Q-Ko-Chan 2: The Earth Invader Girl

If you aren't familiar with Hajime Ueda's trippy two-volume FLCL, get ready, cuz the similarities are many. Both FLCL and Q-Ko-Chan have cute girls, giant robot battles, jaded protagonists... and the most confusing story ever told. Some may say "How can you get confused if the book's nothing but pictures?" Oh trust me, it happens continuously. At times it's utterly bewildering; you just have to accept it and move on. But Ueda's high-contrast, edgy art saves the day. So in the end I had everything to like and nothing to hate about Q-Ko-Chan, the Earth Invader Girl (Four stars is still good stuff, donchaknow).