Blame!

Format:

Book

Title:

Blame!

Uniform Title:

Shinsouban buramu!. English

Author:

Nihei, Tsutomu, 1971- author

ISBN:

9781942993773

9781942993780

Edition:

Master edition / a Vertical Comics edition.

Publication:

New York, NY Vertical, Inc., 2016-

Physical Description:

volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm.

General Note:

Designed to be read from right to left.

Originally published in Japanese.

Summary:

In a future version of Earth, there is a city grown so chaotically massive that its inhabitants no longer recall what 'land' is. Within this megastructure the silent, stoic Kyrii is on a mission to find the Net Terminal Gene-a genetic mutation that once allowed humans to access the cybernetic NetSphere. Armed with a powerful Graviton Beam Emitter, Kyrii fends off waves of attacks from fellow humans, cyborgs and silicon-based lifeforms. Along the way, he encounters a highly-skilled scientist whose body has deteriorated from a lengthy imprisonment who promises to help Kyrii find the Net Terminal Gene, once she settles a score for herself...

Reading Level:

OT, older teen age 16+

Subject(s):

Cyborgs -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan.

Geographic Term:

Japan.

Genre:

comic strips.

comic books.

Science fiction comics.

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Added Author:

Tanaka, Melissa

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN NIHEI 2016 v.1	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

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.

Author Notes

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).