Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 1: Atomic Garden

author: Rick Remender
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2016/12/10
date added: 2016/12/10
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 1: Atomic Garden' by Rick Remender with art by Sean Gordon Murphy is a crazy futuristic tale that seems frenetic and cautionary.

In a Los Angeles of 2089, people are addicted to technology. We are introduced to a type of police officer named Led Dent who is heavily addicted, and the woman who loves him, Debbie Decay. They live in a highly violent world that lives off of over the top entertainment. When Debbie was younger, she weaned herself off of technology and fell in love with a boy named Teddy, who would become Led. Now Debbie just wants him back. When they have a chance to take a job in Tokyo for the "police" Debbie thinks it is the chance they need to get away.

It was a bit reminiscent to me of comics I love like Tank Girl and Judge Dredd in it's over the top satire of a horrific future. I was a tiny bit lost at first because the story jumps right in, but the pretty great art by Sean Gordon kept me going. There were some interesting twists and turns along the way, and I liked the story. It's not a future I hope ever happens, but I could definitely see how we get from here to there.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Image Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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