Alley Ellen Forney “The combined restraint of both

“The combined restraint of both the pictures and words powerfully amplifies the astonishing tragedy of the girl’s fate

Jana Ribkina (Latvia)

By Chuck Berry

and their uphill efforts to revive a wounded culture

This jaunt into a bizarre but all-too-familiar future leaves lingering impressions

Alley Ellen Forney “The combined restraint of bothBy Junji Ito. Published by Viz. Hardcover, 344 pages, B&W, 2024. Whether its a stain on a wall, or its raining dead people, Junji Itos breadth of horror is unmatched and it is vivid. With a tremendous sense of place to boot, this is just more gold from a storytelling master. A collection full of grotesque imagination and surreal urban legends. Every night, a young man hears children playing outside his boarding housebut the alley below his window is