Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection -- Junji Ito

<b>An ever-increasing malice. A mind-numbing terror. The seeds of horror are sown in this collection of Junji Ito's earliest works.</b> <p/>A vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended. A pair of girls look alike, but they're not twins. And a boy's nightmare threatens to spill out into the real world... <p/>This hauntingly strange story collection showcases a dozen of Junji Ito's earliest works from when he burst onto the horror scene, sowing fresh seeds of terror.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Junji Ito<br><b>Publisher:</b> Viz Media<br><b>Published:</b> 12/21/2021<br><b>Pages:</b> 392<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.45lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.40h x 6.01w x 1.25d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781974719860<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Library Journal</i> 12/01/2021 pg. 72<br><i>Booklist</i> 02/01/2022 pg. 37<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>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 <i>Tomie </i>and <i>Uzumaki, </i>which have been adapted into live-action films; <i>Gyo, </i>which was adapted into an animated film and his books <i>Fragments of Horror</i>, <i>Frankenstein, Lovesickness, Shiver, Smashed, Venus in the Blind Spot</i>, <i>Remina</i> and <i>Sensor</i>, all of which are available from VIZ Media. <p/>Ito's influenc