Replicants are bioengineered humans, once designed by the Tyrell Corporation for use Off-world. After a series of violent rebellions, their manufacture was prohibited, and Tyrell Corp went bankrupt. Niander Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell Corp and created a new line of Replicants who obey. A Replicant underground survives, led by the former combat model Freysa and her human partner Aahna Ashina, known as Ash, formerly a Blade Runner. Twenty years ago, in 2019, Ash spared the Replicant Isobel Selwyn, a replica of industrialist Alexander Selwyn’s wife. Together with Alexander’s human daughter Cleo, Isobel escaped to the Off-world colonies. Searching for the late Alexander Selwyn’s research into Replicant physiology, Niander Wallace sent LUV and an Ash clone, to hunt down both Cleo and Isobel, believing that Isobel held the secret to Replicant fertility. Deciding to take the fight to Wallace himself, Ash visited ex-Blade Runner Cal Moreau hoping to find a way to infiltrate Wallace’s heavily guarded penthouse complex. However, after the meeting Ash was confronted by her Replicant double. Knowing that she had been tailed, Ash had arranged for Morton to shadow her and together, the clone was captured. Taking her back to Freysa and the others for interrogation, the cloned Replicant revealed that she too wanted to stop Wallace and asked to join Ash and the others in their struggle…

Los Angeles, 2039. Twenty years ago, former Blade Runner Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina helped a young girl and her surrogate Replicant mother escape from the clutches of her sadistic father – the business tycoon, Alexander Selwyn. Now, Cleo Selwyn has returned from the Off-world colony of Arcadia to Los Angeles in search of her ‘mother’, Isobel, whom she believes is the victim of an abduction orchestrated by Niander Wallace. For three years, Niander Wallace has been manufacturing his new line of ‘perfectly obedient’ Replicants and now, in 2039, his personal assistant, Luv, has become the first Replicant to be assigned to the LAPD Blade Runner Division. Searching for answers, Cleo sets out to track-down Ash, who for the past ten years has been living off the grid, unaware that Luv has been ordered to find and retire anyone who comes to her aid… Collects Blade Runner 2039 #1-4. “Blade Runner continues to ride a euphoric high in its storytelling.” – Set The Tape

THE ASH SAGA CONCLUDES! Twenty years ago, Aahna “Ash” Ashina was the LAPD’s most efficient and deadly Blade Runner, hunting Replicants with a zeal unrivalled. Now, two decades later, Ash lives as a fugitive helping Replicants escape their enslaved servitude and survive undetected on Earth. Convinced that the secret of Replicant reproduction lies hidden in the DNA of Cleo Selwyn, a young woman whom Ash helped to escape back in 2019, Niander Wallace has unleashed his Replicant protegee, Luv – LAPD’s first Replicant Blade Runner, and a clone of Ash in her prime to bring them to him dead or alive. For twenty years, Ash has been running. Today, she stops… Collects Blade Runner 2039 #9-12 “Johnson’s plotting, pacing and dialog are excellent, and Guinaldo’s art is outstanding.” – Comical Opinions.

Replicants are bioengineered humans, once designed by the Tyrell Corporation for use Off-world. After a series of violent rebellions, their manufacture was prohibited, and Tyrell Corp went bankrupt. Niander Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell Corp and created a new line of Replicants who obey. Twenty years ago, in 2019, Ash spared the Replicant Isobel Selwyn, a replica of industrialist Alexander Selwyn’s wife. Together with Alexander’s human daughter, Cleo, Isobel escaped to the Off-world colonies. In 2039, Cleo returned to Earth and enlisted Ash’s help in finding her missing surrogate mother whom she believed had returned to Earth. Convinced that Cleo held the secret to Replicant fertility, Wallace sent his creation Luv, the first Replicant Blade Runner, to hunt her down. However, Ash and Cloe managed to escape Luv’s pursuit and set off cross country to San Francisco, determined to locate Isobel. Thwarted, Luv returned to Wallace who teamed her up with a new Replicant, created by Niander from Ash’s DNA, and the two resumed their hunt for Ash and Cleo. While en route, Ash and Cleo were stranded by a sandstorm and attacked by a biker gang who shot and critically injured Cleo. Only the intervention of an elderly farmer saved her life. In the morning, following the storm, as Ash was preparing to leave, the farmer revealed himself to be a Replicant who had survived an encounter with Blade Runner Ash 20 years previously.

