APPLESEED HYPERNOTES TP
(W) Masamune Shirow (A) Masamune Shirow (CA) Masamune Shirow
World war Three is over, but for nomad soldier Deunan Knute and her cyborg lover, Briareos, the greatest challenge lies ahead, not in the abandoned cities and DMZs of a post-war battlefield, but on the streets of a new "utopia." SHIROW MASAMUNE's visionary Appleseed is widely regarded not only as one of the linchpin works of graphic fiction, but one of the most influential science-fiction stories in recent memory, culminating in the astonishing 2005 animated adaptation. Appleseed Hypernotes, never before collected in America, features an over 80-plus-page Appleseed tale, plus reams of detailed information and art of the characters, machines, and weapons of Appleseed, presented in a non-Westernized, right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan. • Contains Appleseed stories from Super Manga Blast! #25-39.
APPLESEED ID TP
(W) SHIROW MASAMUNE (A) SHIROW MASAMUNE (CA) SHIROW MASAMUNE
A collection of sketches, studies, and schematics, Appleseed ID is a must-have companion book for fans of the cyberpunk saga Appleseed and its legendary creator, SHIROW MASAMUNE, the manga mastermind behind such classics as Appleseed, Dominion, and Ghost in the Shell. Sit back and relax as Shirow takes you on a guided tour of one of his most beloved worlds, exploring the people, places, organizations and, of course, technology that make the universe of Appleseed the sci-fi hotspot that it is. Feel like taking a break from Shirow's examination and explanation of his creations, and of his own creative process? Then take a browse through this book's beautiful color galleries, or follow Deunan and Briareos on a high-stakes adventure with the short story "Called Game." • Shirow is well-known and critically acclaimed internationally, and is responsible for numerous classic anime/manga titles, such as Appleseed, Dominion, Ghost in the Shell, Orion, and Black Magic. • Produced in the authentic right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan.
BLACK MAGIC 2ND ED TP
(W) SHIROW MASAMUNE (A) SHIROW MASAMUNE (CA) SHIROW MASAMUNE
Today, the planet Venus is a literal hell of furnace-like temperatures and dense, poisonous atmosphere. But millions of years in its past, Venus teemed with life and with a civilization far advanced to our own. The Nemisis supercomputer controls government functions, with bioroid "executors" created to carry out the system's utopian edicts. But trouble brews even in paradise, as different executors vie for control of Nemesis, forcing the governing system to secretly create Duna Typhon, a super-bioroid "sleeper," raised among the human populace, ready to use her awesome powers should Nemesis be co-opted to turn paradise into paradise last. From the imagination of Ghost in the Shell creator SHIROW MASAMUNE comes his first published series, Black Magic, a sweeping science-fiction epic that introduces many of the themes and ideas that inform all of Shirow's work: the merging of man and machine, the limitless possibilities and potential misuses of technology, the blurring line between human and computer consiousness. Now available in right-to-left reading format!
DOMINION TP 4TH ED
(W) SHIROW MASAMUNE (A) SHIROW MASAMUNE (CA) SHIROW MASAMUNE
Welcome to the future, where the norms are vast bio-constructed cities, air toxic enough to force citizens to wear oxygen masks, and crime so severe that the cops drive tanks! When a mysterious winged girl with the power to cleanse the poisoned air is kidnapped by the villainous Buaku, police mini-tank commander Leona Ozaki, her tank Bonaparte, and her lovesick partner Al must confront the arch-criminal and his catgirl molls-the beautiful and deadly Annapuma and Unipuma-before Buaku's master plan kicks into gear. Buaku has more than money on his mind, and the future fate of humanity hangs in the balance! Produced by international comics superstar SHIROW MASAMUNE, creator of Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell, Dominion is an ecological-dystopian-police procedural adventure/comedy as only Shirow can create! This new edition is published for the first time in America in right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan. • Shirow is well-known and critically acclaimed internationally. • 2007 will see new non-westernized editions of Dominion, Dominion Conflict 1, Appleseed, and Black Magic; interest in Shirow's work will be high. • Produced in the authentic right-to-left reading format, as originally published in Japan. FOR MATURE READERS Dominion original art and story copyright © 2006 Masamune Shirow and Seishinsha. New and adapted artwork and text © 2006 Studio Proteus and Dark Horse Comics, Inc. Dominion, its characters, and their distinctive likenesses TM and © 2006 Masamune Shirow and Seishinsha. The Dominion English logo TM 2006 Studio Proteus and Dark Horse Comics, Inc.