{"product_id":"blame-master-edition-vol-5","title":"BLAME! Master Edition, Vol. 5","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eOne of the manga world's most intriguing artists returns to the English language world with a re-release of his breakthrough work BLAME!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavine Lu is attempting to access the Netsphere within an unofficial stratum of the megastructure, where temporary access can be granted even without a Net Terminal Gene. After a fierce battle, Pcell steals Cibo's precious capsule of human genetic information and forwards it to Davine Lu. After reuniting with Kyrii, Cibo and the provisional Safeguards try to retrieve the capsule before it's too late. As Davine Lu attempts to connect to the Netsphere, the Administration slows down his connection speed to allow Cibo to give virtual chase and for Dhomochevsky to battle the Silicon Life in base reality. As a final act, Davine Lu steals high-level data and uses Cibo's body to create an unstoppable Level 9 Safeguard...\u003cbr\u003eTsutomu         Nihei is an internationally known Japanese comic artist and       draftsman.   Born in 1971, Nihei made his debut in the comics world as       the winner  of  the 1995 \u003ci\u003eAfternoon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Four Seasons  Award      for short  stories.  He then briefly worked as an assistant  to   veteran    comicker  Tsutomu  Takahashi before making his  break-through   hit \u003ci\u003eBLAME!\u003c\/i\u003e (published by Tokyopop). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBLAME!\u003c\/i\u003e franchise was so well received worldwide, that it inspired an animated         mini-series and eventually drew the attention of Marvel Comics in     the     US. Nihei would later go on to draw Wolverine (X-Men) and  HALO     comics    for Marvel to great fanfare. An architectural  student,   Nihei's   early    work were mainly wordless, relying on  visuals and   backgrounds   to tell    their stories. Now, his works are  deeply rooted   in hard    science-fiction,   as was seen in the  multiple NY Times   Bestselling    books \u003ci\u003eHALO- The Graphic Novel \u003c\/i\u003e(published by Marvel Comics) and \u003ci\u003eBIOmega\u003c\/i\u003e (published by Viz Media).\r\n                                        ","brand":"Kodansha USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42349188710591,"sku":"9781942993810","price":67.63,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/h01G7YQmlzcXv0tIhZ8mVprCfoZ0LG97Cu4rdmkgrMPQNQ_60_60.jpg?v=1683778168","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/blame-master-edition-vol-5","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}