For most comic fans, the announcement of Tokyo Ghost was one met with immediate gland expulsion. Rick Remender and Sean Murphy, together? With Matt Hollingsworth on colors and Rus Wooten handling letters? To put it in video game terms, Tokyo Ghost had the look of a pull-list cheat code, a sure fire seller from a cadre of industry superstars. While that may hold true in the long run, the book's first issue falls just short of greatness, latching on to our mind handles but never fully taking hold. It's a gorgeous and explosive debut filled with memorable moments and grand spectacle, but when all is said and done we're still left wanting more.
Set in the dystopian landscape that is 2089 Los Angeles, Remender introduces us to a world ruled by man's obsession with technology. Actually, obsession may be putting it lightly - everyone in Tokyo Ghost is plugged in in as many ways as possible, some even finding ways outside of any reasonable spectrum. It's a pointed look at the evolution of our desensitized, now-now-now generation, and it's a world constables Debbie Decay and Led Dent are left to patrol. Looking to finish that "one last job" the couple race through the mean streets of Los Angeles in search of a murderous techno criminal who has his fingers tied to every line on the web.
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Set in the dystopian landscape that is 2089 Los Angeles, Remender introduces us to a world ruled by man's obsession with technology. Actually, obsession may be putting it lightly - everyone in Tokyo Ghost is plugged in in as many ways as possible, some even finding ways outside of any reasonable spectrum. It's a pointed look at the evolution of our desensitized, now-now-now generation, and it's a world constables Debbie Decay and Led Dent are left to patrol. Looking to finish that "one last job" the couple race through the mean streets of Los Angeles in search of a murderous techno criminal who has his fingers tied to every line on the web.
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