Pieces Gem 02 – Neuro Hard ( Planet Of The Bees ) is an unfinished manga series by Ghost In The Shell/Appleseed creator Masamune Shirow. Parts of the series were published sporadically in the comics magazine Comics Dragon from 1992-1994, and now collected in this hard cover volume ( first published in 2015 ).
Fans of Shirow’s work will immediately pick up the likeness in style and treatment to other works produced during that time ( early to mid 90s ), namely Orion and Intron Depot, which I love the most. The art work is immensely detailed ( shaded painstakingly using screentones instead of digital work ), choked full of interesting annotations and most importantly of all, beautifully illustrated.
A nostalgic visit what I feel is Masamune Shirow’s most successfully period of creation ( early 90s ), much similar to Orion and Intron Depot. Highly recommended for fans of his art work.
“Pieces Gem 02 – Masamune Shirow 士郎正宗 コミック” manga details :
Dimensions – 21.9 x 15.5 x 1.1 cm
Hard cover, 72 pages
Full color + B&W, in Japanese
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March 14th, 2016 at 1:24 pm
What a gem
March 15th, 2016 at 3:00 am
Shirow was a great artist… before he met Photoshop.
March 15th, 2016 at 6:15 am
Dude, you’re torturing me. I’ve been dying for Shirow to create some new “Appleseed” stories and manga. If it wasn’t for Akira Miyagawa’s Appleseed manga a few years ago (which mind you, was sublime) I’d be going nuts by now. SHIROW, READ, WE WANT NEW APPLESEED MANGA!!!
March 15th, 2016 at 1:33 pm
Li-An – Sadly, I have to agree Shirow’s ventures into digital art has been less successful. :[
Gustav Pabon – Any new Shirow work is definitely welcome. :]