Cage of Eden #3

Volume 3 of Yamada Yoshinobu's survival manga pulses with tension right from its cover, where a bloodied, wide-eyed dark-haired boy strains forward in obvious desperation while a smirking blond figure grabs his collar, holding what appear to be small blades between his fingers with unsettling calm. The contrast between raw fear and cool menace — set against a backdrop of tangled, vine-like red forms — makes it immediately clear that the dangers in this series aren't limited to prehistoric creatures. Published by Soleil Manga in 2013, this is exactly the kind of visceral, character-driven suspense that keeps readers turning pages.