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Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus #1 Review

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Writer: Kianna Shore Artist: Mariano Taibo Colorist: Marco Lesko Letterer: Jim Campbell Editor: David Leach Creative Consultant: Mellow Brown Cover Artists: Christian Ward; Andy Belanger; Mariano Taibo & Marco Lesko; Fernando Dagnino; Paul Pope & Lovern Kindzierski; Blank; Publisher: Titan Comics Price: $3.99 Release Date: July 31, 2024 Stix was supposed to meet Mead in a poor Tokyo district. But…

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Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus #1 by Kianna Shore, Mariano Taibo and Marco Lesko. Cover by Christian Ward. Variant covers by (2) Andy Belanger, (3) Taibo and (4) Fernando Dagnino. Out in July.

"THE ELECTRIFYING NEW BLADE RUNNER SERIES! Tokyo 2015: Two Kalanthia survivors fight for their lives in a world where Blade Runners are the least of their problems. Following a failed mission Off-World, the only two survivors of a combat squad, ex-marine Mead and Replicant combat model Stix, have returned to Tokyo to search for the traitor who left them to die. Now operating as an unofficial private detective agency, Stix and Mead find themselves caught up in a deadly Patent War between the Yakuza, the Tyrell Corporation and Cheshire, a rival corporation developing their own bootleg Replicant technology as they search for a missing woman."

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Out this week: Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus #1 (Titan Comics, $3.99): Kianna Shore and Mariano Taibo tell the story of an ex-marine and replicant combat model who were left to die on an off-world mission — and now they’ve come back to Earth to gain their revenge.

See what else is arriving at your local comic shop this week!

cover by Christian Ward

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Get a first look at Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus

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Tokyo 2015: Two Kalanthia survivors fight for their lives in a world where Blade Runners are the least of their problems. Following a failed mission Off-World, the only two survivors of a combat squad, ex-marine Mead and Replicant combat model Stix, have returned to Tokyo to search for the traitor who left them to die. Now operating as an unofficial private detective agency, Stix and Mead find…

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What’s Out This Week 12/14

PLEASE SEND HELP THESE LORDS WON’T STOP LEAPING

Art Brut #1 (of 4) -  W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, & Mat Lopes

Presenting here the first major work from the creative minds behind ICE CREAM MAN-re-lettered, remastered, and under its original intended name! The world of fine art is falling apart, and only ART BRUT knows how to fix it. Alongside the Bureau of Artistic Integrity, Arthur Brut the Mad Dreampainter (and his trusty sidekick, Manny the Mannequin) must dive back into the very paintings that made him insane...or reality itself might just crumble to pieces. A colorful, gonzo romp through art and art history, ART BRUT is equal parts police procedural, hyper-fantasy, and psychological thriller-a veritable Pollock-splatter of comics genres tossed onto one giant pulpy canvas! Each issue features new covers, new design, and a new Silver Age-style backup story featuring the art hero that no one's ever heard of-until now! Originally published under the title The Electric Sublime, this special edition presents the NPR-lauded, critically acclaimed material in its intended form.

Assassin’s Apprentice #1 (of 5) -  Jody Houser, Robin Hobb, Ryan Kelly & Anna Steinbauer

Until recently, Fitz was only known as "boy." The bastard/illegitimate son of a powerful noble, Fitz is taken in by his uncle, Prince Verity, who prepares the boy for a journey to the capital to meet his royal grandfather. But Fitz is not a normal child. An ancient power stirs inside him, something that will change the destiny of the Six Duchies forever!

