Black Magic

by Masamune Shirow

Today, the planet Venus is a literal hell of furnace-like temperatures and dense, poisonous atmosphere. But millions of years in its past, Venus teems with life and with a civilization far advanced to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156971360X
• ISBN13: 9781569713600
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Another Great One from Shirow

This is the first work by Ghost in the Shell author Masamune Shirow. The time is sometime in the future. It is a time when "the creation of life itself has evolved to include biodroids" and cyborg warriors that are programmed to kill. The power struggle between the above life-forms and humans could spell the end of life as it is known. However, the aptly named Typhon may just be the one with the power to stop them. This is a must buy for any serious Shirow fan-or for those who want to discover one of the master's of Japanese manga.

A must for Masamune Shirow Fans!

One of Masamune's early works. Black Magic seems to be Shirow's prototype for developing the world of Appleseed. Appleseed fans will probably notice some parallels/links/continuations in this book.As an early work, the art is very similar to the first Appleseed book in that there is less detailed art work that appear in his later works (most significant of which is his latest Ghost in the Shell).