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BLAME! 2

By Tsutomu Nihei
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In a dystopian future, humanity is on the brink as a vast network of machines continues to expand a hollow civilisation. The Builders, robots endlessly constructing cities that stretch to the outer planets, create a haunting and meaningless world. Amidst this desolation, a new breed of life form begins to emerge, challenging the existing order.
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In a dystopian future, a complex network of machines has pushed humanity to the brink. Robots known as the "Builders" continued to build a meaningless civilization with no one to reside in it. Soon these cities reach out to the outer planets and another breed of life form emerges.

One of the manga world's most intriguing artists returns to the English language world with a re-release of his breakthrough work BLAME!

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One of the manga world's most intriguing artists returns to the English language world with a re-release of his breakthrough work, BLAME!

In a dystopian future, a complex network of machines has pushed humanity to the brink. Robots known as the Builders continued to build a meaningless civilisation with no one to reside in it. Soon these cities reach out to the outer planets, and another breed of life form emerges.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781942993780

Publisher: Vertical, Inc.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 December 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Vertical, Inc.

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 182.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 794g

Pages: 382

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About the Author

Tsutomu Nihei is an internationally known Japanese comic artist and draftsman. Born in 1971, Nihei made his debut in the comics world as the winner of the 1995 Afternoon Magazine Four Seasons Award for short stories. He then briefly worked as an assistant to veteran comicker Tsutomu Takahashi before making his break-through hit BLAME! (published by Tokyopop). The BLAME! franchise was so well received worldwide, that it inspired an animated mini-series and eventually drew the attention of Marvel Comics in the US. Nihei would later go on to draw Wolverine (X-Men) and HALO comics for Marvel to great fanfare. An architectural student, Nihei's early work were mainly wordless, relying on visuals and backgrounds to tell their stories. Now, his works are deeply rooted in hard science-fiction, as was seen in the multiple NY Times Bestselling books HALO- The Graphic Novel (published by Marvel Comics) and BIOmega (published by Viz Media).

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