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Blade Runner: Origins Vol. 3: Burning

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Blade Runner: Origins Vol. 3: Burning plunges readers into the smouldering slums of 2009 Los Angeles as Ilora Stahl, a Tyrell executive, unleashes a ruthless attack to eliminate Nia, a rogue Replicant who once belonged to her secret consciousness transfer programme. Ex-LAPD detective Cal Moreaux partners with Asa, an experimental Replicant bearing a dead scientist's consciousness, in a desperate bid to thwart Ilora’s deadly conspiracy before the city is consumed by fire. This graphic novel explores themes of gender identity, exploitation, and ecological collapse within a richly realised future noir world.
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Ideal for fans of Blade Runner, cyberpunk enthusiasts, and graphic novel readers interested in thoughtful explorations of identity, technology, and dystopian futures.

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An exciting new graphic novel! Welcome to the world of Blade Runner 2009 and the birth of the Blade Runner Division.

The slums of LA are ablaze.

Tyrell executive Ilora Stahl, head of a secret programme to transfer human consciousness into Replicant hosts, has launched an all-out attack on Sector 6-b. She is determined to flush out and kill a renegade Replicant called Nia, who was once part of her covert programme.

Having escaped, Nia has been triggering logic short-circuits in the organic programming of once loyal Replicant servants, causing them to rebel against their human masters.

Now, as Ilora's security force of Replicants attacks the city, ex-LAPD detective Cal Moreaux has teamed up with an escaped experimental Replicant called Asa, uploaded with the consciousness of a dead Tyrell scientist. Together they must expose Ilora's conspiracy before the city burns to the ground.

Writers K. Perkins & Mellow Brown, and artists Fernando Dagnino and Marco Lesko have brought a powerful new dynamic to the future noir world of Blade Runner. They explore themes of gender identity, human exploitation, and slavery, set against the backdrop of a world on the brink of ecological collapse and rampant unchecked genetic manipulation.

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Praised for capturing the Blade Runner universe's spirit while introducing fresh narratives, this series has been lauded as a "must-read for Blade Runner and cyberpunk fans" (Monkeys Fighting Robots). Reviewers highlight its cinematic art style and ambitious themes, with Comic Book Resources noting it "perfectly captures the spirit" of the original, and The Advocate recognising its bold inclusion of trans identity. The book is celebrated for adding new depths to the protagonist and setting, described as "beautifully done" and giving the franchise "an upgrade like no other" by Set The Tape and DC Comics News respectively.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787736429

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Comics

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Fernando Dagnino
  • Contributions by Mike Johnson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 369g

Pages: 112

About the Author

K. PERKINS got her start writing for Supergirl, Superwoman, Wonder Woman and Batwoman, the latter of which earned her a 2019 GLAAD Award Nomination for Best Comic. She is currently writing Paper Girls for Amazon, based on the award-winning comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan.

Mellow Brown was born & raised in Cleveland, OH,and studied at Cleveland State University, where he became a software engineer and developed the skills to help urban communities with open-source technology. Today, he is a screenwriter that has previously written for the TV series 'American Gods'.

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