Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1 by Masamune Shirow, Masamune Shirow (Illustrator), Masamune Shirow (Artist)
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(Paperback - Not appropriate for children; 2nd Editio)
- Pub. Date: November 2004
- 368pp
- Sales Rank: 452,850
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: November 2004
- Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
- Format: Paperback, 368pp
- Sales Rank: 452,850
- ISBN-13: 9781593072285
- ISBN: 1593072287
- Edition Number: 2
- Edition Description: Not appropriate for children; 2nd Editio
Synopsis
From Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion, comes a new epic, dystopian tale of politics, covert actions, and cyborgs with too much attitude! This tale is set in a future society where computer/brain interface technology has gone so far that one's brain can be "hacked"! Major Motoko Kusanagi's half-organic, half-cyborg body renders her almost superhuman, but has she really left her humanity behind? Ghost in the Shell is bursting with 352 pages, featuring the story that inspired the hit animated film!
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The beautiful and deadly Major Kusanagi and her crack team of internal affairs operatives are sent to investigate a government factory with questionable labor practices. As it turns out, their labor practices aren't the only thing to be questioned when the major and her team are met by a most unwelcoming welcome wagon. Illustrated in both color and B&W. Graphic novel format.
Voice Literary Supplement
...a fabulous cornucopia of photographs, from 19th-century daguerreotypes of hysterics and early prison mug shots to avant-garde and contemporary celebrity portraits. The accompanying text persuasively argues that what we look for in a face has changed enormously over the years.
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Superb Art, Disjointed Storyby Anonymous
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November 04, 2005: Masamune Shirow is one of the gods of modern Manga - his other miniseries, including Orion, Appleseed, and others, have become well-respected parts of the continuously burgeoning library of Manga available in the United States. Ghost in the Shell, made famous by the classic anime which adapts its story, is definitely an excellent gallery of Shirow's superb artistic style, showing his versatility with both black and white and color art. Indeed, the gallery of covers provided at the back of the book is eye-popping. The unfortunate thing about this graphic novel is its story. The synopsis of the story provided on the back of the compilation promises a tale attempting to examine the nature of humanity, the soul, and the complications that ensue when human identities are transferred to cybernetic bodies. However, while oblique elements of this come through, the story is most clearly a series of espionage/murder mystery yarns, and is therefore somewhat misleading. All-in-all, interesting and a good read, but it is not quite what it's cracked up to be.
Amazingby Anonymous
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December 01, 2000: Definitely a must read. It's complexity may scare away some people, as the philosophical questions demand further contemplation. Consider watching the movie first as an introduction to Masamune Shirow's world.
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