Blade Runner 2039 #1 -  Mike Johnson, Mellow Brown, Andres Guinaldo & Jung-Geun Yoon

Los Angeles 2039. It has been three years since Niander Wallace introduced his brand of 'perfectly obedient' Replicants, and the ban on synthetic humans has been lifted, at least for the new Wallace models?the older Tyrell Corp's Nexus 8 units are still hunted by Blade Runners. Cleo Selwyn, first seen as a small child in Blade Runner 2019, has returned to L.A. some twenty years later, searching for Isobel, a Replicant copy of her real mother who died when she was three. Cleo believes that Niander Wallace is holding Isobel captive, and the only person she can call on for help is the one who saved her so many years ago: Aahna 'Ash' Ashina, now an aging and disgraced ex-Blade Runner.

Guyabano Holiday GN -  panpanya

Beloved indie manga artist panpanya discovers the wonders of the Guyabano fruit and the Philippines! A trip to Tokyo's Asian market district, Ameyokocho, leads the protrag on a trip to hunt down the mysterious guyabano fruit! Little does the protrag and their crew know that their curiosity will take them on a wild and mouth-watering trip to the Philippines!

Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes GN -  Traci N Todd & Shannon Wright

Jackie Ormes made history. She was the first Black woman cartoonist to be nationally syndicated in the United States. She was also a journalist, fashionista, philanthropist, and activist, and she used her incredible talent and artistry to bring joy and hope to people everywhere. But in post-World War II America, Black people were still being denied their civil rights, and Jackie found herself in a dilemma: How could her art stay true to her signature "Jackie joy" while remaining honest about the inequalities Black people had been fighting?

The Hunters Guild: Red Hood GN Vol 1 -  Yuki Kawaguchi

In a world where fairy tales are fact and humans live in fear of werewolves, witches, and monsters, only the Hunters Guild can keep the monsters at bay. These red-hooded fighters are anything but little, and only those able to pay a king's ransom can afford their services, but it's a small price to stay alive.

Leonide The Vampyr: A Christmas For Crows One-Shot -  Mike Mignola & Rachele Aragno

When good and honest mountain folk come upon a small coffin among a carriage wreck, they find themselves among darker company than they bargained for. In this haunting Christmas carol, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and artist extraordinaire Rachele Aragno weave a chilling holiday tale as the vampyr Leonide once again casts her spell over unsuspecting audiences.

Midnight Rain GN -  CTK

Ethan lives a monotonous life trying to pay off his crippling debt-until the day Mike appears at the neighborhood laundromat looking worse for wear. Both men find themselves struggling to go on in different ways, and it's these struggles that bring them together while simultaneously threatening to tear them apart.

My Gently Raised Beast GN Vol 1 -  Early Flower & Yeoseulki

The orphaned Blondina lives a tough life on the streets, left only with a memento from her late mother-one that proves she is the child of the emperor of Ates. From the streets, Blondina moves into the royal palace where she lives a lonely existence...that is until she befriends a brash and surly cat named Amon. Not only can Amon talk, but he also turns into a cute boy! The truth is, Amon is no mere cat but rather a member of the Divine Leopard Clan, a group of powerful demi-humans often at odds with humanity. Will the two be able to stay friends despite all the conflicts?

Night Club #1 (of 6) -  Mark Millar & Juanan Ramirez

You're 17 years old and you've been bitten by a vampire. Do you live in the shadows and drink human blood, or do you use your newfound gifts for the dream costumed superhero life you've always wanted? 

You're bulletproof, you can crawl up walls, and you can turn to mist, bats, or even a wolf. Why not have a little fun?

Sad Girl Space Lizard GN -  Iggy Craig

Lieutenant Left is barely scraping by at her maintenance job on a lonely, two-lizard mech crew. Every day seems just as monotonous as the last, until disaster strikes Commander Right on a routine mission. Now it's up to Left to step up, or risk being stranded in space... with nobody around except her hot crewmate for millions and millions of miles. Cartoonist Iggy Craig's debut graphic novel is a queer mech action romance (for lizards). If you are a lizard, or have an appreciation for lizards, this comic is for you. If not, you'll probably still enjoy it.

