The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya #9

In "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya VIII," Kyon wakes up in the hospital with a head injury—no knife wound, no memory of the chaos that followed—and starts questioning whether the whole ordeal was just a dream born from his trauma. Yuki, ever composed, gently corrects him, leaving Kyon (and readers) to wonder what’s real and what’s been rewritten. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa and Chris Pai, with art and inks by Gaku Tsugano, and lettered by Alexis Eckerman, this 2011 issue from Yen Press delivers another twisty, introspective chapter in the series, with a cover by Gaku Tsugano that captures the story’s quiet unease.