Kodansha Comics today revealed exclusively to CBR a cover for the upcoming Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network anthology. The cover is illustrated by Dustin Nguyen (Descender). More art and information about the anthology will be revealed at the Kodansha Comics panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego on Saturday.
The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network anthology is a collaboration with Masamune Shirow, the creator of the Ghost in the Shell franchise. The anthology spans 160 pages and features four brand-new stories set in the Ghost in the Shell universe by notable writers throughout the comic book industry.
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Those original stories will be penned by Alex de Campi (Twisted Romance) and Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet), Brenden Fletcher (Gotham Academy, Motor Crush) and LRNZ (Golem), Genevieve Valentine (Mechanique, Icon), & Brent Schoonover (The Astonishing Ant-Man) and Max Gladstone (Craft Sequence) & David López (All-New Wolverine).
The anthology will follow four separate storylines. Major Motoko Kusanagi will be reunited with a wartime rival during uncertain times. Section 9’s most human members will go up against an anti-cyberization cult. An examination of Kusanagi’s foes will force her to reconsider her actions and her own identity.
Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network releases this Fall and will retail for $29.99.
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