King in Limbo Omnibus 1 (Vol. 1-2) (King in Limbo, #1)

by Ai Tanaka

From the creator of Apple Children of Aeon comes a gripping, six-volume thriller manga about trauma, healing, friendship, and what it means to be "sick" or "healthy." A must for fans of suspenseful, complex manga like Naoki Urasawa’s Monster and The Promised Neverland.Eight years have passed since the sickness known as "the Sleep" ended millions of lives. Now, after a dangerous procedure that involves diving into patients' memories has ended the pandemic, Petty Officer Adam Garfield wakes up in a hospital to find an IED has taken one of his legs. But Adam's plan to retire from U.S. Navy service and cash in his pension to goof around with his younger siblings is shattered when he receives secret word that the sleeping sickness has returned, and it's his job to coax back the mysterious man who helped cure it the first time: a man known by the codename "King."Omnibus edition includes Parts 1 and 2.

• ISBN10: 164651923X
• ISBN13: 9781646519231
• Publish Date: 16 January 2024
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Kodansha Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781646519231

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Summary:

Petty Officer Adam Garfield woke up one day to find his life changed forever. His team was unlucky enough to find an IED - the hard way. Thankfully, he was the only one injured. Unfortunately, this injury is enough to force early retirement.

He’s offered a lucrative deal as a companion to dream divers. It’s not the sort of job he wanted…but with pensions the way they are…there really wasn’t much of a choice. Naturally, this is only the beginning.

Review:

Oh, I really like the premise of King in Limbo Omnibus 1. Sleeping sickness, dream divers, desperate characters, it’s got a bit of everything. This series is absolutely worth reading if you ask me.

I know the whole “sleeping disease” bit isn’t the most original foundation in the world, but King in Limbo did a great job of making it unique here. Having people dive into the minds of sleepers, military involvement, etc. It made for a very different feel.

Stories like this hit so much harder after the pandemic. I know that it was written before the pandemic, but the tone can still change. So readers should probably keep that in mind before diving in (see what I did there?).

My biggest drawback for King in Limbo Omnibus 1 is that I just didn’t love the art style. That sounds fussy, but it kept me from getting too invested in the story. Something about it just felt so low-res/low-quality.

Highlights:
Healing & Friendship
Josei
Sleeping Sickness
Dream Diving

Will I continue the series? Maybe

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