Tokyo Ghost
| Tokyo Ghost | |
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Cover of Tokyo Ghost #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | September 2015 |
| Number of issues | 10 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Rick Remender |
| Artist(s) | Sean Murphy |
| Letterer(s) | Rus Wooton |
| Colorist(s) | Matt Hollingsworth |
| Editor(s) | Sebastian Girner |
Tokyo Ghost is an ongoing American science fiction comics series written by Rick Remender, drawn by Sean Murphy and colored by Matt Hollingsworth, published since September 2015 by Image Comics.
The series is set in 2089, a time when humanity is addicted to technology and entertainment. It follows the story of constables Debbie Decay and Led Dent, working as peacekeepers in the Isles of Los Angeles. They are given a job that will take them to the last tech-free country on Earth: the garden nation of Tokyo. Remender summarizes it as being "a big, visual, exciting story that at the heart of it is hiding the fact that it's really a love story."[1]
Reception
Sean Edgar of Paste calls it "a gonzo William Gibson-ish nightmare" showing "Murphy’s transportive craft at its height".[2] Jeff Lake of IGN describes it as "a pointed look at the evolution of our desensitized, now-now-now generation" and "absolutely bananas when it comes to action".[3]
Collected editions
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
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| Vol. 1: The Atomic Garden | Tokyo Ghost #1–5 | March 2016 | 1632156636 |
| Vol. 2: Come Join Us | Tokyo Ghost #6-10 | October 2016 | 1632159147 |
References
- ↑ Yehl, Joshua (26 August 2015). "Rick Remender's Tokyo Ghost Has Sci-Fi Social Commentary and Sick Motorbikes". IGN. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ Edgar, Sean (7 March 2016). "State of the Art: Sean Gordon Murphy Crafts Dystopian Sci-Fi Chaos and Jungle Havens in Tokyo Ghost". Paste. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ Lake, Jeff (16 September 2015). "Tokyo Ghost #1 Review". IGN. Retrieved 26 March 2016.