Hayashida, Q: Dorohedoro, Vol. 22

A twisted tale of sadistic Sorcerers and the monsters they create. In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers has been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds. On their journey through a hellish landscape, Caiman and Nikaido finally get intimate…sort of! Assisted (?) by Chidaruma, the Professor, Asu and others, the pair continues their quest to unravel the mystery that is Caiman, and in doing so reveal what's to come for the Sorcerer's world and the poor souls of the Hole. A violent, post-apocalyptic fantasy, where gory action is balanced with charming, humorous characters. * Releases once a year for 22+ volumes. Series is ongoing. * "How can something so violent, gruesome and unrelentingly bleak be simultaneously so sweet and loveable? DOROHEDORO is magic and Q Hayashida is a sorcerer." -Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of Scott Pilgrim * References Western pop-culture, such as Slipknot, Insane Clown Posse, Korn, The Night of the Living Dead, The Ring, The Lizard from Spiderman, etc.