Originally an Italian comic, Unnatural is a dystopian fable that follows Leslie, an attractive pig woman, as she struggles with a government whose main goal is to control the reproductive lives and habits of its citizens, dreams about eatherial sex with a wolf that turn into creepy ritual nightmares, a slimy alligator boss at her job as a waitress, and some hooded figure that seems to be everywhere she is. She’s just trying to feed her dragon cat and live her life, but this is the year she’s turning 25, and that means she’s automatically enrolled in a dating (mating?) program..

Unnatural is sexy and calls out how sexualized people are when institutions (in Leslie’s case, there may also be a cult*) invade their autonomy. The process before the dating program is especially harsh, but society in general seems to be obsessed with the shape and size of her body.

*this thread seems to be the series-long arc, volume 2 will be out next year

For Fans of: Dystopia + animal characters = Animal Farm but there is a lot more lingerie stuff going on, and the figures are anthropomorphized.

Art: Andolfo’s pages all have a bustling feeling to them - even the bookstore Trish goes to in search of answers about her roommate’s strange dreams. There’s a mysterious bookseller panda, and I’m inclined to think that’s great.

Sell it: To manga readers. It’s a very different comic, but this work is in the same vein as Monstress as far as the East/West balance of layout and art style.