I can see how it could get bleaker or heavier plot wise but seeing as the last chapter online features a scene with Caiman – the lizard man – being given his dismembered head in a plastic bag by the town doctor, probably not by much. If that sounds funny then you will very probably like it, the tone’s similar throughout. Plus the book has some coloured pages too, like with Pluto. Bonus!

Yeah, I completely prefer to read offline. If it’s a web-only scan with no chance of publishing I’ll read it online but wishing it was on paper somewhere. It’s harder to lose a book than it is a zip file.

Saturn Apartments was one I was on the fence about, but I think that will be a definite purchase when it comes out. I passed over Dorohedoro since it sounded like it could go badly, but I didn’t realize it was funny. Is it a dark sense of humor? That could get very interesting. I think I will try that one out online.

I’m also hoping that the first volumes of some of the Ikki series hook me enough that I’ll be more inclined to sample from the website more. It is a real shame I don’t take free awesome manga when it’s offered, but I really do dislike reading on the computer, and there are few series, legal and otherwise, that I like well enough to read online.

I read two chapters of HoFL and it’s good so far, about a rather unintimidating ronin getting lulled into a bad gang. I’ll wait to read the rest in book form, I think it’ll be worth it. Not that you need me to tell you that.

I have however succumbed to weakness and read the entirety of both Saturn Apartments (very very good, cute art) and Kingyo Used Books (entertaining, all about obscure manga titles we’ll never get to read) online, which I’ll be getting both of come release date. I bought Dorohedoro without reading it first and that was surprisingly funny and also gory. I recommend checking those three if you decide to dabble.

SigIKKi can’t fail so far in my eyes. Although that Turtle comic seems quite uninteresting.

I’m still torn on whether to read House of Five Leaves on Ikki online or wait for the graphic novel. I feel like I should hit up the Ikki website more since I’ve only sampled bits and pieces of what’s there, but those series make for nice graphic novels, too.

Ristorante Paradiso has similar themes but is far more upbeat and jovial with them. Not as impactful as this, but just as enjoyable or maybe more as it’s not as downbeat. I am very much looking forward to Gente now, and House of Five Leaves.