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Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection

Series: Junji Ito
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Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection is a gripping graphic novel anthology by Junji Ito, featuring an eerie assortment of unsettling tales. Each story delves into themes of horror and surrealism, highlighting Ito's signature ability to evoke both dread and fascination with his darkly imaginative and visually arresting storytelling. Fans of the macabre will find themselves engrossed in these haunting narratives that explore the depths of the human psyche and supernatural phenomena.
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Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection

Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito invites you to the horrific Tomb Town and beyond.

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Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito invites you to the horrific Tomb Town and beyond.

Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection features a multitude of chilling tales that will immerse you in a world of horror. Within a small community, countless tombstones stand in rows, forming a bizarre tableau. A brother and sister face an uncertain fate after a traffic accident in this town of the dead.

In another spine-tingling story, a girl's tongue transforms into a slug, rendering her silent. Can a friend rescue her from this bizarre affliction?

Additionally, discover the unsettling story of a young man who, upon moving to a new town, finds that the house next door has only a single window. Every evening, his grotesque neighbour calls out to him from that lone window. What sinister intentions does the neighbour harbour?

These fresh nightmares are brought to you by horror master Junji Ito, embodying his unique ability to weave fear into everyday settings.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781974736041

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Contributors:

  • Created by Junji Ito

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 625g

Pages: 344

About the Author

Junji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987 and since then has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists working in the horror genre. His titles include Tomie and Uzumaki, which have been adapted into live-action films; Gyo, which was adapted into an animated film; and his books Black Paradox, Deserter, Fragments of Horror, Frankenstein, Lovesickness, No Longer Human, Remina, Sensor, Shiver, Smashed, The Liminal Zone, and Venus in the Blind Spot, all of which are available from VIZ Media.

He is a four-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection Frankenstein won in the β€œBest Adaptation from Another Medium” category, and in 2021 he was awarded β€œBest Writer/Artist,” while Remina received the award for β€œBest U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia).” Lovesickness won β€œBest U.S. Edition” in 2022.

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