This all-new series sees the deadly Replicant combat model Elle, aka the Black Lotus Killer, continue searching for answers about her mysterious past.
Elle’s quest takes her to the irradiated city of Las Vegas (later seen in Blade Runner 2049), a sand-choked ghost-town of forgotten memories following the detonation of a dirty bomb.
There she finds a community of role-playing Replicants, abandoned hospitality models from the old casinos now living as embodiments of ancient Egyptian and Roman royalty. Meanwhile, Niander Wallace, smarting from his last encounter with Elle, has dispatched a seasoned kill team to bring more
Blade Runner: Black Lotus Las Vegas #2is a solid follow-up to issue 1, this time we get to dive into the end of humanity's Las Vegas and the beginning of the Replicants' Paradise. The exposition was plentiful (but both interesting and necessary), but it might have been even better if there was a little more time with the Doll Squad to sort of flesh a few of them out more. But other than that, a good read. Read Full Review
BLADE RUNNER BLACK LOTUS: LAS VEGAS #2 is a neon fever dream that nails momentum and spectacle but occasionally forgets that mystery is sexier than explanation. The art burns with radioactive brilliance, the world-building teeters between myth and madness, and Elle's descent into Vegas promises carnage and revelation in equal measure. Read Full Review
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