Tokyo Ghost

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Tokyo Ghost
Tokyo Ghost 1 cover.jpg
Cover of Tokyo Ghost #1.
Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication dateSeptember 2015
No. of issues10
Main character(s)Debbie Decay
Led Dent
Creative team
Written by Rick Remender
Artist(s) Sean Murphy
Letterer(s) Rus Wooton
Colorist(s) Matt Hollingsworth
Editor(s)Sebastian Girner

Tokyo Ghost is an American science fiction comics series written by Rick Remender, drawn by Sean Murphy and colored by Matt Hollingsworth, released in September 2015 by Image Comics. The current story arc concluded in issue #10, with the possibility of a new story at some point in the future.

Contents

The series is set in 2089, a time when humanity is addicted to technology and entertainment. It follows the story of constables Debbie Decay and Led Dent, working as peacekeepers in the Isles of Los Angeles. They are given a job that will take them to the last tech-free country on Earth: the garden nation of Tokyo. Remender summarizes it as being "a big, visual, exciting story that at the heart of it is hiding the fact that it's really a love story". [1]

Reception

Sean Edgar of Paste calls it "a gonzo William Gibson-ish nightmare" showing "Murphy's transportive craft at its height". [2] Jeff Lake of IGN describes it as "a pointed look at the evolution of our desensitized, now-now-now generation" and "absolutely bananas when it comes to action". [3]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Vol. 1: The Atomic GardenTokyo Ghost #1–5March 2016 1632156636
Vol. 2: Come Join UsTokyo Ghost #6-10October 2016 1632159147
Tokyo Ghost Deluxe EditionTokyo Ghost #1-10July 2017 1534300465

Film adaptation

In March 2021, Legendary Entertainment had begun development of a film adaptation of Tokyo Ghost with Cary Joji Fukunaga set to direct and produce. [4]

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