Gyo

Some people like to think of manga as a one trick horse, being limited by its art style and the process by which manga is published and distributed. But some artists defy the mainstream and create works which surpass the manga that is published in the US. One of those artists, Junji Ito, manages to create something so horrifying that its actually pretty interesting.

Gyo, a horror story about corpses run off of gaseous expulsions, (or farts) is not for the weak of heart or those who wish to read something before hitting the sack.   

Don't let your friend mistake an overpowering death stench for your breath 

The story, which involves Tadashi and Kaori, starts in Okinawa, where a terrible stench interrupts the couple's vacation. 

Never going to eat fish again? 

Much to the couple's dismay, the stench seems to be coming from a zombie fish with legs that has taken a liking to their vacation home.

Bags=Scary as hell

If that wasn't enough, these critters are all over the island, and they just don't seem to die, even when one is stuffed in a plastic bag and stomped on a few times.

Stuff of nightmares

 In addition to the frightening concept of fish zombies, our heroes have to deal with other more dangerous sea-dwellers. And that's when they decide to get the hell out of Okinawa and promptly fly back to tokyo.

Me and my facial hair are having a hard time believing you

Enter the scientist, Dr Koyanagi. He looks a little insane and it seems like he has answers. So he dissects one of the fish things

Face-hugger vibes

The cause of all this ruckus is a bio-engineered plague dating back to WWII designed to turn mammals into fart bombs that would send the Americans running back across the Pacific. That didn't happen and science gone wrong came and bit the Japanese people in the collective bum. Now if you just need to know what happens to our two heroes, you'll have to buy this comic or read it yourself online. Also, the comic comes with a few bonus stories.  

How did he get under that pillar? He'll never tell

 One is The Sad Story of the Principle Post, which is pretty short and incorporates the urban legend about human pillars. 

The other is The Enigma of the Amigara Fault, which is pretty web-famous in it's own right. It involves a cliff face that is uncovered by an earthquake with lots of man shaped holes in them...and then people start to go in them.

 The conclusion has been parodied multiple times on the web, with both Sponge-bob and  Archie.

That's it for Junji Ito and his creations! Remember to comment or share if you liked this, and see you later with more comics!