Download or read book Blade Runner Black Lotus 4 written by Nancy C. Collins and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2022-11-02 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After escaping from Niander Wallace Jnr in Los Angeles, Elle, aka Black Lotus, has headed back to the desert, determined to leave her violent past behind her in search of redemption and a new life, free of bloodshed and death. But when Elle is bushwacked by a gang of desert bandits, she finds herself stranded in the backwater settlement of Fracktown, a town of two warring factions, one a community of environmental warriors, the other workers from a failing fracking mining site. Offered a safe-haven with the environmental community, Elle experiences peace for the first time in her short life. However, when Barnes, the leader of the fracking plant, has his Replicant workers withdrawn by Wallace Corp, he orders his men to attack the commune and kidnap as many of its inhabitants as possible to work as slaves at his site. Injured in the raid, the commune’s leader and ex-Blade Runner Miguel armed Elle with his katana sword and asked her to infiltrate the fracking site and rescue his wife and child, Nyoko and Kaja, from Barnes. As Elle set out to infiltrate the fracking plant she discovered a mass grave of Replicant workers murdered and dumped in the desert by Barnes’ right hand man and cousin, Koslov. Enraged by her discovery, Elle wrecked a terrible revenge against the frackers and rigged the fracking plant with strategically placed explosive devices. Rescuing the hostages, Elle returned to the commune, detonating the bombs as she left. In the subsequent conflagration, Koslov was hideously disfigured and in a blind rage ordered his men to rain hell down on the environmentalist’s commune and to wipe it from the face of the Earth…
Download or read book Blade Runner written by K. W. Jeter and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2000 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully authorised by the estate of Philip K. Dick and written by the author they felt best equipped to take forward the vision of one of the great names in SF, BLADE RUNNER 4: BEYOND ORION combines the dark imagery, paranoia, tension and pace of Dick's original novel and the cinematic genius of Ridley Scott in a novel that takes the Blade Runner series into a new millennium.Blade Runner has become one of the most recognisable and well loved brands in SF and K.W. Jeter has only added to its reputation and impact.
Download or read book Blade Runner Black Lotus complete collection written by Nancy C. Collins and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Blade Runner written by K. W. Jeter and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1996 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A consultant on a movie version of his hunt for the original replicants, android hunter Rick Deckard finds the film fantasy becoming reality as the murders of a living replicant and his former partner send him once again on a search for replicants who are unaware that they are not human. 60,000 first printing.
Download or read book The Big Sheep written by Robert Kroese and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles of 2039 is a baffling and bifurcated place. After the Collapse of 2028, a vast section of LA, the Disincorporated Zone, was disowned by the civil authorities, and became essentially a third world country within the borders of the city. Navigating the boundaries between DZ and LA proper is a tricky task, and there's no one better suited than eccentric private investigator Erasmus Keane. When a valuable genetically altered sheep mysteriously goes missing from Esper Corporation's labs, Keane is the one they call. But while the erratic Keane and his more grounded partner, Blake Fowler, are on the trail of the lost sheep, they land an even bigger case. Beautiful television star Priya Mistry suspects that someone is trying to kill her - and she wants Keane to find out who. When Priya vanishes and then reappears with no memory of having hired them, Keane and Fowler realize something very strange is going on. As they unravel the threads of the mystery, it soon becomes clear that the two cases are connected - and both point to a sinister conspiracy involving the most powerful people in the city. Saving Priya and the sheep will take all of Keane's wits and Fowler's skills, but in the end, they may discover that some secrets are better left hidden. Kroese's The Big Sheep is perfect for fans of Philip Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards!, and Scalzi's Old Man's War.
Download or read book Madi Once Upon a Time in the Future written by Alex De Campi and published by Z2 Comics. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madi Preston, a veteran of Britain’s elite special operations J-Squad unit, is burnt out and up to her eyeballs in debt. She and the rest of her team have retired from the military but are now trapped having to pay to service and maintain the technology put into them during their years of service. They're working for British conglomerate Liberty Inc as mercenaries, selling their unique ability to be remote controlled by specialists while in the field, and the debts are only growing as they get injured completing missions. We meet Madi as she decides she’s had enough. She will take an off-the-books job that should earn her enough to pay out her and her sister, but when the piece of tech she’s supposed to steal turns out to be a kid, and she suddenly blacks out... she finds herself on the run from everyone she’s ever known.
Download or read book Blade Runner 2 written by K. W. Jeter and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K.W. Jeter picks up the tale of Rick Deckard, the `blade runner' created by Phillip K. Dick and popularized by Ridley Scott's cult classic film. Consistent with the sordid vision of 21st century Los Angeles crafted by Dick and Scott, Jeter creates a stylish piece of thrilling, futuristic suspense that finds Deckard not only in the role of hunter, but also hunted. Again, Deckard is on the trail of an replicant, not knowing that it may be the most elusive and dangerous android of all.
Download or read book The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 written by Tanya Lapointe and published by Titan Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embargoed to 5th October Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who's been missing for 30 years The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 goes behind the scenes and reveals how this epic production was brought to the screen. Featuring incredible concept art and on-set photography, this deluxe book is a rare treat for fans as key cast and crew tell the story of how Blade Runner was revived and was given a whole new lease of life. See the trailer here
Download or read book The Art of Blade Runner Black Lotus written by Roland Kelts and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Blade Runner 2049 The Storyboards written by Sam Hudecki and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blade Runner 2049: The Storyboards is the only book presenting all of the storyboards from the film. In 1982, film audiences experienced a bold new depiction of the future with the ground-breaking Blade Runner, which was fundamental in establishing the still-vibrant Cyberpunk movement. With the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve further explored that unique "future noir" world, this time following a young blade runner whose discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard--the protagonist of the first film--who's been missing for some thirty years. Blade Runner 2049: The Storyboards is a celebration of the rarely-seen artwork that was key in building the harsh, yet strangely beautiful, environments in the film. This remarkable book presents a fresh look at Blade Runner 2049, including scenes that were later altered or cut out entirely, along with new, in-context commentary from storyboard artists Sam Hudecki and Darryl Henley throughout.
