Blade Runner 2019 Free Comic Book Day

Early in the 21 Century, the Tyrell Corporation advanced robot evolution into the Nexus phase – a being virtually identical to a human – known as a Replicant. The early Nexus models were intended to reassure the public – and corporate interests – that Replicants were viable replacements to perform jobs considered too hazardous or mundane for humans. In Los Angeles, a child was diagnosed with a rare spinal affliction. Her mother departed for an Off-World colony, hoping to find employment to support her daughter back home. She was never heard of again. The grown of Off-world colonies fuelled the rapid development and construction of new Nexus models. By the time Nexus 5 Replicants were ready, they were superior in strength and agility, and at least equal in intelligence, to the genetic engineers who created them. The girl was raised by her grandmother. Over time, she learned to survive on the crowded streets of Los Angeles, among those too poor and infirm to leave Earth. After a bloody mutiny by a Nexus 6 combat team in an Off-world colony, Replicants were declared illegal on Earth – under penalty of death. Special police squads – Blade Runner units – had orders to shoot and kill, upon detection, any trespassing Replicant. The girl, now grown, calls herself ASH. She is the most capable Blade Runner in the city.

Travel to the world of Blade Runner 2009 and discover the origins of the BLADE RUNNER DIVISION. When a Tyrell Corporation scientist working on an experimental new type of Replicant is discovered dead in her laboratory, the victim of an apparent suicide, LAPD detective CAL MOREAU is called in to investigate. What he uncovers is a conspiracy of silence so deadly it could change the world as he knows it. Set ten years before the events of the first Blade Runner film, this is the world on the cusp of environmental collapse, and the beginning of the mass Off-world migration to the Off-world colonies. Through its rain-soaked streets, LAPD Detective CAL MOREAU, a PTSD sufferer, must travel as he attempts to unravel the truth behind a seemingly routine suicide that soon reveals itself to be just the thin end of a vast conspiracy, one that runs to the very top of the Tyrell Corporation tower.

Nous voici de retour pour cette nouvelle édition 2020 du Free Comic Book Day ! Toujours présents et fidèles à cette manifestation que nous soutenons car elle fait écho, par la diversité de son offre, à l’essence-même de notre catalogue. NON, les comics ne se limitent pas au genre super-héroïque. OUI, nous nous appliquons à vous proposer des titres variés et de grande qualité dans tous les genres. C’est le cas notamment de ce Blade Runner 2019 (qui sort en 2020, l’ironie de la chose n’aura échappé à personne !), qui est la première séquelle officielle en BD du film de Ridley Scott. Au programme de cette édition, de la science-fiction, empreinte de cyberpunk, donc, mais comme le montre la liste des sorties à venir, vous trouverez également du polar, de l’horreur, de la fantaisie ou encore du fantastique !

Los Angeles, 2029. Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina is back with the LAPD Blade Runner Unit and has returned to the rain-soaked streets of a slowly crumbling Los Angeles, hunting for renegade Replicants. But this time she’s out to save as many of them as she can. Changed by her experiences, Ash is no longer the same cold, cynical killing machine as she was in 2019. Now she has a new agenda that, if discovered, will make her the enemy of humanity. When Ash is confronted by an old adversary, one long believed dead, she is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a Replicant unlike any she has ever faced before – a Replicant with no fear of death and with a dream to finish off what the Blackout started in 2022… Collecting issues #1-4 of the critically acclaimed, smash hit series Blade Runner 2029. “We’re authentically back in the dystopian world of Blade Runner, and I couldn’t be happier. 9 out of 10.” – Sci-Fi Bulletin “Beautifully done… Demonstrates with potent skill that Blade Runner 2029 will stand definitively in its own right.” – Set the Tape “A must-read for Blade Runner and Cyberpunk fans everywhere.” – Monkeys Fighting Robots

Los Angeles, 2029. The city is under siege from Yotun’s enhanced Replicant army. Its seawall defences lie shattered, the LAPD Tower stands ablaze, and the streets run wild with Replicants rebelling against their human masters. Meanwhile, Blade Runner Ash, now reunited with her Replicant lover Freysa, has become a target of suspicion for the Blade Runner Division. As time begins to run out for Ash, she finds herself in a desperate battle to stop Yotun once and for all before she herself is brought to justice… The concluding chapter to the Blade Runner 2029 saga. Collects Blade Runner 2029 #9-12. "We're authentically back in the dystopian world of Blade Runner, and I couldn't be happier. 9 out of 10." - Sci-Fi Bulletin "One of the best uses of a licensed franchise in comic book form." - Multiversity Comics

Los Angeles, 2029. The city is in chaos, reeling from a Replicant uprising led by Yotun – a genetically defective Nexus 6 who has somehow managed to outlive his four-year lifespan. With Blade Runner Ash his prisoner, the newly completed seawall defenses smashed, and the ruling elite massacred, Yotun’s guerrilla army of fanatical Replicants have moved in to take control and realize Yotun’s dream of a city of humans ruled by Replicants. Now it’s up to Ash to find a way of escaping and stopping Yotun before he burns the city to the ground and kills the woman she loves. Written by New York Times best-selling author Mike Johnson and drawn by fan-favorite artist Andres Guinaldo. “A must-read for Blade Runner and cyberpunk fans everywhere.” – Monkeys Fighting Robots “We’re authentically back in the dystopian world of Blade Runner, and I couldn’t be happier. 9 out of 10.” – Sci-Fi Bulletin Collects Blade Runner 2029 #5-8.

A thrilling new saga set in the instantly recognizable, neo-noir world of Blade Runner. The LAPD’s top Blade Runner, Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina, has been assigned to investigate the sudden disappearance of the wife and daughter of powerful business tycoon, Alexander Selwyn – a close personal friend of Eldon Tyrell. Ash’s search will take her on a dark, violent journey deep into the crime-ridden underbelly of an alternative, rain-soaked future Los Angeles, where she uncovers a horrifying secret and a desperate conspiracy… Showcasing the breathtaking black and white artwork of Andres Guinaldo, this exclusive artist’s edition presents issues 1-4 of the smash-hit Blade Runner 2019 series in a truly unique way. Includes never-before-seen concept sketches, issue thumbnails, and an exclusive interview with Guinaldo, conducted by Blade Runner 2019 writers, Michael Green and Mike Johnson.