King in Limbo Omnibus Vol. 01 (Vol. 01-02)

King in Limbo Omnibus Vol. 01 (Vol. 01-02)

From the creator of Apple Children of Aeon comes a gripping, six-volume thriller manga about trauma, healing, friendship, and what it means to be “sick” or “healthy.” A must for fans of suspenseful, complex manga like Naoki Urasawa’s Monster and The Promised Neverland.

“One of the most original and exciting manga I’ve read in ages.” -Alex de Campi (Blade Runner: Black Lotus)

Eight years have passed since the sickness known as “the Sleep” ended millions of lives. Now, after a dangerous procedure that involves diving into patients’ memories has ended the pandemic, Petty Officer Adam Garfield wakes up in a hospital to find an IED has taken one of his legs. But Adam’s plan to retire from U.S. Navy service and cash in his pension to goof around with his younger siblings is shattered when he receives secret word that the sleeping sickness has returned, and it’s his job to coax back the mysterious man who helped cure it the first time: a man known by the codename “King.”

Omnibus edition includes Parts 1 and 2.

Biographical Notes:

Manga artist Ai Tanaka debuted in the Kodansha magazine ITAN in 2010 before winning broad acclaim for her three-volume series Apple Children of Aeon. Her most recent work is King in Limbo, which is being published in English by Kodansha.

Title Notes:

A disabled veteran protagonist discovers that the sleeping sickness that killed millions feeds on traumatic memories in the brain to survive, and where other doctors erase these memories, his partner believes our trauma helps make us who we are–a relatable conundrum for anyone who has experienced injury or loss.

Following in the tradition of Naoki Urasawa and such manga as Death Note, King in Limbo mixes appealing male character designs with a sophisticated, detailed globetrotting setting.

A sophisticated story and unimpeachable art will appeal to fans of pandemic fiction like The Stand and comics like Locke & Key and Gideon Falls.

More details on Ai Tanaka:

Ai Tanaka’s Twitter account

Publisher’s Twitter account