Download or read book Blade Runner 2039 4 written by Mike Johnson and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2023-04-19 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Replicants are bioengineered humans, once designed by Tyrell Corporation for use Off-world. After a series of violent rebellions, their manufacture was prohibited, and Tyrell Corp went bankrupt. Niander Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell Corp and created a new line of Replicants who obey. A Replicant underground survives, led by the former combat model Freysa and her human partner Aahna Ashina, known as Ash, formerly a Blade Runner. Twenty years ago, in 2019, Ash spared the Replicant Isobel Selwyn, a doppelganger of the wife of industrialist Alexander Selwyn. Together with Alexander’s human daughter Cleo, Isobel escaped to the Off-world colonies. Now Isobel has gone missing, rumored to be back on Earth. Niander Wallace is hunting for the late Alexander Selwyn’s research into Replicant physiology and has sent his creation Luv, the first Replicant Blade Runner, to search Selwyn’s old estate, now occupied by the Replicant called Hythe. Hythe defeats Luv and heads off to the city to warn Ash of Luv’s investigation, armed with a disk downloaded from Selwyn’s computer. Cleo is reunited with Ash who tells her of Isobel’s mysterious disappearance and to warn her that she feels ‘something terrible happened.’ Ash, realizing that Cleo is in danger, heads off to meet with Hythe, however a kill squad sent by Luv attacks them and they narrowly escape with their lives. Meanwhile, Luv has tracked down Cleo…
Download or read book Rebel Moon House of the Bloodaxe 4 written by Mags Visaggio and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2024-05-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Shaso, 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, before the entire planet erupts in war.
Download or read book Blade Runner Black Lotus 3 written by Nancy C. Collins and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2022-10-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After escaping from Niander Wallace Jr. in Los Angeles, Elle, aka Black Lotus, has headed back to the desert, determined to leave her violent past behind her in search of redemption and a new life, free of bloodshed and death. But when Elle is bushwhacked by a gang of desert bandits, she finds herself stranded in the backwater settlement of Fracktown, a town of two warring factions, one a community of environmental warriors, the other workers from a failing fracking mining site. Offered a safe-haven with the environmental community, Elle experiences peace for the first time in her short life. However, when Barnes, the leader of the fracking plant, has his Replicant workers withdrawn by Wallace Corp, he orders his men to attack the commune and kidnap as many of its inhabitants as possible to work as slaves at his site. Injured in the raid, the commune’s leader Miguel reveals to Elle that he is an ex-Blade Runner and knows she is a Replicant. Arming her with a katana sword, he asks her to help him free the captives, his wife and child among them.
Download or read book Blade Runner 2039 12 written by Mike Johnson and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2024-04-17 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in the 21st Century, the Tyrell Corporation advanced robot evolution to the Nexus phase – creating artificial beings virtually identical to humans – known as Replicants. Superior in strength and agility, the Replicants functioned primarily as Off-world slave labor or in hazardous, high-collateral combat situations. After Replicants were declared illegal on Earth, special police operatives – called Blade Runners – had orders to kill or ‘retire’ any trespassers upon detection. Twenty years ago, Detective Aahna Ashina of the Los Angeles Police Department was one of the first to qualify for the assignment. Her colleagues called her Ash. She was the best of them. Today, her saga will end.
Download or read book Counterfeit Worlds written by Brian J. Robb and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip K. Dick struggled to make a living during his lifetime, but his work has since served as a deep seam of ideas to be mined by filmmakers such as Ridley Scott, Paul Verhoeven, Steven Spielberg, John Woo and Richard Linklater, resulting in some of the most successful and influential SF movies of all time. For the still-unequalled future world of Blade Runner to the mind-bending A Scanner Darkly, via the blockbusting action/adventure of Total Recall, Paycheck and Minority Report – not to mention the debt of gratitude films like The Matrix and The Truman Show owe to his work – the legacy of Philip K. Dick has revolutionised Hollywood.
Download or read book Rebel Moon House of the Bloodaxe 3 written by Mags Visaggio and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2024-03-20 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Literary Theory and Criminology written by Rafe McGregor and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Theory and Criminology demonstrates the significance of contemporary literary theory to the discipline of criminology, particularly to those criminologists who are primarily concerned with questions of power, inequality, and harm. Drawing on innovations in philosophical, narrative, cultural, and pulp criminology, it sets out a deconstructive framework as part of a critical criminological critique-praxis. This book comprises eight essays – on globalisation, criminological fiction, poststructuralism, patriarchal political economy, racial capitalism, anthropocidal ecocide, critical theory, and critical praxis – that argue for the value of contemporary literary theory to a critical criminology concerned with the construction of a just and sustainable reality in the face of climate change and other mass harms. This is the first criminology book to engage with literary theory from the perspective of criminology and provides a guide for criminologists who want to deploy literary theory as part of their research programmes. It supersedes existing engagements with poststructuralism in the philosophical criminological tradition because it entails neither a constructionist ontology nor a relativist epistemology. It shows criminologists how literary theory offers the tools to first deconstruct and then reconstruct meaning and value. Literary Theory and Criminology is essential reading for all critical criminological theorists.
