{"product_id":"appleseed-deluxe-edition-isbn-9781506750606","title":"Appleseed Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBefore \u003ci\u003eGhost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e came \u003ci\u003eAppleseed\u003c\/i\u003e—Shirow Masamune’s visionary science fiction manga series, now available in Dark Horse’s acclaimed deluxe hardcover format, featuring wrap around cover art, full color end sheets, ribbon bookmark and gilded edges!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 2127. In the aftermath of a devastating global war, Deunan and Briareos are just the kind of couple you’d find managing to survive—she’s a former SWAT team member, he’s a cyborg former mercenary. Both of them are found in the ruins by Hitomi, a young woman who recruits them to work for Olympus, an ultra-advanced, experimental city-state that survived the apocalypse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s an oasis of peace that now seeks to step outside its protected zone to try to reconstruct the world…but to do so, its philosophers, planners, and scientists will need the support of people who know how to fight. Olympus can offer them a new, safe home—and the chance to use the most advanced weapons tech on earth, including the powered combat armor known as the Landmate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so Deunan and Briareos are drawn into the paradoxes and power struggles of Olympus: their new job, to serve and protect the people of a city whose secrets they know little about. Protect them both from outsiders, and from themselves—for while Deunan and Briareos may believe enough in Olympus to put their lives on the line for it, they’re far too smart to be satisfied being anyone’s mere pawns, even in the most noble cause…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWraparound six-color cover art, printed on silver foil to express the future aesthetic \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour-color end sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSewn-in bookmark \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor metallic edge gilding on pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eAppleseed Volume 1: The Promethean Challenge, Appleseed Volume 2: Prometheus Unbound, Appleseed Volume 3: The Scales of Prometheus, Appleseed Volume 4: The Promethean Balance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Shirow Masamune and \u003ci\u003eAppleseed\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAppleseed\u003c\/i\u003e predates Shirow’s super-popular \u003ci\u003eGhost In the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e series, but sadly it doesn’t get anywhere near as much attention.”—IGN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“My personal favorite, \u003ci\u003eAppleseed\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Matt Alt, author, \u003ci\u003ePure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I was obsessed with Shirow Masamune.”—Neill Blomkamp, director \u003ci\u003eDistrict 9, Elysium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirow Masamune\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1961 in Kobe, Japan and attended Osaka University of Arts, where his fellow classmates included Hideaki Anno, the future creator of \u003ci\u003eNeon Genesis Evangelion. \u003c\/i\u003eShirow began his professional manga career in 1985 with \u003ci\u003eAppleseed, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won one of Japan’s top prizes for science fiction, the Seiun Award. Dark Horse first began to publish Shirow’s work in 1992, beginning with his art book \u003ci\u003eIntron Depot \u003c\/i\u003eand manga\u003ci\u003e Orion \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDominion, \u003c\/i\u003efollowed in 1995 with the first English edition of his most famous manga series, \u003ci\u003eGhost in the Shell. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 1996, Shirow was the first manga artist to be featured on the cover of \u003ci\u003eWizard: The Guide to Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. Through his futuristic designs, dynamic action sequences and visionary concepts, Shirow has become one the most influential manga artists on international creators, counting among his fans the film directors James Cameron and Neill Blomkamp.","brand":"Dark Horse Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48232931557605,"sku":"NP9781506750606","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506750606.jpg?v=1767721699","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/appleseed-deluxe-edition-isbn-9781506750606","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}