Issue Description

A modern tale of the supernatural by the author of the Eisner Award-winning Old Boy. ("marginal" is one of several aliases by creator Garon Tsuchiya.) Masahiko is estranged from his family and lives a dead-end life in Tokyo, working as a chauffeur for high-class call girls. When his sister dies under mysterious circumstances, he inherits an unlabeled CD from her possessions. Listening to the jazz music it contains, he is propelled into an out-of-body experience. As he repeats the experience, he begins to wonder if this was how his sister died. Masahiko is determined to find the cause of her death, and the mystery behind the CD.

Astral Project (2008)

Publisher

CMX

Volume Description

English translation of the Japanese manga Tsuki No Hikari.

A young man named Masahiko searches for clues in the mysterious death of his sister--and finds he is able to travel outside his body! Masahiko learns about the origin of the mysterious creature in the sky, while it tries to warn him that he should get rid of the CD. Masahiko's not about to do that, even though jazz collector Oga is bringing in some muscle to take it by force. More is revealed about the girl from Masahiko's astral journey, including her connection with Zanpano. And just when things can't get any stranger, a painted figure steps out of a book.

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