Akira Vol 1, page 242 [Issue 5, page 6] (Color Guide) by Katsuhiro Otomo and Steve Oliff

I don't believe hyperbole to refer to the Akira manga as an epic. Much like Tetsuo on his thrown, it remains firmly on its own and is both a reference for the upper echelon's of what can be done in the medium and almost an unattainable goal of anything after reaching parity.

it's special to own a little piece of its history, Steve Ollif took on the daunting task of coloring this mammoth for its first English release (Through Marvel's Epic imprint) I think it went pretty well!

Ollif colors over high quality reproductions of Otomo pencils.

Thanks to Felix for handling these releases!

A good video featuring Steve going over some of the history and his process: