Linda M. York, Mary Jo Duffy

Description of Book / Series:

This science fiction tale, set in 2019 in Tokyo after the city was destroyed by World War III, follows the lives of two teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, who have a consuming fear of a monstrous power known as Akira.

Akira Volumes/Omnibuses

Akira, Vol. 1

Akira, Vol. 2

Akira, Vol. 3

Akira, Vol. 4

Akira, Vol. 5

Akira, Vol. 6

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