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offworldcolony's review
5.0
A cybperunk classic. Incredibly handsome with tremendous colouring. Simple and hearty cyberunk story with larger than life characters and a superb world. Sad, twisted, present and dirty.
the_sunken_library's review
5.0
A poignant exploration of how society might end up after robotics have left the vast majority of the population unemployed. This is so relevant seeing as currently, some studies suggest that nearly 60% of population in places like the US will be jobless in around 20 years time, thanks to the advancements in technology.
Society will go one of two ways; a Utopian ideal such as depicted in Star Trek, or a terrifying nightmare such as the one portrayed in Tokyo Ghost.
The artwork is stunning, the characters feel real and fragile, the plot is current and vital. A must read.
Society will go one of two ways; a Utopian ideal such as depicted in Star Trek, or a terrifying nightmare such as the one portrayed in Tokyo Ghost.
The artwork is stunning, the characters feel real and fragile, the plot is current and vital. A must read.
talestoldtall's review
4.0
"No one believes in love anymore. They say it's just a word to pretty up a biological urge... Maybe it's just two people clinging to each other to stay alive. Maybe sometimes that's all love gets to be."
Tokyo Ghost is a dark cyberpunk story. The art is beautiful, sharp and well laid out. The colors have a washed out look that meshes perfectly with the cyberpunk aesthetic.
The story itself is well paced and totally engrossing. Action is never too many pages away but the heart of the story, Led and Debbie's relationship, leads to some touching moments in spite of the gore and generally absurd levels of violence and destruction in other sections of the book.
There's some cringeworthy dialogue (especially from Davey), and I have no problem with profanity but it sometimes seems out of place coming from certain characters. Beyond that, no complaints about this.
Love it. I can't wait for the second volume of this to drop.
Tokyo Ghost is a dark cyberpunk story. The art is beautiful, sharp and well laid out. The colors have a washed out look that meshes perfectly with the cyberpunk aesthetic.
The story itself is well paced and totally engrossing. Action is never too many pages away but the heart of the story, Led and Debbie's relationship, leads to some touching moments in spite of the gore and generally absurd levels of violence and destruction in other sections of the book.
There's some cringeworthy dialogue (especially from Davey), and I have no problem with profanity but it sometimes seems out of place coming from certain characters. Beyond that, no complaints about this.
Love it. I can't wait for the second volume of this to drop.
geekwayne's review
5.0
'Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 1: Atomic Garden' by Rick Remender with art by Sean Gordon Murphy is a crazy futuristic tale that seems frenetic and cautionary.
In a Los Angeles of 2089, people are addicted to technology. We are introduced to a type of police officer named Led Dent who is heavily addicted, and the woman who loves him, Debbie Decay. They live in a highly violent world that lives off of over the top entertainment. When Debbie was younger, she weaned herself off of technology and fell in love with a boy named Teddy, who would become Led. Now Debbie just wants him back. When they have a chance to take a job in Tokyo for the "police" Debbie thinks it is the chance they need to get away.
It was a bit reminiscent to me of comics I love like Tank Girl and Judge Dredd in it's over the top satire of a horrific future. I was a tiny bit lost at first because the story jumps right in, but the pretty great art by Sean Gordon kept me going. There were some interesting twists and turns along the way, and I liked the story. It's not a future I hope ever happens, but I could definitely see how we get from here to there.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Image Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
In a Los Angeles of 2089, people are addicted to technology. We are introduced to a type of police officer named Led Dent who is heavily addicted, and the woman who loves him, Debbie Decay. They live in a highly violent world that lives off of over the top entertainment. When Debbie was younger, she weaned herself off of technology and fell in love with a boy named Teddy, who would become Led. Now Debbie just wants him back. When they have a chance to take a job in Tokyo for the "police" Debbie thinks it is the chance they need to get away.
It was a bit reminiscent to me of comics I love like Tank Girl and Judge Dredd in it's over the top satire of a horrific future. I was a tiny bit lost at first because the story jumps right in, but the pretty great art by Sean Gordon kept me going. There were some interesting twists and turns along the way, and I liked the story. It's not a future I hope ever happens, but I could definitely see how we get from here to there.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Image Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
zare_i's review
4.0
So first off this is volume that brought memories from works like Wolverine Weapon X and Silent Dragon. Entire look and feel, overall story, makes this book feel like something from decades ago, not from 2017.
First thing is art - truly great. Level of details, panoramas of the LA and Tokyo areas .... they are just beautiful. Assault scene, ambush on Led Dent in Tokyo, it is not just event on small piece of land, it moves across the shore of the river and then moves over the waterfall to the rocky coast below where blades flicker from every direction cutting everyone, our heroes and assailants. Entire look and feel is epic, cinematic.
