Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Ghost In The Shell (Original Manga)




A couple weeks ago I found and purchased the rare out-of-print Ghost In The Shell manga by Masamune Shirow. Being that I have been looking for this manga since around 2004, I was surprised reading it. It is quite different than the movie. The movie only touches upon more the first part and the last part of the book. The book however goes more into detail about Section 9 (how it was formed, and it's operations). Of coarse it centers around Major Motoko Kusanagi, her team and their beginnings... and to the end where Motoko "fuses" with an A.I..   Yep, this is cyberpunk. Being that this book is written and drawn by my favorite manga artist I would definitely say check this out!

Friday, 1 March 2013

Sunday, 17 February 2013

Friday, 15 February 2013

33 1/3: Pretty Hate Machine


Well, picked up 33 1/3: Pretty Hate Machine by Daphne Carr. When I originally picked this book up I mistakenly thought this would give insight into the writing and production of Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails. Instead it is a book about the world Nine Inch Nails made and what was the world that made Nine Inch Nails. It's a quick read (179 pages). It's basically fans telling their stories of how they got into NIN and how NIN shaped their lives. Lots of similar stories here. It is a good read, not what I was looking for but good anyway!