About this title: The beautiful and deadly Major Kusanagi and her crack team of Japanese internal-affairs operatives are sent to investigate a government factory with questionable labour practices. As it turns out, their labour practices aren't the only thing to be questioned.
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Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dark Horse
Date Published: 1995-12-15
ISBN-13:9781569710814ISBN:1569710813
Description: Good. This is a used book in good condition with normal wear and tear and may contain some writing, minor shelf wear and creases. Items are uploaded via ISBN and stock photo may be different from actual book cover. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781569710814ISBN:1569710813
Description: Shirow, Masamune. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Lifghtly used copy, minor shelf wear, minor scuffing on spine corner, tiny crease on cover corner. Text in English, Japanese. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Ghost in the Shell, 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dark Horse, Milwaukie, OR
Date Published: 1-Dec-95
ISBN-13:9781569710814ISBN:1569710813
Description: Dark+Horse+Comics. Used-Very Good. New great looking book unopened, unread. Amazon\nFrom acclaimed Japanese writer/artists Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion: Tank Police comes a new dystopian tale of tough-talking cyborgs, political intrigues, and the kind of actions best left covert! The beautifu. Beautiful UNCIRCULATED COPY. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dark Horse, Milwaukie, OR
Date Published: 1-Dec-95
ISBN-13:9781569710814ISBN:1569710813
Description: Dark+Horse+Comics. Used-Very Good. New great looking book unopened, unread. Amazon\nFrom acclaimed Japanese writer/artists Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion: Tank Police comes a new dystopian tale of tough-talking cyborgs, political intrigues, and the kind of actions best left covert! The beautifu. Beautiful UNCIRCULATED COPY. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics, U. S
Date Published: 01/12/1995
ISBN-13:9781569710814ISBN:1569710813
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics, Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S. A
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781569710814ISBN:1569710813
Description: Near Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. read more
""Ghost in the Shell" is regarded, I believe, as a landmark work in manga, and there are some definite strengths here. Shirow creates a compelling futuristic world, peopled with androids, cyber communicators and other augmented humans.
For his story, he presents an anti-terrorism squad on a series of loosely linked jobs. The tension is real, as is the "realpolitik" of their barely sanctioned work. The art is excellent, with branching circuits and beautifully detailed cityscapes. "Ghost in the Shell" is an easy work to immerse yourself in.
At the same time, the storytelling can be disjointed and difficult to follow. While Shirow states that he doesn't like exposition, it's easy to become lost in the stories, losing track of identity of characters or the relationships between larger political entities.
It's admirable that he wants to use his story to explore the ramifications of artificial intelligence. (Is a sufficiently advanced robot different from a human? He doesn't seem to think so.) However, the last chapters stray from the strength of the shadowy world he's created in favor of armchair metaphysics, with large sections that prove to be skippable. The story ends very far from where it began, and this transition is to the detriment of the book."
"I was torn about Ghost in the Shell - it has a lot of great action and art, and it's generally acknowledged as a classic, but it just wasn't a 4-star book for me. The problem, I think, is the way Masamune sometimes assumes the reader knows things that he's essentially made up. That tends to interfere with the philosophical aspects of the book, which is really the thing that's supposed to set it apart. Overall, definitely worth reading - but don't feel bad if it doesn't make sense in the end."
"Read this way back in high school, after seeing (and loving) the movie. Definitely has more detail, but also A LOT more fan service, which is kind of saying something if you've seen the movie."
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