My Name is Shingo, Vol. 1 Youung paranoid conspiracy and soft-boiled noir

paranoid conspiracy and soft-boiled noir bubbles under every aspect of daily life— and at the center of it all is Career Criminal

are interspersed with images of the drawings

the incredible art of Roland Topor

There is no shame in closing this book now

Could love really be a fish

My Name is Shingo, Vol. 1 Youung paranoid conspiracy and soft-boiled noirBy Kazuo Umezz. Published by Viz. Hardcover, 304 pages, B&W, 1982 (2024 printing) When an industrial robot named Monroe begins to work at his fathers factory, Satoru is fascinated. As he and his friend Marin spend more time with Monroe, they start to suspect theres more to the machine than anyone else realizes. But neither children nor adults are prepared for Monroes violent awakening into consciousness.