Search and Destroy Vol. 1

From the cinematic mind of Atsushi Kaneko (Bambi and Her Pink Gun) comes a contemporary reimagining of the timeless, Eisner Award-winningDororo, by "God of Manga" Osamu Tezuka (Buddha, Astro Boy).

Publisher Marketing: It is steeped in visual poetry. This book is a combination of feelings and motion through comics.-- "Manga Tak" Review Quotes : Search and Destroy grabs you by the throat with its opening chapter and never lets go.-- "Multiversity Comics" Review Quotes : A captivating work... This series would be great for fans of Naoki Ursawa's Pluto books or Tsutomu Nihei's Knights of Sidonia series.-- "Booklist" Brief Description : "Complete in three volumes, Search and Destroy transplants the vengeful action of Dororo from feudal Japan into a dystopian future where mercenary robots known as "creatures" serve the human elite and victimize the city's scrabbling, desperate masses. The violent death of one of these creatures connects an orphaned thief named Doro with a mysterious girl in a stinking animal hide that conceals deadly cybernetic implants. Who is this mysterious girl? How is she killing, one by one, the city's most twisted and powerful creatures?"-- Review Quotes : The brutality of this book hits on both a physical and emotional level ...a revenge thriller you feel in your bones.-- "From Cover to Cover" Review Quotes : Richly imagined...-- "The New York Times" Review Quotes : It's a blast of pure cyberpunk energy.-- "Publishers Weekly Starred Review" Review Quotes : Kaneko reimagines Tezuka's 1960s epic fantasy saga Dororo as a gritty, fast-paced cyberpunk thriller ... Kaneko retains Tezuka's relentless pacing, flair for melodrama, and thematic focus on justice, corruption, and individuality within an oppressive society, while integrating elements of body horror and an increased focus on the unsustainability of societies where vital resources are controlled by a thriving minority, to the detriment of the masses.-- "Library Journal Starred Review" Review Quotes : [Kaneko's] work transforms the turbulent Sengoku era period of the original story's setting into a cold, dark dystopian cyberpunk cityscape, where humanity grapples with its relationship between the natural and artificial.-- "Anime Trending" Review Quotes : A gritty, fast-paced cyberpunk thriller set in a dystopian city held in the grip of mechanical crime lords.-- "Library Journal" Review Quotes : A visceral, unforgettable debut, blending cyberpunk ultraviolence, exploitation grit, and a simmering tale of revenge in a snow-covered dystopia.-- "AIPT Comics" Publisher Marketing :

Format: Paperback | Pages: 224 | Publication Date: 2024-07-23