Tomie (Complete Deluxe Edition)

by Junji Ito

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Meet the succubus that only Junji Ito could create. The titular character lives a life of seducing men who oftentimes murder her, but she always comes back, and there are always… more of her? Yep.

The complete classic horror series, now available in a single deluxe volume. Murdered again and again, one girl always comes back for more...

Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421590561
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	12/20/2016
Series:	Junji Ito
Edition description:	Deluxe
Pages:	752
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.40(h) x 2.10(d)

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 short story collections Fragments of Horror, Shiver and Frankenstein, all of which are available from VIZ Media. Ito’s influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.

Editorial Reviews

★ 01/30/2017
J horror, a catch-all phrase for the distinctly Japanese flavor of scary narratives, is a genre rife with flesh-crawling eeriness, visceral body horror, and ambiguous motivations. American horror comics can seem simplistic and inarticulate in intent and execution by comparison, and they’re entirely overshadowed by this masterpiece by one of J horror’s greats. The title character is a sexually voracious succubus who appears as an appealing high school–age girl. She is repeatedly and horribly murdered, only to soon return and wreak havoc on those who did her wrong. Impossible to describe without spoiling its many surprises, this volume is a cornucopia of stark terror with a creep factor that is barely contained by its meaty 700-plus pages. Ito’s (Uzumaki) simple, clean linework roots its scares firmly in everyday reality and then plunges the reader into a writhing hellscape. For those not familiar with J horror, this is a splendid introduction. (Dec.)

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