Replicants are bioengineered humans, once designed by Tyrell Corporation for use Off-world. After a series of violent rebellions, their manufacture was prohibited, and Tyrell Corp went bankrupt. Niander Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell Corp and created a new line of Replicants who obey. A Replicant underground survives, led by the former combat model Freysa and her human partner Aahna Ashina, known as Ash, formerly a Blade Runner. Twenty years ago, in 2019, Ash spared the Replicant Isobel Selwyn, a doppelganger of the wife of industrialist Alexander Selwyn. Together with Alexander’s human daughter Cleo, Isobel escaped to the Off-world colonies. Now Isobel has gone missing, rumored to be back on Earth. Niander Wallace is hunting for the late Alexander Selwyn’s research into Replicant physiology and has sent his creation Luv, the first Replicant Blade Runner, to search Selwyn’s old estate, now occupied by the Replicant called Hythe. Hythe defeats Luv and heads off to the city to warn Ash of Luv’s investigation, armed with a disk downloaded from Selwyn’s computer. Cleo is reunited with Ash who tells her of Isobel’s mysterious disappearance and to warn her that she feels ‘something terrible happened.’ Ash, realizing that Cleo is in danger, heads off to meet with Hythe, however a kill squad sent by Luv attacks them and they narrowly escape with their lives. Meanwhile, Luv has tracked down Cleo…

Replicants are bioengineered humans, once designed by the Tyrell Corporation for use Off-world. After a series of violent rebellions, their manufacture was prohibited, and Tyrell Corp went bankrupt. Niander Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell Corp and created a new line of Replicants who obey. A Replicant underground survives, led by the former combat model Freysa and her human partner Aahna Ashina, known as Ash, formerly a Blade Runner. Twenty years ago, in 2019, Ash spared the Replicant Isobel Selwyn, a replica of industrialist Alexander Selwyn’s wife. Together with Alexander’s human daughter Cleo, Isobel escaped to the Off-world colonies. Searching for the late Alexander Selwyn’s research into Replicant physiology, Niander Wallace sent his creation Luv, the first Replicant Blade Runner, to hunt down both Cleo and Isobel, believing that Isobel holds the secret to Replicant fertility. To aid Luv in her mission, Wallace manufactured a new Replicant created from Ash’s DNA. Having rescued Isobel and Cleo, Ash has now returned to her beloved Los Angeles and to her lover, Freysa. Knowing that Niander Wallace is still hunting the two women Ash has decided to take the fight to Wallace himself and has to find a way of infiltrating his heavily guarded penthouse complex. While visiting ex-Blade Runner Carl Moreau, Ash encounters her Replicant double and manages to capture her.

Replicants are bioengineered humans, once designed by the Tyrell Corporation for use Off-world. After a series of violent rebellions, their manufacture was prohibited, and Tyrell Corp went bankrupt. Niander Wallace acquired the remains of Tyrell Corp and created a new line of Replicants who obey. A Replicant Underground survives, led by the former combat model Freysa and her human partner Aahna Ashina, known as Ash, formerly a Blade Runner. Twenty years ago, in 2019, Ash spared the Replicant Isobel Selwyn, a replica of industrialist Alexander Selwyn’s wife. Together with Alexander’s human daughter Cleo, Isobel escaped to the Off-world colonies. Searching for the late Alexander Selwyn’s research into Replicant physiology, Niander Wallace sent his creation Luv, the first Replicant Blade Runner, to hunt down both Cleo and Isobel. Believing that Isobel holds the secret to Replicant fertility, Wallace ordered Luv to capture the girl at any cost and to kill anyone who comes into contact with her. Ash discovered that a computer disc given to her by Alexander’s former Replicant bodyguard Hythe contained the information Wallace is looking for. Luv tracked them down, however Ash and Cleo managed to escape and set out to find Freysa, hoping she could help them locate Isobel. Luv returned to Wallace who introduced her to a new Replicant created from Ash’s DNA, codenamed ‘Rash’, and the two of them resumed the hunt for Ash and Cleo. Together with the runaway Replicant, Lexi, Ash and Cleo set off for San Francisco in an old pickup truck, but were attacked en route by a biker gang who shot and gravely injured Cleo…

After 20 years living Off-world. Cleo Selwyn has returned to Los Angeles in search for her surrogate Replicant mother Isobel, whom Cleo believes has been abducted on the orders of Niander Wallace. Believing that Cleo’s DNA holds the secret of Replicant fertility, Wallace has ordered his own personal Replicant assistant, Luv, the first Replicant Blade Runner, to hunt her down with approval to kill any who stand in her way. Now reunited with her one-time protector and former Blade Runner Aahna ‘Ash’ Ashina, Cleo and Ash set off on a desperate race to find her mother and escape back Off-world before Luv can find them. “As a Blade Runner series this looks to be one of the best yet. If this is the final chapter, we are in for an explosive end. My anticipation levels are at an all-time high.” – Get Your Comic On Collects Blade Runner 2039 #5-9

A deep dive into the significance of submarines, across everything from warfare and politics to literature and film. Sub Culture explores the crucial role of the submarine in modern history, its contribution to scientific progress and maritime exploration, and how it has been portrayed in art, literature, fantasy, and film. Ranging from the American Civil War to the destruction of the Russian submarine Kursk in 2000, the book examines the submarine’s activities in the First and Second World Wars, the Cold War, and in covert operations and marine exploration to the present day. Citing the submarine, particularly the nuclear submarine, as both ultimate deterrent and doomsday weapon, Sub Culture examines how its portrayal in popular culture has reinforced, and occasionally undermined, the military and political agendas of the nation-states that deploy it.