Hayao Miyazaki: Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind #1-7

The manga that would become Studio Ghibli's first feature.

English translation published by Viz 1988-1989.

From The Comics Journal:

A lot like Miyazaki’s Dune, right down to the gigantic insects that communicate with our main character, who just so happens to be the young (and inexplicably amazing) child of royalty forced to grow up and take control at a time of massive planetary upheaval due to ecological catastrophe and bloody conflict. It’s also extremely addictive, with characters so well defined that you buy them immediately. As exceptional as the actual drawings are, there’s quite a few instances here where what happens from panel to panel isn’t totally clear. Miyazaki’s pacing and dialog get you through those points with room to spare, but it’s not hard to see why he found the creation of this thing to be such a personal struggle. None of what he’s doing here looks easy.