Otherorld Barbara [Hardcover]

Fantagraphics Books is proud to present the first volume (of two) of Moto HagiosMoto Hagio is a legend in Japan, but her work has been surprisingly difficult to find in English translation. Publishers seem to feel her sci-fi-tinged girls comics and sensual homosexual romances would be a hard sell in America. But thanks to the tireless advocacy of translator, manga scholar, and Hagio fan Matt Thorn, Fantagraphics has released a compilation of single-issue stories, one series, and now this twisty tale of a scientist who enters a young girls dreams to solve a crime. Pick up a copy to whet your appetite for (hopefully) more Hagio books to come.A gripping, supernaturally infused sci-fi thriller. Hagio, one of the mothers of shojo and josei manga, is very much on her game, making this complex, exciting story a dream to read.Hagio's artwork is a top selling point.Dream pilots explore the dreamworlds of others in this beautifully drawn sci-fi manga by one of Japans most celebrated manga creators.In this classic science fiction thriller by one of the most influential manga writer-artists of all time, there are dream pilots, murderous cannibal nine-year-olds, and more.