Crossing Midnight Vol. 2: A Map of Midnight
Siblings Kai and Toshi Hara’s adventure continues from Cut Here (2007). Haunted by vague memories of Kai, Toshi settles in as a scrape grace, a spirit that cuts away nightmare elements from dreams. After Toshi has a run-in with an agent of death, trouble comes looking for her. Kai continues searching for Toshi, eventually amid Tokyo’s seedier streets, and lands in the middle of a murder mystery. Carey merges mythology and mystery as he reveals more about the kami spirits and the unlucky twins. Resembling the more realistic manga styles, Jim Fern’s art conjures an unsettled feeling that suits the clashing of normal and spirit worlds. --Tina Coleman