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The Isles of Los Angeles 2089: Humanity is addicted to technology, a population of unemployed leisure seekers blissfully distracted from toxic contamination, who borrow, steal, and kill to buy their next digital fix. Getting a virtual buzz is the only thing left to live for. It's the biggest industry, the only industry, the drug everyone needs, and gangsters run it all. And who do these gangsters turn to when they need their rule enforced? Constables Led Dent and Debbie Decay. This duo is about to be given a job that will force them out of the familiar squalor of Los Angeles to take down the last tech-less country on Earth: The Garden Nation of Tokyo.
Bestselling writer RICK REMENDER (BLACK SCIENCE, DEADLY CLASS) and superstar art team SEAN MURPHY (CHRONONAUTS, Punk Rock Jesus) and MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (WYTCHES, Hawkeye) examine our growing addiction to technology while thirsting for a nature we continue to destroy.
Bestselling writer RICK REMENDER (BLACK SCIENCE, DEADLY CLASS) and superstar art team SEAN MURPHY (CHRONONAUTS, Punk Rock Jesus) and MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (WYTCHES, Hawkeye) examine our growing addiction to technology while thirsting for a nature we continue to destroy.
28 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 16, 2015
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Rick Remender
1,245 books1,425 followersRick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the writer/co-creator of many independent comic books like Black Science, Deadly Class, LOW, Fear Agent and Seven to Eternity. Previously, he wrote The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers for Marvel Comics.
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January 16, 2021
Given that this world (as of January 15, 2021) seemed to be in the midst of descending into dystopia, the cyberpunk society filled with media addicts presented in Tokyo Ghost felt too real to fulfill its purpose as escapist entertainment. Granted, if I read this a few years earlier, I would have been a more receptive audience.
February 18, 2016
[Image Comics] FIRST ISSUES: The Bad (Full review on the WondrousBooks blog.)
I don’t even know what to say about Tokyo Ghost. I spent most of the time either confused or annoyed, while reading this.
It kind of reminded me of Blade Runner, but not really. The gruesome parts were trying to be interesting, but not really. The main female character had some potential, but not really.
I hated the relationship between the two main characters, it was just weird and it felt very wrong at some points. Like the sex scene at the end. So wrong. And for the most part… I just didn’t care. Not to mention that the guy was disturbing.
I don’t even know what to say about Tokyo Ghost. I spent most of the time either confused or annoyed, while reading this.
It kind of reminded me of Blade Runner, but not really. The gruesome parts were trying to be interesting, but not really. The main female character had some potential, but not really.
I hated the relationship between the two main characters, it was just weird and it felt very wrong at some points. Like the sex scene at the end. So wrong. And for the most part… I just didn’t care. Not to mention that the guy was disturbing.
July 18, 2022
Artwork enhances a humdrum story
I can’t shake the feeling I’ve read this “sort of thing” before at least so far. I hope it improves, but this is not a good start.
I can’t shake the feeling I’ve read this “sort of thing” before at least so far. I hope it improves, but this is not a good start.
September 20, 2015
The Isles of Los Angeles 2089: Humanity is addicted to technology, a population of unemployed leisure seekers blissfully distracted from toxic contamination, who borrow, steal and kill to buy their next digital fix. Getting a virtual buzz is the only thing left to live for. It's the biggest industry, the only industry, the drug everyone needs, and gangsters run it all. And who do these gangsters turn to when they need their rule enforced? Constables Led Dent and Debbie Decay. This duo is about to be given a job that will force them out of the familiar squalor of Los Angeles to take down the last tech-less country on Earth: The Garden Nation of Tokyo. Bestselling writer Rick Remender and superstar art team Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth examine our growing addiction to technology while thirsting for a nature we continue to destroy.
Before I get into the sections, I have to say that this issue surprised me. First, this issue is differently not PG-13. Second, I was kind of on the line between not knowing if I was going to like it or fall in love with it. I'm more than half way to the falling in love with it. Now on to the sections.
The Best
All of the little details. From Led's motorcycle being called Zeus' Dick to all the ads and billboards in the city and on Led's visual tech. The Black Science Pinball machine was a nice touch. Way to go Remender for plugging your other title!
The Artwork. I know I always seem to say with every series, the artwork, the artwork. But why would you read a comic if you didn't have an investment in the artwork. Tokyo Ghost is a masterpiece of the future. Even Los Angeles has that Tokyo inspired feel of billboards everywhere and large crowds being absorbed into their own bubbles.
Sex, Drugs and Violence. The nanotechnology that has everyone plugged in all the time reminds me of one big annoying pop-up ads for everything from making your penis larger to boobs to actual porn. Not to mention the fashion sense in this future is okay with woman bounty hunters/the enforcers wearing short shorts, thongs, and a barely covered top. Then there is the drugs. The nanotech is a drug into itself, but then you have a vendor at the death races selling suicide pills, you have the bartender not want to give up information without getting true love nanojuice, then the bouncer who asks for something for self-esteem. The violence isn't just with the gangsters and enforcers but everywhere. There are death races which seem to have a high amount of danger.