Too Dead To Die TP -  Marc Guggenheim, Howard Chaykin & Dave Johnson

Writer/artist team GUGGENHEIM & CHAYKIN (Blade, Wolverine) reunites for an all-new original that brings classic spy novels to the modern world. In the 1980s, Simon Cross was America's top superspy. Today, his past has come back to haunt him, forcing him out of retirement for one final adventure.

A Vicious Circle #1 (of 3) -  Mattson Tomlin & Lee Bermejo

Shawn Thacker is a trained assassin from the future who seeks revenge on the only other man with his affliction-each life they take forces them both to travel between vastly different past and future eras. Spanning from 22nd century Tokyo to 1950s New Orleans to the Cretaceous Era and beyond, the two mortal rivals are locked in a battle of wills that spans millions of years, all to alter the course of history. With each time period, Lee Bermejo adjusts his artistic style to pay homage to luminary comics artists and historical master painters, all presented in a prestige, oversized format!

Whatcha reading this week, Fantom Fam?

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Titan Comics for September 25th, 2024 - https://thegaminggang.com/comic-books/titan-comics-for-september-25th-2024/...

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Top New Misc Comic Releases for the Week of July 31st, 2024.

Anansi Boys #2,

Archie Comics Judgment Day #3,

Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus #1,

Final Fight #1,

Firefly Verses #1,

Kosher Mafia #1,

Lego Ninjago Shatterspin #1,

MMPR Darkest Hour #1,

Saga #67 +

Tmnt Black White Green #3.

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Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus #1 (Titan Comics) Trailer http://dlvr.it/TBGrGg

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#COMICBOOKPREVIEW: BLADE RUNNER: TOKYO NEXUS #1 by #KiannaShore, #MellowBrown, #MarianoTaibo & more... from #TitanComics (@ComicsTitan) #comics #comicbooks https://ow.ly/kp6650SKSXq

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Reflexiones sobre Blade Runner- final cut (Ridley Scott, 1982)

Basada en la novela de Phillip Dick “¿Sueñan los androides con ovejas eléctricas?” de 1968.

Los Ángeles, noviembre de 2019. Humanos versus replicantes rebeldes fugados de las colonias extra planetarias en busca de revancha y una vida sin fecha de vencimiento.

Una ciudad, bien podría ser Tokyo, Hong Kong o cualquier otra. Permanente lluvia y atardecer, humedad, mercado persa. Constante bombardeo publicitario. Los humanos han habilitado escuadrones cazadores llamados Blade Runners. Las víctimas, replicantes creados por la corporación Tyrell utilizados como esclavos en la conquista de planetas y establecimiento de nuevas colonias humanas. Los replicantes, superiores a los humanos en fortaleza y agilidad, iguales en inteligencia a los ingenieros genéticos que los crearon, imposibilitados de experimentar emociones humanas, pero…capaces de desarrollar las propias. El modelo Nexus 6, el más avanzado, va por más. Reclaman seguir viviendo, extender su vida útil más allá de los cuatro años estipulados para su funcionamiento operativo. En esa búsqueda, habilitarán todas las tácticas necesarias para cumplir con su objetivo.

Phillip Dick, en su novela de 1968, rescata el concepto de obsolescencia programada desarrollado a partir de 1932 por Bernard London, quien proponía a través de la obsolescencia planificada de productos, reactivar la economía durante la gran depresión. La idea general de este concepto era que, al cabo de un período de tiempo establecido (determinado durante la etapa de diseño) un producto, se tornara obsoleto y se debiera adquirir uno nuevo. Esa misma idea es la que parce aplicarse en esta historia al planeta tierra, ya prácticamente obsoleto, del que los humanos con recursos han huido. El destino próximo, cualquiera de las colonias extra planetarias que constante e intensamente, como la lluvia, son publicitadas en las calles.

