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A review by frasersimons
Blade Runner: Origins Vol. 1 by Mellow Brown, Mike Johnson, K. Perkins
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Continue to love the art and panelling of these Blade Runner series. The setup for this character is moderately interesting: a black man coming out of an oppressive streets joins the force as the only means of taking some agency back, but ends up being othered because he’s now a part of the system. Then, a nexus 5 escapes at the same time as a scientist is found dead, from what appears to be from suicide.
Things converge nicely, there’s an A and B plot, and again the character themselves and backstory is more compelling than the impetus for the actual plot. Which is something they’re kind of stuck with, given the characters are always Blade Runners. Even if this one is the “first” one (which seems kind of unclear despite the crawl at the start saying that it’s so). Another stylistic difference is that there’s very little discern between the different years of each of these series. It’s a bit more low tech with the vehicles, but otherwise it seems about the same, weirdly.
Gets the job done though, and who knows, maybe the plot will surprise me. The other ones have, at times.
Things converge nicely, there’s an A and B plot, and again the character themselves and backstory is more compelling than the impetus for the actual plot. Which is something they’re kind of stuck with, given the characters are always Blade Runners. Even if this one is the “first” one (which seems kind of unclear despite the crawl at the start saying that it’s so). Another stylistic difference is that there’s very little discern between the different years of each of these series. It’s a bit more low tech with the vehicles, but otherwise it seems about the same, weirdly.
Gets the job done though, and who knows, maybe the plot will surprise me. The other ones have, at times.