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Betwixt

Betwixt

A Horror Manga Anthology
HorrorManga
Published
2023
Language
English

Synopsis

All-new horror anthology featuring cover art by international bestseller, Junji Ito! Manga creators from Japan and the US present an international showcase of horror. Collected for the first time in Betwixt: A Horror Manga Anthology, six short stories reveal the universal fear of the space between the known and unknown. Will anyone cross that border? Featuring stories from a range of award-winning and popular creators, as well as a foreword and exclusive cover art by global phenomenon, Junji Ito. Ryo Hanada (creator of Devil’s Line), Aki Shimizu (creator of the Suikoden III manga), and Shima Shinya (creator of Lost Lad London and cowriter of Star Wars: The High Republic, The Edge of Balance) each tell uniquely Japanese tales of ghosts and creatures who exist alongside us. American creative duo, Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad (cowriters of Wonder Woman and Batgirls) along with duo Leslie Hung (cocreator of Snotgirl) and Sloane Leong (creator of A Map to the Sun) and up and coming creator Hua Hua Zhu round out the anthology with tales that would make anyone paranoid about who they may encounter.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

DarkCreepy

Genres

Horror Manga Graphic Novels

Authors

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Becky Cloonan

Becky Cloonan is a versatile comic book creator with a knack for fantasy, horror, and superhero stories. Her notable contributions include Flight, Volume Two, Creepshow, Volume 2, and various Superman titles.

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Leslie Hung

Leslie Hung is an American cartoonist known for co-creating the comic series Snotgirl with writer Bryan Lee O'Malley, first published by Image Comics in 2016. Her expressive, fashion-inflected art style has been widely praised for blending glamour with the messier realities of adulthood.

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Michael Conrad

Michael Conrad is a writer known for his work in the DC Universe. His contributions include issues of Superman, specifically núm. 5/ 115 and núm. 6/ 116, along with El desafío de las amazonas núm. 1 de 2.

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Sloane Leong

Sloane Leong is the artist and writer of the graphic novel Infinite Lives. She blends science fiction and fantasy to tell stories about identity and connection.

Frequently asked questions

  • How is this book structured for reading?

    The anthology is physically designed to be read from both ends, with Japanese stories formatted in the traditional right-to-left style and American stories formatted in the western left-to-right style, meeting in the middle of the book.

  • Does Junji Ito have a story in this collection?

    Junji Ito provides the cover art and a foreword for the anthology, but he did not write or illustrate any of the six short stories contained within the book.