Black Paradox
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Black Paradox
By (Author) Junji Ito
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
4th January 2023
24th November 2022
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
741.5
Physical Properties
Hardback
208
Width 146mm, Height 210mm, Spine 20mm
401g
Description
Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Itos legendary sci-fi thriller is finally available in English!
Four people intent on killing themselves meet through the suicide website Black Paradox: Maruso, a nurse who despairs about the future; Taburo, a man who is tortured by his doppelganger; Pii-tan, an engineer with his own robot clone; and Baracchi, a woman who agonizes about the birthmark on her face.
They wander together in search of the perfect death, fatefully opening a door thatleads them to arather bizarre destiny
Author Bio
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 Deserter, Fragments of Horror, Frankenstein, Lovesickness, No Longer Human, Remina, Sensor, Shiver, Smashed, and Venus in the Blind Spot, all of which are available from VIZ Media.
He is a three-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection Frankenstein won in the Best Adaptation from Another Medium category, and in 2021 he was awarded Best Writer/Artist, while Remina received the award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia).
