Chainsaw Man Graphic Novel Volume 09

The Gun Devil finally showing up in volume 9 had me reading way past midnight. The art in that confrontation scene is some of the most unhinged stuff I've seen in this series, and the Aki storyline wrecked me a little.

Aki's sudden shift in this volume caught me completely off guard, and the buildup to the Gun Devil confrontation had me reading way past my bedtime. The art during the action sequences is some of the sharpest in the series so far.

The pacing in this volume is relentless once the Gun Devil plot kicks in, and the way Aki’s change of heart is written really makes you question everything right alongside him. The paper quality feels solid too, which matters when you’re flipping back to catch every panel of the action. I tore throu