San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. The World War has killed millions, driving entire species to extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remained coveted any living creature, and for people who couldn't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic fakes: horses, birds, cats, sheep... even humans. Rick Deckard is an officially sanctioned bounty hunter tasked to find six rogue androids -- they're machines, but look, sound, and think like humans -- clever, and most of all, dangerous humans. Rick Deckard, Pris, The Voight-Kampff Test, Nexus 6 androids, the Tyrell Corporation: join us for the publishing event of the year! "After I finished reading the screenplay for BLADE RUNNER, I got the novel out and looked through it. The two reinforce each other, so that someone who started with the novel would enjoy the movie and someone who started with the movie would enjoy the novel." -- Philip K. Dick
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THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE FILM BLADE RUNNER COMES TO COMICS! Worldwide best-selling sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick's award-winning DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? has been called "a masterpiece ahead of its time, even today" and served as the basis for the film BLADE RUNNER. BOOM! Studios is honored to present the complete novel transplanted into the comic book medium, mixing all new panel-to-panel continuity with the actual text from the novel in an innovative, ground-breaking 24-issue maxi-series experiment.
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"...impressively, it works... it's a great job." --io9.com
"Artist Tony Parker does a solid job...He's given the difficult, unenviable job of turning every part of Dick's writing into art - and to do so without copying the distinct visuals of Blade Runner. (...) All in all, this is an experiment that works and also contains a fabulous essay by Warren Ellis that introduces Philip K. Dick in a broader way. All in all, a great package ideal for newcomers and fans alike." --Comic Book Resources
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"Artist Tony Parker does a solid job...He's given the difficult, unenviable job of turning every part of Dick's writing into art - and to do so without copying the distinct visuals of Blade Runner. (...) All in all, this is an experiment that works and also contains a fabulous essay by Warren Ellis that introduces Philip K. Dick in a broader way. All in all, a great package ideal for newcomers and fans alike." --Comic Book Resources
"Best bet" --MTV Splash Page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful rendition of the classic PKD novella,
By J. Erlich "Dr. J" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? Vol 1 (Hardcover)
Most people know the film that is loosely based on book : Blade Runner (The Director's Cut).
However, as great as the film is, it doesn't do the novella any kind of justice. This graphic novel contains EVERY WORD of the Philip K. Dick story, accompanied by beautiful art. I highly recommend this to any fans of PKD or of the graphic novel medium, in general.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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WOW, simply amazing,
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This review is from: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? Vol 1 (Hardcover)
I love Blade Runner. It is, without a doubt, my favorite sci-fi movie ever. Unfortunately, I have never read the book by Phillip K. Dick. One day I heard about a graphic novel adaptation on the book, my initial reaction was to pass on it. My reasoning behind this was that I should read the source material before I read any adaptation. Then I heard that this was more of an experiment and less of an adaptation. The studio who was in charge of this graphic novel wanted to include ALL of the original text from the book. I was hooked from that moment on. When I received this first volume in the mail, I read it and I was amazed with the quality of the art and the intricate prose that Dick had written. I love this book. This is how a graphic novel should be done. If I have one complaint is that sometimes the amount of text in each panel is a little overwhelming. But I would much rather have the entire text of the book, than an abridged version of it. I am very pleased with this product, and anybody who is a fan of Dick or a fan of Blade Runner should buy this entire series. I know I will.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I dream of one book!!!,
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This review is from: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? Vol 1 (Hardcover)
Good story but it's sad its divided into four books!
I am waiting on some album that contains all of them. For others who can not wait I recommend it,even to buy them separately, only for "Blade Runner" fans and other who could become!
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