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Killer Immortals, Tired Villains, and Cosmic Mysteries

Comics I’ve been reading part 20

Heather Veley
The Ugly Monster
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6 min readApr 12, 2024

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Vertigo Comics

Told ya it wouldn’t be long!

I already gave my spiel in the last article and I trust y’all don’t have the memory of a goldfish so I’m just gonna get straight into the list.

Ready? Let’s go!

The Tree of Death: Yomotsuhegui vol. 1

Seven Seas Entertainment

When I saw this one, I thought I was getting myself into a Japanese Lovecraftian horror. I was kinda wrong but depending on your taste in pop culture that might not be a bad thing.

Nawa Kanetsugu is a former police officer who was sent to prison for the murder and attempted murder of the men who killed his family. Once he’s released, he tracks down the surviving killer to complete his revenge but things get a little complicated.

Bad news: the killer is an immortal (called “undying”) who ate fruit from the tree of death. Good (?) news: Nawa has also become immortal and has the ability to remove the seeds of death from other immortals. With no real options, Nawa teams up with the…

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Heather Veley
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Writer, comic lover, and chronic coffee drinker.

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