Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network
Title | Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network PDF eBook |
Author | Max Gladstone |
Publisher | Kodansha America LLC |
Pages | 163 |
Release | 2019-07-16 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 164212530X |
A covert mission in Shanghai reunites Kusanagi with a wartime rival amid shifting loyalties. The infiltration of an anti-cyberization cult calls for Section 9’s most “human” members to do things the old-fashioned way. A deep dive into the mind of a criminal forces Kusanagi to question the nature of imagination – and her own identity. The stories in Global Neural Network bring a 21st-century perspective to its questions of human identity and the border between mind and machine that made The Ghost in the Shell one of the most revered manga of all time, and unleash top Western comics artists on eye-popping action scenes starring Kusanagi, Batou, Togusa, Aramaki, and all the members of Section 9! Original stories by: * Alex de Campi (Twisted Romance) & Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet) * Brenden Fletcher (Gotham Academy, Motor Crush) & LRNZ (Golem) * Genevieve Valentine (Mechanique, Icon), & Brent Schoonover (The Astonishing Ant-Man) * Max Gladstone (the Craft Sequence) & David López (All-New Wolverine)
The Ghost in the Shell
Title | The Ghost in the Shell PDF eBook |
Author | Max Gladstone |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Cyborgs |
ISBN | 9781632366740 |
"A covert mission in Shanghai reunites Kusanagi with a wartime rival and shifting loyalties. Togusa and Saito set out to infiltrate a bio-supremacist gang, without the use of their cybernetics. A data thief living in the broken remnants of the United States is reuinted with an old flame and gets dragged into a tragedy that neither of them can stop. And a deep dive into the mind of a criminal forces Major Kusanagi to question the nature of imagination, and her own indentity." -- From page [4] of cover.
Ghost in the Shell
Title | Ghost in the Shell PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Kodansha America LLC |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Science fiction comic books, strips, etc |
ISBN | 1682334503 |
The Ghost in the Shell
Title | The Ghost in the Shell PDF eBook |
Author | Tow Ubukata |
Publisher | Kodansha USA |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2017-05-31 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1945054905 |
Neither a utopia nor a dystopia, it’s still a world of nations at strife, as dominated by corporations as ever. Technology hasn’t made humans nearly obsolete, but rather bettered us, if you will, attaching to our bodies and even brains as enhancements—for those who can afford it. Comics artist Shirow Masamune’s vision of our coming society, animated to global acclaim and finally the basis of a major Hollywood production, branches out in five original stories by some of the most beloved SF novelists working in Japan today. A standalone collection, it requires no familiarity with the franchise to be enjoyed but is indispensable for fans for its thoughtful exploration of the series’ implications. While reality may never become virtual, it will be increasingly networked and augmented. Navigate herein age-old questions about man that will return, not so ironically, in full force: What is the self? Is there such a thing as the soul?
The Ghost in the Shell
Title | The Ghost in the Shell PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781632366948 |
Films from the Future
Title | Films from the Future PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Maynard |
Publisher | Mango Media Inc. |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2018-11-15 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1633539067 |
“Deftly shows how a seemingly frivolous film genre can guide us in shaping tomorrow’s world.” —Seth Shostak, senior astronomer, SETI Institute Artificial intelligence, gene manipulation, cloning, and interplanetary travel are all ideas that seemed like fairy tales but a few years ago. And now their possibilities are very much here. But are we ready to handle these advances? This book, by a physicist and expert on responsible technology development, reveals how science fiction movies can help us think about and prepare for the social consequences of technologies we don’t yet have, but that are coming faster than we imagine. Films from the Future looks at twelve movies that take us on a journey through the worlds of biological and genetic manipulation, human enhancement, cyber technologies, and nanotechnology. Readers will gain a broader understanding of the complex relationship between science and society. The movies mix old and new, and the familiar and unfamiliar, to provide a unique, entertaining, and ultimately transformative take on the power of emerging technologies, and the responsibilities they come with.
Ghost in the Shell README: 1995-2017
Title | Ghost in the Shell README: 1995-2017 PDF eBook |
Author | Shirow Masamune |
Publisher | Kodansha Comics |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Animated films |
ISBN | 9781632365316 |
The definitive history of the most influential cyberpunk anime of all time! This beautiful, color hardcover guide begins with the seminal feature that inspired The Matrix and many other films, comics, and novels, and ends with the live-action Hollywood adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson. Follow the franchise that made manga master Shirow Masamune, legendary director Mamoru Oshii, and the studio Production I.G the legends they are today. In-depth interviews, stunning concept art, and tales of behind-the-scenes triumphs and near-tragedies from the 22-year history of The Ghost in the Shell. Begin with the original anime, which was released in Japan in 1995 and subsequently took the West by storm, through the award-winning sequel Innocence and the global smash hit TV adaptation Stand Alone Complex, all the way up to 2017, with the release of the new live-action film from Paramount Pictures.