MINISERIES FINALE
The final confrontation for the future of mankind is here. It's Debbie Decay, Mother Nature's own samurai savior, vs Davey Trauma, the Living Singularity. Critically-acclaimed creators RICK REMENDER and SEAN GORDON MURPHY wrap up their tale of tech addiction, unintended consequences, and love in a world populated by the disenfranchised and isolated.
To Messirs Remender, Murphy and Hollingsworth, these past 10 issues have been a absolute joy, and I hope it's sooner rather than later that we see the like of this again. Read Full Review
If you haven't read any of Tokyo Ghost and you've just landed here out of curiosity, give your local comic book retailer this code (JAN160652) for the first trade, tell 'em to order it for you, thank me later. Read Full Review
Bottom Line: It's a little top heavy on exposition, but for the most part, Remender stuck to his guns and comes out on the other end with the clean, satisfying ending that readers deserve. For maximum enjoyment, pick it up in trade to keep up with the pacing. Other than that, Remender can add another hit to the "win" column. Read Full Review
With such a union of heavyweights, expectations for this series were sky high. And in the end, it delivers. Read Full Review
The entire series has been a meditation on addiction, technology, violence, and co-dependence, though its never exactly subtle about any of those things (in fact, some characters scream those specific things at and about others, repeatedly). Its view of our future is both pessimistic and sadly believable, like the tech-addicted humans of WALL-E with additional (and generous) applications of Trump and pornography in equal measure. Though Image Comics is rife with dystopian-future series' (a couple of them also written by Mr. Remender, funny enough), this one makes for a spectacularly gorgeous read, and is a series not to miss. Read Full Review
'Tokyo Ghost' comes to a solid if not predictable end. Overall, you won't find a more exciting thought-provoking read than this limited series. It should do blockbuster business as a trade where it can all be soaked up at once providing one long riveting story to lucky readers. When you get an all-star line-up of talent to make a comic book it should exceed every expectation. 'Tokyo Ghost' has done that in spades. Read Full Review
Admittedly, after I was so disappointed with the last issue (it got a little too ridiculous/over-the-top for me out of nowhere (not in a good way)), I was afraid that this final issue would end the series on a disappointing note. However, that certainly is not the case. This is a great issue and a great end to this series. In a vacuum, this might not have been the best issue of the series, but it was great for the final issue and it really brought together it's social commentary and presented some very interesting philosophical questions.