BLAME! by Tsutomu Nihei
Tokyo Pop description by: Brandon Montclare
Killy is a man of few words. He wanders, seemingly endlessly, through a lonely, gargantuan labyrinth of concrete and steel, fighting off cyborgs and other futuristic nightmares, searching only for something called Net Terminal Genes. And he has a very powerful gun, which he uses without hesitation whenever anything resembling danger rears its ugly head. Who is this quiet, violent, determined man and what are these Genes he seeks? The small communities he finds tucked into the crevices of this towering, dystopic ruin hardly give him leads on his treasure, driving him to find larger enclaves of civilization where people can reveal more about the world he lives in and the quarry he seeks. This is an artists' book, depicting a wasteland of tortured rock and steel ... rendered in ruinous beauty. Do not miss BLAME!
This manga is done by my absolute fave artist.
Tsutomu Nihei.
His artwork is not your average big eyes, spiky hair and big boobs that you might find in other manga.
His is a former architect so his backgrounds are just amazing.
He has done a few other books that havent been licensed for release in the USA yet.
My fave of his books is Biomega (I will post about that at another time).
He has also done NOISE!, Abara & Digimortal.
Volumes 1-5 of BLAME! are available at all major bookstores or online.
Volume 6 will be released in early November 2006
You can find scanlations (scanned & translated pages) of all of those unlicensed books at http://www.omanga.net
posted by J B at 3:26 PM
1 Comments:
Being a huge Blame fan, I have to say that this manga is DEFINITELY worth getting. Mind you, the dialogue and exposition are both very minimial, however the drawings are beyond incredible. They introduce a heavy element of atmosphere into the work. This is a very paced comic with a very visual experience. On the other hand, it lacks somewhat in terms of explanations and giving the reader a sense of motivation for the characters because they are fairly quiet when it comes to explaining what they are trying to do and why. Download a chapter or two and see what you think of it. I highly recommend it.
- Cold-NiTe
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