Blade Runner: Origins Vol. 1

Name: Blade Runner: Origins Vol. 1
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781787735873
Price: 37.99 NZD
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By K Perkins and Mellow Brown and Mike Johnson

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Summary

Set a decade before the original Blade Runner film, Blade Runner: Origins Vol. 1 follows LAPD detective Cal Moreau as he investigates the apparent suicide of a Tyrell Corporation scientist working on experimental Replicants. This neon-lit, rain-soaked dystopian Los Angeles teeters on environmental collapse and the dawn of mass Off-world migration. As Cal, struggling with PTSD, delves deeper, he uncovers a lethal conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the Tyrell Corporation.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

Ideal for fans of sci-fi graphic novels, cyberpunk storytelling, and the Blade Runner franchise, this volume suits readers who enjoy atmospheric dystopias, intricate conspiracies, and character-driven mysteries.

Travel to the world of Blade Runner 2009 and discover the origins of the BLADE RUNNER DIVISION.

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When a Tyrell Corporation scientist working on an experimental new type of Replicant is discovered dead in her laboratory, the victim of an apparent suicide, LAPD detective Cal Moreau is called in to investigate. What he uncovers is a conspiracy of silence so deadly it could change the world as he knows it.

Set ten years before the events of the first Blade Runner film, this is the world on the cusp of environmental collapse, and the beginning of the mass migration to the Off-world colonies. Through its rain-soaked streets, LAPD Detective Cal Moreau, a PTSD sufferer, must travel as he attempts to unravel the truth behind a seemingly routine suicide that soon reveals itself to be just the thin end of a vast conspiracy, one that runs to the very top of the Tyrell Corporation tower.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Critics hail this series for perfectly capturing the spirit of the Blade Runner universe while presenting a unique narrative (Comic Book Resources). It is a must-read for Blade Runner and cyberpunk fans everywhere (Monkeys Fighting Robots) and beautifully done with an atmospheric, cinematic art style (The Unreality Store). Reviewers also highlight its exploration of complex themes, including trans identity, and praise the creative team for continuing to flesh out and upgrade the iconic Blade Runner setting.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787735873

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 August 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Comics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 367g

Pages: 112

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Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Graphic Novels K Perkins Mellow Brown Mike Johnson

About the Author

Mike Johnson is a prolific comic book writer with credits writing Titans, Superman, Batman, Star Trek: Nero and Star Trek: The Official Motion. He is the ongoing writer of the IDW Star Trek series, as well as comic book tie-ins to Fringe, Transformers. Mellow Brown has as written for several TV shows including American Gods and Calls. K.Perkins has written extensively for DC Comics on Batwoman, Wonder Woman and Supergirl and has worked with Mike Johnson on The New 52. She has also written for several TV shows.