Black Ball

A Japanese entomologist, whose family still abides by the ancient codes of their lineage, maintains a peculiar relationship with food. His cousin died of anorexia, and another became a renowned sumo wrestler. After a strange, haunting dream, he decides—of his own volition—to stop eating. That moment triggers a cascade of memories, mysterious events that began years ago during his first trip to Africa.

This eerie, dreamlike tale by Mario Bellatin—adapted into graphic form by both the author and Liniers—glimmers with unsettling brilliance. A singular diamond in the realm of comics, it blurs the line between memory, madness, and magic.