The Worst
Davey, the main gangster thinking this is all a game. He actually has what looks like an old Nintendo remote on his mechanical arm. When fighting with Led and Debbie he actually displays a screen with Level 1: Kill Debbie Decay 3 lives left murder bonus 0. Besides thinking it's all a game, other constable enforcers don't show up until his death toll is over 70, and he can control anyone who has nanotech in them. Which is a really dangerous thing since it seems that 98% of everyone in Los Angeles has nanotech in some form or fashion.
Led Dent and Debbie Decay have a seriously messed up relationship. Debbie is clean of all the nanotech, but Led is so into it, that he completely ignores her. She is having sex with him and he says his shows are on. I've never known someone that had a serious addiction. But I'd have to imagine that this would be what it's like to deal with it. Led is always checked out and Debbie has to take care of him. In this world that can be a serious issue.
Speech bubbles. Sometimes it was hard to follow who was talking to whom and who was actually the one talking. I know that the main narrator is Debbie, but some of the things she says in those bubbles don't make sense. I know we probably aren't meant to understand these things at this time, but it does seem to confuse things a bit.
Note: I find it interesting that Led Dents name is also the first three letters used to describe a light-emitting diode screen otherwise known as an LED.
Recommend: To anyone who is a fan of Rick Remender, Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth, Rus Wooton, Black Science, Deadly Class, sex, drugs and violence, Tokyo style story lines and art, as well as futuristic technology in a world that has gone all to hell.
originally posted at http://foxsdenofreviews.blogspot.com
Before I get into the sections, I have to say that this issue surprised me. First, this issue is differently not PG-13. Second, I was kind of on the line between not knowing if I was going to like it or fall in love with it. I'm more than half way to the falling in love with it. Now on to the sections.
The Best
All of the little details. From Led's motorcycle being called Zeus' Dick to all the ads and billboards in the city and on Led's visual tech. The Black Science Pinball machine was a nice touch. Way to go Remender for plugging your other title!
The Artwork. I know I always seem to say with every series, the artwork, the artwork. But why would you read a comic if you didn't have an investment in the artwork. Tokyo Ghost is a masterpiece of the future. Even Los Angeles has that Tokyo inspired feel of billboards everywhere and large crowds being absorbed into their own bubbles.
Sex, Drugs and Violence. The nanotechnology that has everyone plugged in all the time reminds me of one big annoying pop-up ads for everything from making your penis larger to boobs to actual porn. Not to mention the fashion sense in this future is okay with woman bounty hunters/the enforcers wearing short shorts, thongs, and a barely covered top. Then there is the drugs. The nanotech is a drug into itself, but then you have a vendor at the death races selling suicide pills, you have the bartender not want to give up information without getting true love nanojuice, then the bouncer who asks for something for self-esteem. The violence isn't just with the gangsters and enforcers but everywhere. There are death races which seem to have a high amount of danger.
The Worst
Davey, the main gangster thinking this is all a game. He actually has what looks like an old Nintendo remote on his mechanical arm. When fighting with Led and Debbie he actually displays a screen with Level 1: Kill Debbie Decay 3 lives left murder bonus 0. Besides thinking it's all a game, other constable enforcers don't show up until his death toll is over 70, and he can control anyone who has nanotech in them. Which is a really dangerous thing since it seems that 98% of everyone in Los Angeles has nanotech in some form or fashion.
Led Dent and Debbie Decay have a seriously messed up relationship. Debbie is clean of all the nanotech, but Led is so into it, that he completely ignores her. She is having sex with him and he says his shows are on. I've never known someone that had a serious addiction. But I'd have to imagine that this would be what it's like to deal with it. Led is always checked out and Debbie has to take care of him. In this world that can be a serious issue.
Speech bubbles. Sometimes it was hard to follow who was talking to whom and who was actually the one talking. I know that the main narrator is Debbie, but some of the things she says in those bubbles don't make sense. I know we probably aren't meant to understand these things at this time, but it does seem to confuse things a bit.
Note: I find it interesting that Led Dents name is also the first three letters used to describe a light-emitting diode screen otherwise known as an LED.
Recommend: To anyone who is a fan of Rick Remender, Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth, Rus Wooton, Black Science, Deadly Class, sex, drugs and violence, Tokyo style story lines and art, as well as futuristic technology in a world that has gone all to hell.
originally posted at http://foxsdenofreviews.blogspot.com
October 2, 2015
First issue in, not sure how I feel about this story yet but I'm definitely intrigued. It really doesn't hurt that Sean Murphy's art is fantastic. I really want to see where this world is going especially when the two main characters get to Tokyo.