Ridley Scott en su film de 1982, nos introduce a una historia atípica para la época, en donde el bien y el mal no son categorías tan fácilmente identificables. ¿Quién es bueno y quién es malo cuando estamos frente a la creación de seres artificiales que piensan, sienten y cuestionan a nivel cuasi filosófico el sometimiento del que son objeto? Se les ha otorgado un cuerpo, una mente, una vida y rastros emocionales que descubren ficticios. Entienden su propia finitud y luchan contra ella, con todos los medios disponibles. Y en esa luchan son cazados para su exterminio. El Dr. Eldon Tyrell, magnate y líder de la corporación Tyrell, se encuentra fascinado con su logro tecnológico. Ha creado seres altamente perfeccionados y, de acuerdo con su lema “más humanos que los humanos”, su objetivo final es el comercio. Tyrell comercializa vidas artificiales que realizan el trabajo sucio que los humanos ya no realizan, ni volverían a realizar. Desafortunadamente los replicantes excepcionalmente descubren que lo son. La principal fuente de confusión son los recuerdos que, aparentemente son implantados a todos por igual, solo que entre los replicantes usualmente no comparten memorias ni experiencias de vida. El escuadrón de la muerte que nos presenta la historia está compuesto por seis integrantes que escapan de forma violenta de una de las colonias, llegan cuatro a la tierra: Zhena (bailarina erótica, entrenada con arma letal), Leon Kowalsky (infiltrado como trabajador de la corporación Tyrell), Blis (dispositivo de entretenimiento sexual) y Roy Batty, líder y mentor del equipo. El rol que equilibra el relato, Rick Deckart, experto cazador de replicantes que integra a desgano desde hace tiempo los escuadrones Blade Runner, lo único que quiere es no hacerlo más. Por otro lado, Rick Deckart tiene la sospecha que su propia identidad humana, sus sueños y recuerdos no son tan reales como creía. Deckard será convocado a una cacería final; su tarea no será tan sencilla pues deberá lidiar con su apatía característica y con Rachel, replicante preferido de Tyrell, quién recurre al cazador para obtener las respuestas que intuye, pero no quiere aceptar. También lo seduce.

La dinámica de las relaciones en esta historia no fue menos atractiva que su propuesta estética. Considerado un film altamente innovador en su aspecto visual, no podemos dejar de mencionar la carga icónica de sus imágenes, que marcaron muchas de las fantasías acerca de la tecnología futurista que usualmente se manifiesta en los films del género. La mezcla cultural, como ingrediente fundamental que no permite ubicarnos con certeza en tiempo y espacio, hace un importante aporte a la confusión reinante en esta historia. Como si la intención hubiese sido siempre oscurecer, nunca aclarar.

 Blade Runner no solo es una historia de tipo SCi-Fi simple y llano. Pueden observarse en ella momentos del film noir clásico, sobre todo en las escenas en las que aparece el personaje de Edward James Olmos. Bryant siempre vigilante, al acecho de Rick Deckard y sus potenciales errores y excesos.  El planteamiento distópico de Blade Runner, si bien no fue nuevo, resultó innovador. El hombre ya no lucha por, no le es necesario; lucha contra los que luchan por él, en la esclavitud. Otro detalle importante, Blade Runner fue un experimento de inclusión de publicidad no tradicional como protagonista en un relato. Empresas como Pan Am, Coca Cola, Atari, Sony y TDK fueron incorporadas al paisaje visual como si fueran personajes que brindan información adicional sobre del contexto, complementando la publicidad propia del relato acerca de las colonias extra planetarias. Mucho se discutió sobre este tema, sobre todo acerca de los supuestos beneficios para las empresas participantes; varias de ellas no sobrevivieron a la década del 80, como los replicantes. Las sobrevivientes de este experimento, Coca Cola, Sony y la renacida Atari, aún son grandes jugadores en sus mercados.  