Story wise book also holds its own. We are shown near future where LA is broken into smaller Islands after the world level catastrophe (rest of the world is also changed, it seems like every nation is controlled by its own warlord). Everywhere technology rules and people have lost their jobs because there is no need to work anymore. To keep them busy with something, nations have given their populace to indulge in sensory overloads - idiotic shows, sex overload, murders, mayhem, destruction, bullying, just think Clockwork Orange to the Nth degree, but with government encouraging such behavior. And to keep people even more under control they are given Juice, nanite machines that put people even more under the influence of media and general sensory stimulation. To enforce the rule new order is created, Constables, humans enhanced by the nanites, grown up in size and muscle but basically made zombies and almost terminally addicted to juice, executing people without even being aware of what they do.
So when two constables, Led who is under full spell of Juice, and Debby, Led's lover truly devoted to him but not a Juice user )only one in the force), are sent to Japan to prepare ground for the invasion it is tragedy in making. Sent by the LA warlord Flak, they will try to find the refuge in Japan (since it is protected from the technological invasion). Unfortunately Flak is not that trusting and he causes Led to fall back and ...... lets say it ends with a heart break.
Cybernetic implants, people going crazy from the use of the nanites and changes done to their bodies, murderous - no, maniacal - cyborgs, ordinary people mowed down without any thought - dystopia in its fullest.
Excellent book , highly recommended.
First thing is art - truly great. Level of details, panoramas of the LA and Tokyo areas .... they are just beautiful. Assault scene, ambush on Led Dent in Tokyo, it is not just event on small piece of land, it moves across the shore of the river and then moves over the waterfall to the rocky coast below where blades flicker from every direction cutting everyone, our heroes and assailants. Entire look and feel is epic, cinematic.
Story wise book also holds its own. We are shown near future where LA is broken into smaller Islands after the world level catastrophe (rest of the world is also changed, it seems like every nation is controlled by its own warlord). Everywhere technology rules and people have lost their jobs because there is no need to work anymore. To keep them busy with something, nations have given their populace to indulge in sensory overloads - idiotic shows, sex overload, murders, mayhem, destruction, bullying, just think Clockwork Orange to the Nth degree, but with government encouraging such behavior. And to keep people even more under control they are given Juice, nanite machines that put people even more under the influence of media and general sensory stimulation. To enforce the rule new order is created, Constables, humans enhanced by the nanites, grown up in size and muscle but basically made zombies and almost terminally addicted to juice, executing people without even being aware of what they do.
So when two constables, Led who is under full spell of Juice, and Debby, Led's lover truly devoted to him but not a Juice user )only one in the force), are sent to Japan to prepare ground for the invasion it is tragedy in making. Sent by the LA warlord Flak, they will try to find the refuge in Japan (since it is protected from the technological invasion). Unfortunately Flak is not that trusting and he causes Led to fall back and ...... lets say it ends with a heart break.
Cybernetic implants, people going crazy from the use of the nanites and changes done to their bodies, murderous - no, maniacal - cyborgs, ordinary people mowed down without any thought - dystopia in its fullest.
Excellent book , highly recommended.
red_lemon_diary's review
4.0
Cyberpunk dystopia that often hits a little too close to home. The main characters are solid, though the story was over pretty swiftly. If you want to read about a drugged up man on a motorbike/tank thing from San Fransisco and his partner become ronin (for some reason) and set off a nuke in Tokyo, this a story for you!
mazloum's review
4.0
Things I like about Tokyo Ghost: the art is gorgeous, Debbie is a cool, emotionally engrossing character, and I really enjoy the vision being presented about two different futures based on technological advancement.
Things I'm ambivalent about: Teddy/Led is kind of boring as a manchild foil to Debbie, the pacing is a little too rushed for my liking, and I'm still not sure if I'm annoyed by the unnecessary nudity or not (though the book does attempt to balance things by making both men and women be naked, I'll admit).
Things I'm ambivalent about: Teddy/Led is kind of boring as a manchild foil to Debbie, the pacing is a little too rushed for my liking, and I'm still not sure if I'm annoyed by the unnecessary nudity or not (though the book does attempt to balance things by making both men and women be naked, I'll admit).
cassie_grace's review
5.0
So good that if had been longer I wouldn't have been able to finish it. Like some of the best stories, it lets you relax all while reminding you that the peace can't last, and that stories have to have conflict. It did in five issues what worse comics take fifty to achieve.
misterkait's review
Remender has a knack for getting amazing artists and colorists to work with him. The topics of communication, connectivity, and the loss of humanity that can come with it are very poignant right now. He gets his point across without beating you over the head with it, it reminds me of Dahl's anti-television anti-stupidity messages, albeit made for adults. The story of Led and Debbie is one we are not unfamiliar with, but it is presented in such a way that it feels vibrant, beautiful, and so very sad. We know they are doomed, we just aren't sure how they will fall.