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Neon Future Volume 1
Neon Future #1
The world is in the grips of an economic crisis. Due to mass unemployment, advanced technology has been outlawed. The world is now divided between those with implanted technology and those without. When the world's most famous anti-tech crusader dies and is resurrected using the illegal technology he has sworn to eliminate, he must decide who to fight with his terrifying new powers. From visionary Grammy-nominated producer and DJ Steve Aoki and Eisner award-winning writer Jim Krueger, with art by Neil Edwards and Jheremy Raapack.
40 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 5, 2020
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438 books54 followersJim Krueger is an award-winning filmmaker, video game developer and New York Times best selling comic book author.
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February 8, 2020
I liked it. I was handed a free copy of this comic at C2E2 in Chicago last year. I wasn't sure what I was expecting.
Clay Campbell made his living hunting the Augmented. When he's killed and brought back to life with tech, he's become the thing he has swore to hunt.
I liked the art in this and how the city is made out to be. I would say my only criticism would be that I don't know much about the characters. Most of the characters spent the issue on the run. I like to connect with comics where I feel for the characters and I didn't feel this way.
I'm for sure going to keep this series on my radar, i haven't decided if I'm going to continue on in the series.
Clay Campbell made his living hunting the Augmented. When he's killed and brought back to life with tech, he's become the thing he has swore to hunt.
I liked the art in this and how the city is made out to be. I would say my only criticism would be that I don't know much about the characters. Most of the characters spent the issue on the run. I like to connect with comics where I feel for the characters and I didn't feel this way.
I'm for sure going to keep this series on my radar, i haven't decided if I'm going to continue on in the series.
December 15, 2019
One of the 2 best comics of 2019. The other being The Black Widow mini-series by the Soska sisters.
October 17, 2019
Thought that with Tom Bilyeu producing this, this comic book would be heavily mindset-oriented, but was surprised when that wasn't the case. Personally, I was looking for less "story" and more "mindset."
Although on the bright side, this was my first comic book, so I'm glad a gave it a read.
Although on the bright side, this was my first comic book, so I'm glad a gave it a read.
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April 28, 2019I liked this. This has a bit of a cyberpunk feel to it. Great concept and executed and illustrated well.
April 17, 2022
"We must all choose between the blade and the butterfly."
Thirty years into the future the world is in the grip of a global recession. Artificial intelligence and mass automation has caused widespread unemployment. In the US an authoritarian government has come to power and has enacted Article 10 ( 'the Return') to eliminate the technology that has displaced so many workers. This creates a huge divide between 'the Augmented' who have chosen to integrate technology into their bodies and 'the Authentic', who have not.
In response to the oppression of the techno-class, the resistance movement Neon Future was born, led by the mysterious Kita Sovee.
Clay Campbell works for the government security services, rounding up illegal cyborgs, his escapades televised for the entertainment of the masses. He is the people's hero ... until one day he dies in a car crash. It's game over.
Then he wakes up in a Neon Future laboratory. His body has been repaired with highly advanced implants. His enemies have resurrected him, and he is now part of their movement...
In Neon Future by writers Jim Krueger and Tom Bilyeu, artists Neil Edwards and Jheremy Raapack (produced by DJ Steve Aoki) we are introduced to a world in which being special is dangerous. Campbell is given the choice to join Neon Future, or to just walk away... but, of course, he truly has no options. As a newly Augmented cyborg, he is hunted by those he used to work alongside. Rejected even by his own mother, he is driven further into the fold of the resistance.
The story follows Campbell as he gets to know the members of Neon Future, some of whom are Authentic and sympathise with the plight of the Augmented. The leader Kita Sovee is a visionary who believes that the future of humanity lies in a harmonious blending of biology with technology; a synthesis symbolised by the image of the butterfly.
Then there is Dee, sword-wielding warrior who trains Campbell how to fight and how to use his implants to control any electronic devices around him. Their relationship deepens, further cementing him to the cause he once battled against.
This is a high-tech action thriller with a great deal of fighting and surreal imagery (our characters' trips into virtual reality environments are beautifully rendered with elements of Asian mythology). The neon theme is exploited in full by the artists; bright, colourful lights set against a dark background, projections and mirages in the cyberpunk spirit of Blade Runner. Here the future is dazzling and enticing like a midnight cityscape; vibrant and exciting; the word neon means new, as it was a notable discovery when it was first isolated. The future can also be dangerous, of course. These are no festive fairy lights on display: here, the exotic can be deadly.
Our hero's journey is a symbolic transformation as he finds himself suddenly switched from the role of oppressor to oppressed. In a society in which the new is regarded with fear, progression of any kind is seen as the worst of all possible crimes.
The war between the conservative old ways and the revolutionary future has begun and Campbell must choose a side. The blade divides, separating humanity into different classes; the masters and the servants. The butterfly represents transformation; emerging from its chrysalis as something more highly developed; beautiful and capable of flight like the spirit of imagination and possibility itself.
Campbell must decide the course of his own destiny, and he must decide quickly, before others decide it for him.
Thirty years into the future the world is in the grip of a global recession. Artificial intelligence and mass automation has caused widespread unemployment. In the US an authoritarian government has come to power and has enacted Article 10 ( 'the Return') to eliminate the technology that has displaced so many workers. This creates a huge divide between 'the Augmented' who have chosen to integrate technology into their bodies and 'the Authentic', who have not.
