A special thanks to VIZ Media and NetGalley for the ARC.
Finally found my way out of the 90s, now we’re reviewing a new story called LYNX, written by Samuel Sattin (SIDE QUEST, Unico: Awakening) and illustrated by tokitokoro (Jeff the Land Shark). LYNX is a Cyberpunk-noir manga that is set in the fictional city of New Borealis. If you’re interested in reading past reviews, click here to visit the Reviews Category.
What remains after the end of the World?
For the last of humanity in a world of perpetual winter, the only way to survive is to adapt—but for Lynx Takuma, the past cannot be so easily left behind.
Lynx Takuma is standing still. As a bio-enhanced detective in New Borealis, one of the last habitable cities after climate disaster, Lynx knows what she’s meant to do: break up crime syndicates, track down rogue Qual technology, and keep the peace alongside her reckless-but-trusty partner Task and her crime-fighting, talking cat Skua. But ever since Simone…
Well, she’s not thinking about Simone. Or about anything beyond getting through the next day, and the next, and the next…
Until, while on the trail of a series of grisly murders, Lynx sees something impossible that turns her world upside-down—something that looks like an angel…
LYNX Vol. 1 is a refreshing of tech-noir story set in a frozen future, where the last remnants of humanity cling to survival in the perpetual winter of New Borealis. Bio-enhanced detective Lynx Takuma and her sharp-tongued, cybernetically enhanced talking cat Skua are seasoned crime-fighters—until a surge of grisly murders leads them to something impossible: an angel with claws.
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It’s dark, gritty, and steeped in crime-syndicate intrigue, with a deliberately measured pace that favors atmosphere and world-building. At times the characters have limited dialogue, and we’re given only fragments of backstory for our protagonist. For Lynx, the main anchor is that she’s a well-known bio-enhanced detective still haunted by the mysterious loss of her wife, Simone.
Tokitokoro’s artwork is a perfect match for the story. Their clean, dynamic linework captures the gritty, frozen atmosphere Sattin builds, successfully creating a world that is both terrifying and fascinating. LYNX Vol. 1 raises far more questions than it answers—a trait that may frustrate some readers but leaves you eager for the next volume. Close attention is required to catch the subtle clues about Takuma’s tragic past, the slow decline of New Borealis, and the chilling mystery of the ‘angels.’
LYNX Vol. One will go on sale on August 11, it will be available in print and digitally. If you’re looking for a Tech-noir themed story or something different, LYNX is perfect.
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