Titan Comics Expands The ‘Blade Runner’ Universe With ‘Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus’

Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus is the latest comic book series from Titan Comics to be set in the Blade Runner universe of the near future. This three-part, 12-issue saga will be written by Kianna Shore and Blade Runner: Origins alumni Mellow Brown with art by Rodolfo Taibo.

“BLADE RUNNER: TOKYO NEXUS follows the sole survivors of an ill-fated Off-World military squad—Stix, a Replicant combat model, and Mead, a battle-hardened Marine—and their dogged search for an unknown traitor who left them to die on the battlefield. After escaping back to Tokyo, the unlikely pair’s quest for revenge leads to their formation of a clandestine private detective service.

Stix and Mead stray into an even more treacherous battlefield, a three-way “patent war” between the ruthless operatives from the Tyrell Corporation and a rival tech company known as Chesire, with its own version of synthetic humans, and powerful Yakuza clans wanting in on the action.”

Writer Kianna Shore comments:

“Creating a new comic series for Blade Runner is beyond my wildest dreams! Inspired by media such as Your Name, Arcane, and Crier’s War, I’m thrilled to share my little piece of the Blade Runner universe, bringing Blade Runner all the way to Tokyo, Japan.”

And series editor, David Leach added:

“Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus is a whole new chapter in the Blade Runner saga, and is going to be a worthy addition to the universe, with new characters, new drama and a whole new environment for storytelling. And it’s going to be a stunning-looking book!”

Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus #1 will feature a range of variant covers, from artists including Christian Ward and Paul Pope with issue #1 out on sale July 31st, 2024 from Titan Comics.