In the beginning there was Dororo, a series of graphic novels by Osamu Tezuka that its publisher describes as following “adventures of a young swordsman and his rogue sidekick.” What happens when another acclaimed creator takes the same basic premise and transplants it into another genre entirely? That’s what Atsushi Kaneko has done with Search and Destroy, a book that adds a heady dose of cyberpunk into the mix.

“Kaneko-sensei populates a stunning, high-contrast setting that echoes postwar Cuba as much as Tokyo with an unforgettable cast of scrappy heroes and skin-crawling monsters on a nonstop ride full of action and suspense,” Fantagraphics Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds said in a statement. “This sly retelling updates the rebellious ’60s spirit of the original Dororo to the equally tumultuous 2020s to breathe new life into a timeless tale.”

Read on for a glimpse inside the first volume of Search and Destroy.

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