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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.
Story Locale- A cyber world of the future.
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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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.
BLAME! 5 delves deeper into this world, exploring the relentless expansion of these desolate cities and the new inhabitants that arise from the chaos.
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The fifth instalment of Tsutomu Nihei's Blame! is praised for its dark exploration of transhumanism, depicting a future where technological advancement leads to decay rather than progress. The narrative eschews heavy philosophical discourse, focusing instead on action and adventure delivered with remarkable intensity and detail. Readers are drawn to its hauntingly intricate artwork that leaves them both unsettled and captivated.
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ISBN: 9781942993810
Publisher: Vertical, Inc.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 September 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Vertical, Inc.
Illustration: 1 Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 184.0mm
Height: 260.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 346
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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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