The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus
The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Author: Roland Kelts

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2022-11-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1789097142

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The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. Concept art, sketchwork, pre-viz, animation tests, final frames and more, are paired alongside interviews with the masterminds behind the show to give fans the full story of Black Lotus. Respected co-directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama provide an exclusive, in-depth interview that explores their relationship with the Blade Runner universe, and their intimate analyses of and inspiration behind the characters. Alcon producers describe the creative journey, that spans many years prior, behind what they envisioned for the story, how Black Lotus would fit in the wider Blade Runner narrative, and who they wanted the protagonist to be. The writers explain how they conceptualised the characters and the voice actors share their personal journeys and light-hearted anecdotes on how they brought those characters to life. The lighting and animation team also share how they captured Blade Runner’s cyberpunk visual and auditory palette in a new medium for the franchise: anime. Written by Japanamerica author Roland Kelts, this book is illustrated to the brim with concept art that is beautifully vivid and presented in a gallery format throughout the book; organised chronologically by character, location, and event as they are introduced in the show. Readers will be able to breeze through this companion guide as they watch the show for a deeper, richer, and more personal viewing experience. At the back of the book, you’ll find never-before-seen sketches of the Black Out short films that accompanied Blade Runner 2049.

Blade Runner: Black Lotus (complete collection)
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (complete collection)

Author: Nancy C. Collins

Publisher: Titan Comics

Published: 2023-02-15

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1787739406

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Los Angeles, 2032. The prototype Replicant known only as Elle – aka The Black Lotus Killer, has escaped from the clutches of her creator Niander Wallace and headed out into the desert in search of answers to her mysterious past and a possible redemption. But deep in the desert wasteland, Elle finds herself stranded in the industrial settlement of Fracktown and drawn into a deadly dispute between the town’s two warring factions that could bring her face-to-face with the one person she is trying to escape from… Niander Wallace. Written by award-winning horror writer Nancy A. Collins, and illustrated by fan favorite Enid Balam, Blade Runner: Black Lotus heralds a new chapter in the saga of Blade Runner.

Blade Runner 2029 #1
Blade Runner 2029 #1

Author: Michael Green

Publisher: Titan Comics

Published: 2020-12-16

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1787733351

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Early in the 21 Century, the Tyrell Corporation advanced Robot evolution to the Nexus phase – a being virtually identical to a human – known as a Replicant. Replicants were used Off-World as slave labor, in the hazardous exploration and colonization of other planets. Replicants who escaped and returned to Earth were hunted by special police squads – Blade Runner Units – with orders to kill any trespassing Replicant upon detection. In 2022, radical elements with the Replicant Underground detonate an EMP device over Los Angeles, destroying Tyrell Corporation’s Nexus databases, and making it easier for escaped Replicants to resettle on Earth. Soon, all Replicants are banned and the Tyrell Corporation declares bankruptcy. In 2027, Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina, a former Blade Runner rejoined the department to hunt down fugitive Replicants. Her superiors are unaware that her loyalties are divided.

Blade Runner: Black Lotus #1
Blade Runner: Black Lotus #1

Author: Nancy C. Collins

Publisher: Titan Comics

Published: 2022-08-10

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1787738167

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Los Angeles, 2032 Waking up in a derelict complex somewhere in the desert east of Los Angeles, a young woman called Elle, with no memory of her past, discovers that she and several other people have been brought there to be hunted for sport in a sadistic big-game safari. Displaying incredible survival and combat skills, only Elle manages to escape the hunt, stealing an encrypted data device from one of the hunters in the process. Determined to find out who she is, Elle finds herself drawn to the nearest city: Los Angeles. There, in the menacing megacity, Elle learns that she is in fact a prototype Replicant codenamed Black Lotus, created by Niander Wallace Jr. as an unwitting assassin, part of his plot to seize control of the Wallace Corporation from his father. Elle's quest for revenge and answers see her hunted by both the authorities and Niander Wallace. In their final showdown, Elle manages to blind Niander with her katana sword before escaping the city. Determined to leave her violent past behind, Elle takes an old spinner bike and heads back to the desert in search of redemption and a new life, free of bloodshed and death...

