Tokyopop, Los Angeles, CA, 2002, 1st pr.  ISBN 1931514682.  Trade soft cover, 204 pages, followed by preview of next volume and ads.  Unread copy; light edge wear and corner bends; small ding at lower spine end.  Rated Teen, Age 13+.  ‘Attempts to curb the poisonous effects of consumerism have failed, leaving modern society to face a pollution problem of epidemic proportions.  And in this decaying world, a mysterious organization – one entrenched in the field of genetic research – threatens to sustain the downward spiral of humanity.  The Cobra Man has been dispatched to make sure everything goes as planned.  Tatsuo Kagura, a.k.a. The Skull Man, an ambassador from the world of the dead endowed with extraordinary abilities and searching desperately for his parents’ killers and the nature of his powers (both linked to the organization), may be the only hope mankind has.  But Kagura is torn between his obsession with his past and his obligation to righteousness.  His sister, Maya, a disembodied presence in his life, and Maria, another being with immense power, can help guide him in this quest, if only they can figure out how to manifest these powers of destruction into a form of salvation.’ (from rear wrap)