The Major Is On The Hunt In This Gripping Look Inside The Ghost In The Shell Comic Anthology

The Major Is On The Hunt In This Gripping Look Inside The Ghost In The Shell Comic Anthology

Ghost in the Shell is one of manga’s most revered and beloved series. Later this month, similar to its previous Attack on Titan anthology, Kodansha is releasing a new collection of stories by Western creators in the Ghost in the Shell universe — and we have an exclusive look inside.

The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network is a new hardcover collection featuring stories from comics creatives such as Alex de Campi (Twisted Romance), Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet), Genevieve Valentine (Catwoman) and Brent Schoonover.

To boot, the whole endeavour was supervised by Ghost in the Shell creator Shirow Masamune — who considers it the first official addition to the franchise’s comic book universe since 2003’s interquel manga Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor.

While the main cover of Global Neural Network will be provided by Descender artist Dustin Nguyen, we can exclusively reveal the previews-exclusive variant cover for the collection, by Stephanie Hans, available for order through your local comic book shop (use the code JUL182431, and find your local comic shop here!):

You can find more of Hans’ artwork on her Tumblr.

But that isn’t all! We’re also very excited to exclusively reveal a preview of one of the four stories in Global Neural Network: “Star Gardens” by Brenden Fletcher, LRNZ and Jodi Wynne. Check it out in the gallery below.

The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network is out October 16.


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