Enter the Blue
Enter the Blue

Author: Dave Chisholm

Publisher: Z2 Comics

Published: 2022-01-25

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781940878898

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What begins as one woman’s search for her own artistic courage unravels into a stunning look into what jazz music can teach out about our search for the truest version of ourselves. For decades, seasoned players on the scene have spoken in whispered tones about The Blue: a mysterious meeting place for jazz history - a place where ghosts from this music's storied past spring to life for those courageous enough to enter. When Jessie Choi's mentor Jimmy Hightower collapses at a gig and loses consciousness, she finds herself reluctantly pulled back into the jazz scene she abandoned years earlier. In investigating the music and mystery behind Jimmy's comatose state, every thread leads to the same question: is Jimmy somehow trapped in this enigma known as The Blue? In her search to save her teacher, Jessie rubs shoulders with legends, uncovers the secret history of Blue Note Records, and faces her own deepest fears.

The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus
The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Author: Roland Kelts

Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)

Published: 2022-11-29

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1803360968

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The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. Concept art, sketchwork, pre-viz, animation tests, final frames and more, are paired alongside interviews with the masterminds behind the show to give fans the full story of Black Lotus. Respected co-directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama provide an exclusive, in-depth interview that explores their relationship with the Blade Runner universe, and their intimate analyses of and inspiration behind the characters. Alcon producers describe the creative journey, that spans many years prior, behind what they envisioned for the story, how Black Lotus would fit in the wider Blade Runner narrative, and who they wanted the protagonist to be. The writers explain how they conceptualised the characters and the voice actors share their personal journeys and light-hearted anecdotes on how they brought those characters to life. The lighting and animation team also share how they captured Blade Runner’s cyberpunk visual and auditory palette in a new medium for the franchise: anime. Written by Japanamerica author Roland Kelts, this book is illustrated to the brim with concept art that is beautifully vivid and presented in a gallery format throughout the book; organised chronologically by character, location, and event as they are introduced in the show. Readers will be able to breeze through this companion guide as they watch the show for a deeper, richer, and more personal viewing experience. At the back of the book, you’ll find never-before-seen sketches of the Black Out short films that accompanied Blade Runner 2049.

Blade Runner 2039 #1
Blade Runner 2039 #1

Author: Mike Johnson

Publisher: Titan Comics

Published: 2022-12-07

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1787740455

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Early in the 21st Century, the Tyrell Corporation advanced robot technology into the Nexus phase – a being virtually identical to a human – known as a Replicant. Replicants were used Off-world as slave labor. After a series of violent rebellions, their manufacture was prohibited and Tyrell Corp ultimately went bankrupt. The collapse of ecosystems in the mid 2020s led to the rise of industrialist Niander Wallace, whose mastery of synthetic farming averted famine. Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell Corp and created a new line of Replicants who obeyed without question. One of the first of these, code-named Luv, was gifted by Wallace to the Los Angeles Police Department as the first Replicant Blade Runner, tasked with the capture and retirement of fugitive earlier models. A Replicant underground survives, led by former combat model, Freysa and her human partner Aahna Ashina, known as Ash, formerly the first-ever female Blade Runner. Los Angeles, 2039

Blade Runner 2039 Volume 2
Blade Runner 2039 Volume 2

Author: Mike Johnson

Publisher: Titan Comics

Published: 2024-02-06

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1787740498

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After 20 years living Off-world. Cleo Selwyn has returned to Los Angeles in search for her surrogate Replicant mother Isobel, whom Cleo believes has been abducted on the orders of Niander Wallace. Believing that Cleo’s DNA holds the secret of Replicant fertility, Wallace has ordered his own personal Replicant assistant, Luv, the first Replicant Blade Runner, to hunt her down with approval to kill any who stand in her way. Now reunited with her one-time protector and former Blade Runner Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina, Cleo and Ash set off on a desperate race to find her mother and escape back Off-world before Luv can find them. “As a Blade Runner series this looks to be one of the best yet. If this is the final chapter, we are in for an explosive end. My anticipation levels are at an all-time high.” – Get Your Comic On Collects Blade Runner 2039 #5-9

Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe #3
Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe #3

Author: Mags Visaggio

Publisher: Titan Comics

Published: 2024-03-20

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1787743136

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Comic book prequel to the Netflix movie, Rebel Moon! Based on a story by Zack Snyder and written by Eisner-nominated Mags Visaggio! As war is looming on the horizon on the planet Shasu, the reluctant ruler of the Bloodaxe family is conflicted between living up to his father's domineering legacy and maintaining the peace. It is up to him to settle the conflicts within himself, and his family, before the entire planet erupts in war.