Akira, Volume 1 Al Columbia Powell applies a pleasingly realistic

Powell applies a pleasingly realistic look while cartoonish flourishes electrify the page

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Akira, Volume 1 Al Columbia Powell applies a pleasingly realisticBy Katsuhiro Otomo. Published by Kodansha. Softcover, 352 pages, B&W, 2009 (originally published in Japanese in 1982) Welcome to Neo Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent