A groundbreaking introduction to the most creative and
cutting-edge works of Japanese independent comics, presented in English for the
first time, AX is the premier Japanese magazine for alternative comics.
Published bi-monthly for over ten years, the pages of AX contain the most
creative and cutting-edge works of independent comics in the world's largest
comics industry. Now, Top Shelf presents this collection of stories from ten
years of AX history, and features work by such visionaries as Yoshihiro Tatsumi,
Akino Kondoh, Kazuichi Hanawa, and Shinichi Abe.