Summary
Former special forces soldier and now elite Scout bounty hunter Daniel Legend is leaving the mean streets of Los Angeles for the meaner streets of Shinjuku.
In the real world, Tokyo’s most cosmopolitan ward: center of metropolitan power, crossroads of traffic, den of vice. But in Shinjuku, Daniel Legend, in search of his missing sister Angela, discovers the unreal city: Shinjuku, the nexus of realities, riddled with underground pathways.
In this realm where lowlife crooks and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781506732626 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1506732623 |
| Author: | Mink, Yoshitaka Amano |
| Publisher: | Dark Horse Comics,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Dark Horse Comics,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 310mm |
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Critics Review
“Artist Yoshitaka Amano and writer Christopher “mink” Morrison create a lush futuristic world in Shinjuku.”—CBR.com
“Writer and director Christopher “mink” Morrison (Dust) and legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D) join forces to craft an unforgettable tale of destiny, danger, and hard-boiled sorcery.”—ComicVine
Mink
Christopher (mink) Morrison is a British American film director, writer, producer, and comic book novelist. In 2002, Quentin Tarantino’s A Band Apart Films added him to their roster as a director. Since then, he has been directing videos, commercials, and film & television projects. His love of short stories has led him to write comic books for three different major publishers.
Yoshitaka Amano was born in 1952 in Shizuoka, Japan. Amano went professional in 1967 at the age of 15, as the youngest person to be hired by the legendary anime studio Tatsunoko, where his first job was on the anime series Speed Racer. By 17, he had been made the studio’s character concept artist, a new kind of industry position created specifically for him.
Well-known anime characters designed by Amano in the 1970s include the cast of Gatchaman, also known as Battle of the Planets. In the 1980s, Amano designed the cast of Genesis Climber Mospeada, known to fans as the third part of the TV series Robotech (Robotech: The New Generation). In 1985, Amano partnered with director Mamoru Oshii and Hideo Ogata to create the feature-length The Angel’s Egg.
In the 1980s, Amano began to develop an independent career as one of Japan’s most sought-after character and design illustrators, painting hundreds of science fiction and fantasy magazine book covers. His style attracted the creators of a new video game concept in 1987 called Final Fantasy, who hired Amano to give a distinctive artistic vision to the game. Amano would go on to design the characters, monsters, weapons, and treasures of the first ten Final Fantasy games.
While remaining in high demand as a commercial illustrator, Amano entered the fine arts world beginning in 1989 with his first exhibition of original art in Tokyo. In 1997, he made his New York art world debut with the exhibit Think Like Amano. The following year, he worked with the Los Angeles Philharmonic to create the animated concert film 1001 Nights. A fan of US comic books, Amano’s New York exhibit led to his first work in American comics, when he was asked to create a poster for the 10th anniversary of Sandman, a project that put him in touch with Neil Gaiman, with whom he would collaborate on Sandman: The Dream Hunters. For Marvel, he would create Elektra & Wolverine: The Redeemer with Greg Rucka.
Maintaining studios today in Paris and Tokyo, in the 21st century Amano continues to take on commissions while devoting the majority of his working time to personal projects. In 2013, Dark Horse Comics published Yoshitaka Amano’s debut original novel, Deva Zan, containing dozens of accompanying paintings.
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