Description:
"Must-Read Manga" - Publishers Weekly
"I will be back for more." - The Comics Journal
THE DROME IS AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD REFLECTING THE INNER THOUGHTS OF EVERYONE CONNECTED TO IT.
Sally loves the Drome and thinks it might be the fix for Cub's persistent hallucinations. A synesthetic trance zone, the Drome creates a virtual, shared world for all participants. Can Cub use it to look inside his own mind and soul to find the path to "Heaven?" Can he harness the power of the Drome to form his own new reality or will he destroy himself trying?
Part three of Keiichi Koike's epic psychedelic voyage.
In the future, any mood you want is just a pump away. People flock to legal "pump bars," where licensed medical professionals, known as bar doctors, prescribe their customers the perfect pharmaceutical blend.
But when the standard dosage isn't enough, our protagonist, Cub, turns to an unauthorized source. The results have to be seen to be believed.
Rendered in a richly-detailed, clear-line style, this psychedelic sci-fi manga tears apart the basic fabric of reality. What is the truth and what is a dream?
Brief description: Born in Tokyo, Keiichi Koike won the prestigious Tezuka Award in 1976, when he was 16. His style, similar to Katsuhiro Otomo and Moebius, is marked by vivid representations of psychedelic experiences. Drugs are an important part of his inspiration: "Except peyote, I have tried almost everything: hashish, heroin, cocaine, acid, magic mushrooms... From a strictly graphical point of view, however, LSD is most important by far...
Review Quotes: "Serving bromides via drama, and saving the pain for humor - my god, this is a book for right now. Some experiences are universal." -- The Comics Journal on Koike's "Heaven's Door Extra Works"