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"The amazing thing about BLAME! is that it's such a good read even though it has almost no story or characters. It's all about the art and the experience of being there, of not knowing what will happen next, of the contrast between landscapes of endless sameness and bloody eruptions of chaos and gore." - Jason Thompson, Manga Encyclopedia 

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Tsutomu Nihei is an internationally known Japanese comic artist and draftsman. Born in 1971, Nihei made his debut in the comics world as the winner of the 1995 Afternoon Magazine Four Seasons Award for short stories. He then briefly worked as an assistant to veteran comicker Tsutomu Takahashi before making his break-through hit BLAME! (published by Tokyopop).

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BLAME! franchise was so well received worldwide, that it inspired an animated mini-series and eventually drew the attention of Marvel Comics in the US. Nihei would later go on to draw Wolverine (X-Men) and HALO comics for Marvel to great fanfare. An architectural student, Nihei's early work were mainly wordless, relying on visuals and backgrounds to tell their stories. Now, his works are deeply rooted in hard science-fiction, as was seen in the multiple NY Times Bestselling books HALO: The Graphic Novel (published by Marvel Comics) and BIOmega (published by Viz Media).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vertical Comics
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 13, 2016
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1942993773
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1942993773
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.83 pounds
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 17 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.09 x 0.98 x 10.2 inches
  • Part of Series ‏ : ‎ BLAME!
  • Best Sellers Rank: #11,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars (2,567)

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Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉 Nihei Tsutomu?, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics. In 2009 Abara was released in Brazil also by Panini Comics.

At first he studied architecture and later this influence has shown up in his manga works in his depiction of huge structures. This has become one of the general themes that make his manga unique. His works are usually in black and white.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Niccolò Caranti (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Customers praise the graphic novel's fantastic artwork, with one noting it's like every panel is a painting, and appreciate its sparse plot and atmospheric cyberpunk feel. The illustrations are described as massively beautiful, and customers find it an amazing adventure that gets their imagination going, with one review highlighting how it helps emphasize the scale of the environments. While customers find it interesting, they note it has little dialogue.
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42 customers mention artwork, 41 positive, 1 negative
Customers praise the artwork of the comic, describing it as fantastic and gritty, with one customer noting that every panel is like a painting.
...The art is amazing, and the added page size reveals the deep intricacies of each panel. Blame!...Read more
...You are left to sit with this amazing art to explore the experience of being there yourself....Read more
...I'm so incredibly hooked. This is dark, gritty, hopeless, yet eaves me curious as to what in the world has happened....Read more
...The art is fantastic! Looks like a more organic version of the Matrix.Read more
36 customers mention story, 29 positive, 7 negative
Customers enjoy the story of the book, with several noting its intentionally sparse plot, and one customer highlighting how the narrative is primarily conveyed through visual elements.
...Great story that tells itself without the need for a ton of dialog.Read more
came in pretty good condition just with minor dents, story is amazing too i rlly love the artstyleRead more
This is an amazing story. The art is original, dark, and fantastic-- you feel the city as if you were there. This manga doesn't hold your hand....Read more
...Fantastic Story. Great art and is very easy to read through it in no time....Read more
32 customers mention content, 28 positive, 4 negative
Customers find the graphic novel engaging, with one mentioning it can be read multiple times, while another describes it as a grand adventure.
...the first volume there is almost no dialogues or characters, its a great read filled with good art, amazing designs and high contrast between...Read more
...The amazing thing about BLAME! is that it's such a good read even though it has almost no story or characters....Read more
Thought it was pretty good not a lot of compaints I do recomend it if you're a fan of animeRead more
...The story is simplistically deep and makes you want to read more.Read more
19 customers mention atmosphere, 19 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the atmosphere of the manga, with one review highlighting its deep cyberpunk themes, while others mention how it gets their imagination going.
...Dark, gritty, cyberpunk. Minimal exposition, which I appreciate....Read more
Brutal and imaginative. Tsutomu Nihei is an inspiring genius. You will want to keep exploring the dark depths of BLAME!Read more
I'm enjoying the sense of scale and atmosphere, however it's a little hard to stay interested in reading it due to how slow it is....Read more
...Its definitely a manga defined by its atmospheric, enviromental storytelling rather than what is told directly to us.Read more
16 customers mention illustrations, 15 positive, 1 negative
Customers appreciate the illustrations in the book, describing them as massively beautiful, with one customer noting the art's gloriously bleak style.
...As a person who loves art, wow this is beautiful. The size of this manga surprised me! I put it next to a regular viz jjk volume for comparison....Read more
beautiful book.Read more
Book quality is really good, nice paper and beautiful pictures. Would recommend to read the first one to understand if this is for youRead more
...that isn't told through constant exposition, but through his beautiful artwork.Read more
15 customers mention engaging, 13 positive, 2 negative
Customers find the book engaging, describing it as an amazing adventure with twists and turns that keep readers interested.
...That’s not to say it is hard to understand, just mysterious and interesting. I love it! Of course I will buy all of these....Read more
...There is mystery, adventure, romance (yes, romance), and a moral tale... The most amazing thing about this series is the scope of time and space...Read more
...As a reader of stories I found it quite interesting, perhaps a bit experimental but nevertheless with the appropriated tone to a story that develops...Read more
No idea what's going on in this story but it's still really interesting. For 99cents, you can't pass this up.Read more
10 customers mention transformative, 10 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book transformative, with one review noting how it creates worlds of vast implications, while another mentions how it helps emphasize the scale of the environments.
...It is MIND BLOWING....Read more
...I really like the larger format book which helps emphasize the scale of the environments. Structures fill an entire page seemingly going on forever....Read more
...thing I noticed about Tsutomu Nihei's first story is that it's told through imagery; most of the time things are left up through the reader to try...Read more
...This series opened up thr flood gates for me. Love it, and anyone even remotely curious about this series should go ahead and buy it. 5 stars.Read more
14 customers mention lack of dialogue, 5 positive, 9 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the dialogue in the book, with several noting that there is little of it, while one customer appreciates its minimalist approach.
...this is a story told through visual media. There is very little dialog, but it is RICH in story and characters. Kiri is unbelievably memorable....Read more
...Nihei comics: fantastic organic artwork, blistering action and almost no dialogue, backstory or context....Read more
Excellent art work. Very little dialogue. But fantastic story none the less. Excited and looking forward to the rest of the series.Read more
Tsutomu Nihei makes seemingly endless atmosphere. His dialogue is a bit iffy and the ending is... vague at best, but there is no doubt that he...Read more
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