In response to the oppression of the techno-class, the resistance movement Neon Future was born, led by the mysterious Kita Sovee.
Clay Campbell works for the government security services, rounding up illegal cyborgs, his escapades televised for the entertainment of the masses. He is the people's hero ... until one day he dies in a car crash. It's game over.
Then he wakes up in a Neon Future laboratory. His body has been repaired with highly advanced implants. His enemies have resurrected him, and he is now part of their movement...
In Neon Future by writers Jim Krueger and Tom Bilyeu, artists Neil Edwards and Jheremy Raapack (produced by DJ Steve Aoki) we are introduced to a world in which being special is dangerous. Campbell is given the choice to join Neon Future, or to just walk away... but, of course, he truly has no options. As a newly Augmented cyborg, he is hunted by those he used to work alongside. Rejected even by his own mother, he is driven further into the fold of the resistance.
The story follows Campbell as he gets to know the members of Neon Future, some of whom are Authentic and sympathise with the plight of the Augmented. The leader Kita Sovee is a visionary who believes that the future of humanity lies in a harmonious blending of biology with technology; a synthesis symbolised by the image of the butterfly.
Then there is Dee, sword-wielding warrior who trains Campbell how to fight and how to use his implants to control any electronic devices around him. Their relationship deepens, further cementing him to the cause he once battled against.
This is a high-tech action thriller with a great deal of fighting and surreal imagery (our characters' trips into virtual reality environments are beautifully rendered with elements of Asian mythology). The neon theme is exploited in full by the artists; bright, colourful lights set against a dark background, projections and mirages in the cyberpunk spirit of Blade Runner. Here the future is dazzling and enticing like a midnight cityscape; vibrant and exciting; the word neon means new, as it was a notable discovery when it was first isolated. The future can also be dangerous, of course. These are no festive fairy lights on display: here, the exotic can be deadly.
Our hero's journey is a symbolic transformation as he finds himself suddenly switched from the role of oppressor to oppressed. In a society in which the new is regarded with fear, progression of any kind is seen as the worst of all possible crimes.
The war between the conservative old ways and the revolutionary future has begun and Campbell must choose a side. The blade divides, separating humanity into different classes; the masters and the servants. The butterfly represents transformation; emerging from its chrysalis as something more highly developed; beautiful and capable of flight like the spirit of imagination and possibility itself.
Campbell must decide the course of his own destiny, and he must decide quickly, before others decide it for him.
August 25, 2024
I picked this up out of curiosity to see what Steve Aoki would get involved with. This is a near-future, glossy cyberpunk story based around a setting where tech-enhanced people are discriminated against. A rebellion had started and the augmented conduct a guerrilla war.
The Aoki analog in the story is a tech genius who uses newly-developed tech to save the life of a man who had been hunting them, making him one of them. The man, Clay, is now also hunted and slowly learns to understand the people he had been killing, as well as realising that he now has abilities that exceed everyone around him.
The art is good, if stilted and static. However, the story is quite straight forward, the dialogue a little basic in places, and there are moments of exposition that must be there to help young children understand plot points.
The Aoki analog in the story is a tech genius who uses newly-developed tech to save the life of a man who had been hunting them, making him one of them. The man, Clay, is now also hunted and slowly learns to understand the people he had been killing, as well as realising that he now has abilities that exceed everyone around him.
The art is good, if stilted and static. However, the story is quite straight forward, the dialogue a little basic in places, and there are moments of exposition that must be there to help young children understand plot points.
January 4, 2021
Good read
This is a good read and I like the art. I will continue with more of this series hopefully continue to keep me interested.
This is a good read and I like the art. I will continue with more of this series hopefully continue to keep me interested.
February 20, 2021
Neon Past,Present,& Future
I love this futuristic telling of mans eternal meaning for purpose of life. With great quotes along the way, this is comic with wisdom for visual readers enticed by the amazing artwork. Realizing that in the steps to become aware of the self is a journey of introspection. Mistakes will be made and collateral damage is sometimes inevitable but we must make the sacrifice in order to create a harmonious balance.
I love this futuristic telling of mans eternal meaning for purpose of life. With great quotes along the way, this is comic with wisdom for visual readers enticed by the amazing artwork. Realizing that in the steps to become aware of the self is a journey of introspection. Mistakes will be made and collateral damage is sometimes inevitable but we must make the sacrifice in order to create a harmonious balance.
December 26, 2025
**Edit : If someone knows where I can buy this as a graphic novel that can ship to Canada - not the individual issues - I will owe you an extra large bacon poutine and external gratitude. Cheers.
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They say some books are therapy. This one was for me.
Some of the most stunning art I've ever seen in a graphic novel.
Speechless. Immediate favourite. Read it.
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They say some books are therapy. This one was for me.
Some of the most stunning art I've ever seen in a graphic novel.
Speechless. Immediate favourite. Read it.
November 7, 2020
Would drop the review soon.
December 20, 2020
Generic cyberpunk.
January 8, 2021
Great read.
The story is enticing and the graphics are amazing.
Can't wait for more
The story is enticing and the graphics are amazing.
Can't wait for more
January 8, 2021
I feel a kinship with the Neon Future team. Brilliant use of mindsettertainment, and a gift to the world. "Hexagon" is also really cool.
January 9, 2021
Started reading in the Webtoons App, and it got me stick to the chair. Can’t wait for season 2 to come out. Great Sci-fi read!
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