A Single Match Black Shapes Books Animal Stories weaves together six

Animal Stories weaves together six short stories exploring the mysterious relationships between humans and other animals

A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic novel

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where time and again his adventures get him into deep trouble and nothing can possibly save him — except waking up

A Single Match Black Shapes Books Animal Stories weaves together sixBy Oji Suzuki. Published by Drawn & Quarterly. Hardcover, 240 pages, B&W, 2011 (originally published in the 1980s 1990s) A new author in D+Q's acclaimed gekiga line In this collection of hauntingly elliptical short stories, Oji Suzuki explores memory, relationships, and loss with a loose narrative style, filling each tale with a sense of unfulfilled longing. He plumbs the dissolute depths of human psychology, literally bathing his characters in