78 Tage auf der Straße des Hasses #1

David Füleki kicks off this 2014 Tokyopop release with a cover that's impossible to miss — two characters with exaggerated, cartoonish paper-bag-style heads strike wild, weapon-wielding poses against a fiery orange-and-red backdrop, one brandishing a bat and the other a shotgun. The contrast between the absurdly goofy faces and the over-the-top action energy sets the tone for what looks like a deliberately irreverent, anything-goes ride. With the first story titled "Mofi spielt Baseball," *78 Tage auf der Straße des Hasses* #1 announces itself as a proudly offbeat German manga series with a sharp sense of humor and no interest in playing it safe.