Tsutomu Nihei is an internationally known Japanese comic artist and
draftsman. Born in 1971, Nihei made his debut in the comics world
as the winner of the 1995 Afternoon Magazine Four Seasons Award for
short stories. He then briefly worked as an assistant to veteran
comicker Tsutomu Takahashi before making his break-through hit
BLAME! (published by Tokyopop).
The BLAME! franchise was so well received worldwide, that it
inspired an animated mini-series and eventually drew the attention
of Marvel Comics in the US. Nihei would later go on to draw
Wolverine (X-Men) and HALO comics for Marvel to great fanfare. An
architectural student, Nihei's early work were mainly wordless,
relying on visuals and backgrounds to tell their stories. Now, his
works are deeply rooted in hard science-fiction, as was seen in the
multiple NY Times Bestselling books HALO- The Graphic Novel
(published by Marvel Comics) and BIOmega (published by Viz Media).
"Compelling, subtle, spectacular and even funny, [Knights of
Sidonia] is a yarn no adventure aficionados or sci-fi fanatics
should miss." - Now Read This!
"With strong, bold line work, an eye for detail and a fantastic
sense for world-building, Knights of Sidonia is a science-fiction
story with some intriguing twists on those well-worn story
tropes... Nihei's thoughtful treatment and measured approach to his
artwork makes this a whole new experience" - NEO Magazine
(U.K.)
"Oh, that look. I’m not the greatest connoisseur of manga art, but
there’s just something about Tsutomu Nihei’s style that pushes my
buttons in a big way. I LOVE the labyrinthine feel of the place,
which reinforces Sidonia’s immensity. Doors, pipes, tubes, stairs,
deep dark abysses… I simply cannot get enough." - Manga Bookshelf's
"Off the Shelf"
"To complement his expert art, Nihei gives his story some welcome
strange touches, such as the spacesuits having a built-in catheter
than automatically inserts itself into the wearer — and we see the
panels of Nagate shuddering as he experiences this for the first
time... The Sidonia residents face the wrath of a tentacled (of
course) monster that would give H.P. Lovecraft a boner, and the
stakes are very real. There’s also a talking bear, and no one
blinks." —BookGasm
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