La música del film también marcó una época, Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou) durante la década del 80, se instaló como prolífico compositor y productor musical de films como carrozas de fuego (1981), 1942: la conquista del Pariso (1992), la serie Cosmos. Para Blade Runner, Vangelis crea un paisaje sonoro sombrío en base a la mixtura ente géneros tan diversos como el ambient, la electrónica, el jazz y blues complementándolos con toques del world music, materializando así la intención de apoyar el relato policial desde lo sonoro, dentro del relato general.

Otro punto importante para señalar sobre el film, es la soberbia composición de rol hecha por Rutger Hauer. Imposible no recordar las líneas de Roy Batty en su escena final, siempre bajo esa lluvia molesta y melancólica, que sirve de marco poético para el cierre de su búsqueda y el encuentro con la muerte y, su libertad. Alma replicante liberada.

Quite an expirience to live in fear, isn’t? (vaya experiencia el vivir en el temor, no?)

That’s what it is to be slave! (eso es ser un esclavo)

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. (he visto cosas que ustedes las personas no podrían creer, naves de ataque en llamas, a través de hombro de Orion. He visto C-beams que brillaban en la oscuridad cerca de la puerta de Tannhäuser)

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain (todos esos momentos se desvanecerán en el tiempo, como lágrimas en la lluvia)

Time to die (hora de morir)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU

Es en el desarrollo de esta escena donde se intuye que además de conciencia, emociones y noción de existencia, podría decirse que los replicantes también poseen alma.

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There’s a struggle going on in Japan and in true Japanese fashion, it’s contradictory in nature. While the Japanese are very in touch with their history and keeping traditions alive, some aspects of Japanese life are beginning to feel the impact of a continually evolving society. The battle between history and modernity is one that is waged everyday, and I saw the impact of it Saturday night.  

After working during the day on Saturday, we met up with one of す’s university friends in Shinjuku to have a bite to eat and some drinks. Shinjuku is one of the largest areas of Tokyo and offers pretty much anything you could want from the sublime to the ridiculously deviant. It is home to one of the largest, most beautiful parks in Tokyo, Shinjuku Gyoen, as well as thousands of tiny little restaurants and bars crammed into maze-like streets offering just about any type of cuisine imaginable. It’s also the nexus of Tokyo’s sex industry with both “girls” and “boys” bars, strip clubs, soaplands (don’t ask), and pour bars (look it up lol).

We first stopped at a non-descript Izakaya, or Japanese pub, located in the basement of a Shinjuku office tower for a bite to eat and some drinks. The walk to the restaurant was like something out blade runner as we headed down a huge underground walkway lit up with  symmetrical fluorescent lighting stretching for what seemed like forever. It was as modern as modern could be. Our friend chose this particular restaurant because they offered a nomihodai, or all-you-can-drink, menu for ¥1750 (about $15). The food was pretty tasty, and I did manage to behave myself, so it was quite enjoyable. I got my ¥1750 worth and managed to remain coherent.

After finishing up there he wanted to take us to an old school yakitori restaurant. We crossed into Shinjuku near Golden Gai, a tiny alley loaded with little bars and restaurants about the size of postage stamps, and came upon a yakitori place that looked like it had been there since the Meiji era in the 1800s. In fact, the restaurant is about 100 years old. To the left of a dark-stained wooden door wearing years of exposure to the elements stood a charcoal grill and an elderly man standing behind it cooking. The entire grill area was coated in ash from the many orders of yakitori prepared over time.

We walked in and were directed to a narrow staircase wedged into the corner of a tiny room full of people eating. There were perhaps three or four tables with people eating and drinking. Upstairs was more open and not crowded at all. Dark wooden beams framed the dim stucco walls yellowed from years of cigarette smoke. We were seated at a low slung corner booth that surrounded an irori, or hearth, with a large iron kettle hanging from thick wooden arm. There were a couple of pieces of plywood covering the opening of the hearth, and our friend told us when he first started coming there, the hearth was exposed and used to warm food.

