Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Blade Runner 2029 #2

 

    It's not easy to adapt a thoughtful, intense movie series into comic book form, but the creative team is doing just that with Blade Runner 2029.

   The series follows the woman named Ash (Aahna Ashina) as she tries to balance her job as a Blade Runner - tracking down the artificial humans known as Replicants - and her own feelings for her lover, Freysa, who's a leader in the Replicant Underground.

   Her search for information leads Ash to a "speakeasy" (of sorts) for Replicants, and she finds herself in a chase - one that could have fatal consequences.

   Written by Mike Johnson, the series does a great job capturing the grim world of the future, but keeps the focus on the characters and their relationships.

  The art is by Andres Guinaldo and color art by Marco Lesko, and it's powerful stuff - great environments, terrific character designs and smooth storytelling in evidence.

   It's a series that continues - and builds on - the film's vivid world of the near future.

Grade: A-

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