Spy x Family, Vol. 1

Spy x Family, Vol. 1

by Tatsuya Endo (Shonen Jump/SHUEISHA Inc, 2019)

English Version trans. Casey Loe (VIZ Media, 2019)

Book cover: “Spy x Family, Vol. 1” by Tatsuya Endo (Shonen Jump/SHUEISHA Inc, 2019); English Version trans. Casey Loe (VIZ Media, 2019)

The premise is instantly appealing and Endo manages to maintain clarity while combining brief, almost impressionist action sequences with multi-viewpoint panels featuring both inner dialogue and speech. The medium (manga: small pages, black-and-white) is intrinsically limiting, but this is a promising start.

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