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Gantz, Vol. 1

Hiroya Oku
Reviewed by Kai-Ming Cha | Jun 13, 2008

Details Writer: Hiroya Oku; Genre: Comic Books/Graphic Novels

In a Tokyo suburb, a mysterious black orb called Gantz forces a group of strangers to capture and kill aliens in Hiroya Oku's Gantz, Vol. 1.

For Fans of...
Battle Royale, Halo, Takashi Miike.

Lowdown
Drawn with eye-popping realism, Oku's scenes range from infanticide to bestiality to painful adolescent awkwardness, raising standard geek fare to a new level of sophistication. A-

Originally posted Jun 13, 2008 Published in issue #998 Jun 20, 2008 Order article reprints

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