Killing and Dying

In short, "Killing and Dying" presents six of Tomine´s most ambitious short stories to date. While longtime fans will appreciate the mistaken identity of "Amber Sweet" and the sordid relationship of "Go Owls," or the title story´s awkward familiar dynamics, Tomine also branches out artistically from previous comics with the impressionistic, illustrative "Translated, from the Japanese" and the comic strip-styled "A Brief History of the Art Form Known as ´Hortisculpture.´"