The waiter came over with the warmth of a Santarpio’s waiter on a Saturday night when you’re seated at his table right before the start of the 12 am card game. He was on the chubby side with his hair combed forward almost down to his bushy eyebrows. He wore a blue and white rugby shirt with thick horn-rimmed glasses that magnified his dark brown eyes. His shirt was tucked into his jeans which were pulled high above his waist and held up with a weathered brown belt. He grunted a welcome to us, and we ordered a bunch of food and drinks for all. He nodded and walked away then returned to deliver our beers.

As we chatted, our friend explained the place’s caste system to us: downstairs is for the regulars, and upstairs is for everyone else. He used to frequent the place often, and eventually made it downstairs, but he hadn’t been in in over a year. He picked up his beer and became sad as he sipped. Then he continued, “This place has been here over 80 years. It used to always be packed, but now, the young kids don’t like to come here. If this was ten years ago, we wouldn’t be able to get a seat. It makes me sad.” As so often happens in many cultures, places like this become obsolete despite the oodles of character they possess. Not to mention the food, which was great. As we continued eating and drinking, I reflected back on many of the places back in Boston that are similar. Some have survived merely because of the tourism industry, and others have fallen by the wayside due to modernity and changing times. The same happens here as people gravitate towards the shiny and new.  It made me happy that I could experience the food and the ambiance before it becomes just another relic frozen in the memories of those who loved it.

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Watch “Tears in the Rain,” an 11-Minute Fanmade Prequel to Blade Runner

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Following the announcement of Blade Runner 2049, the forthcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece, a young South African filmmaker named Christopher Grant Harvey released a new short film set in the Blade Runner universe. Tears in the Rain, not to be confused with Reelvision’s homage project of the same name, is an 11-minute fan film that serves as a loose prequel to Blade Runner. Harvey’s film presents a ‘what if?’ scenario that imagines the repercussions of a Blade Runner accidentally killing a human in their pursuit of a rogue replicant.

Set in the same dystopian Los Angeles future, Tears in the Rain centers around John Kampff (Sean Cameron Michael), a senior engineer leading the Tyrell corporation’s Retirement Division. Kampff is in pursuit of a suspected Nexus 3 series android named Andy Smith (Russel Savadier) when he learns that Replicant detection is impossible without specialized equipment. Devices like the Voight-Kampff polygraph-like machine used in the opening scene Scott’s original film, haven't been invented—yet.

When deciding which direction to take on Tears in the Rain, Harvey and his writing partner Evan James Dembskey opted to focus on a singular, substantive idea and build a story around it, rather than churn out an flashy, action-packed Blade Runner spinoff. In a descriptive blog post on his website, Harvey writes, “We opted for a degree of maturity and focused our efforts on telling a story that had substance. It could have been pedestrian to pen a story about some bland hero who hunts down Replicants in a smoke-filled-rain-drenched city in a kinetic action chase scene. That certainly would be eye-catching and impressive, but the fundamentals of story and conflict should take preference.” The two were always fascinated by the idea that Replicants are indistinguishable from humans. They were driven to further explore the questions surrounding empathy and what is means to be human raised in Philip K. Dick's original novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

The film took five years to make. Since the start of production back in 2012, Harvey says he often felt like giving up, “spending years in post-prod trying to get the perfect original visual effects and fitting score to bring the story to life, can lead to fatigue.” The struggle forced Harvey to repeatedly ask himself why his film was so important. “The burning desire, though, to delve deep inside and produce something that I could ultimately feel proud of (and be enjoyed by fans the world over) kept me going.” Watch the short film in its entirety below:

Learn more about Tears in the Rain here, and check out more work by Christopher Grant Harvey on his website.

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Rare Book Revealing Blade Runner's Art Direction Surfaces

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Preview: Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus #4 (of 4)

Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus #4 preview. Stix and Mead find themselves in the middle of a deadly conflict between rival Yakuza clans, Tyrell Corp special operatives, and Cheshire, an enigmatic rival to Tyrell #comics #comicbooks #bladerunner