April 24, 2016
Weird but oddly interesting. Its also nice to read a really crass comic book for once!
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June 2, 2020Cyborg wars,virtual reality wasteland.
Good colorartwork,image freebie. Cyborg wars. Virtual reality wasteland. Surprised more people don't Reject the lifestyle. Eventually one will flatline. Nobody will notice they're dead.
Good colorartwork,image freebie. Cyborg wars. Virtual reality wasteland. Surprised more people don't Reject the lifestyle. Eventually one will flatline. Nobody will notice they're dead.
July 8, 2020
This was okay. The colors and line work are nice but the story line is a bit janky. It could use work but i'm not gonna complain. Not really my thing to read but it has me intrigued enough I could read more.
May 13, 2018
рисовал тот же художник, что и Batman: White Knight
роскошные киберпанковые развороты, любопытный прием с техно-злодеем, но пока не очень зацепило
роскошные киберпанковые развороты, любопытный прием с техно-злодеем, но пока не очень зацепило
March 20, 2023
Judge Dredd meets American Flagg but not in a good way.
July 23, 2023
Good themes, with little bursts of emotion and energy, coupled with cringey and very dated (even for 2015) dialogue.
October 3, 2015
This a story told of a population ripe with disappointment, a planet wrought by gluttony and overwhelmed by technology. A place that is solely driven on hedonistic binges and nano-nasty drugs created to enslave the simple and complacent in a dying world, an eerily similar feeling to our planet today. Technology is mainlined straight into a persons brain.
Naturally in world such as this, drug dealers and gangsters have free reign, but there is still hope. A small band of people dedicated to destroying, or at least attempting to ease the congestion of a saddening half-life, called Constables. This such story is about Constables Led Dent and Debbie Decay. Lovers they are, sadly Led Dent is a nano-junky and Debbie just wants her partner back. These 2 unlikely fighters are trying desperately to find a way out. I was thoroughly entertained by not only the art but the story as well. Rick Remender is quickly becoming one of my favorites, I am eagerly awaiting issue 2!
Naturally in world such as this, drug dealers and gangsters have free reign, but there is still hope. A small band of people dedicated to destroying, or at least attempting to ease the congestion of a saddening half-life, called Constables. This such story is about Constables Led Dent and Debbie Decay. Lovers they are, sadly Led Dent is a nano-junky and Debbie just wants her partner back. These 2 unlikely fighters are trying desperately to find a way out. I was thoroughly entertained by not only the art but the story as well. Rick Remender is quickly becoming one of my favorites, I am eagerly awaiting issue 2!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 6, 2016
Honestly I'm a little biased. I am so sick of dystopian technological futures. Really. Honestly.
That being said, I didn't mind it. I thought the main character was interesting, but I did find that it got a little garbled. There were a few times where I had to reread text to understand exactly what was going on.
I will read the second issue and see where it goes from there.
That being said, I didn't mind it. I thought the main character was interesting, but I did find that it got a little garbled. There were a few times where I had to reread text to understand exactly what was going on.
I will read the second issue and see where it goes from there.
January 5, 2016
I love Rick Remender. I am eagerly awaiting the next volume of Low. I am less impressed with this first issue, but I think the story looks interesting so I think I am going to read it in trade, like I do Low (Debbie really reminds me of Stel, dude). The art style is less my thing. 3.5
September 21, 2015
Rick Remender and cool art.
March 5, 2016
Tokyo Ghost is a new IMAGE COMICS series set in a dystopian landscape in the near 2089. Technology has progress so much that humanity became so addicted to it. They are now hard core addicts, watching their shows, surfing the web, using nano enhancements, nobody is normal, everything is mechanical and cold. We dive into the story as our pair of constables, Led Dent and Debbie Decay drive through the Isles of Los Angeles in order to apprehend a dangerous techno criminal.
I REALLY LOVE what RICK REMENDER did with this setting. I could actually imagine this as what will become of us ever since our progression of technology has begun. You can see how everyone is so fix on their tech, how each is secluded into their own personal world, and some treating the world as a game! Such society is truly stoic and dark. I really like how RICK REMENDER use escapism in this story not only to the world but in our lead characters as well.
I love Debbie, she only doing this one last job with her partner and lover Led. You can see how much she's struggling to maintain control and actually talk with her addicted partner throughout the comic. It's hard not only for her but to Led who has submerged to much inside the polygons and pixels he can no longer even remember his own name. Hack just been close to Debbie intimacy makes him uncomfortable. I just love the real struggle here.
The villain is a bit weak but does a good job to show us how easy technology can be bad for people and what we can accomplish and do with it for bad reasons.
The art team of SEAN MURPHY and MATT HOLLINGSWORTH do a splendid work with the coloring and style, but I do have a bit of a problem when they focus a bit on the other surrounding it makes me confuse what's going on but other then that it's fine.
I'm defiantly hooked for issue number two, hopefully coming soon :3
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