{"id":44696,"date":"2025-08-07T01:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T05:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=44696"},"modified":"2025-08-07T01:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T05:12:44","slug":"hard-copy-first-look-blade-runner-black-lotus-las-vegas-1-continues-the-story-started-in-the-anime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=44696","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: FIRST LOOK! Blade Runner Black Lotus: Las Vegas #1 Continues the Story Started in the Anime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Titan Comics and Alcon Publishing <a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44697\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-44697\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1B-Danny-Earls-BRBL-675x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1B-Danny-Earls-BRBL-675x1024.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1B-Danny-Earls-BRBL-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1B-Danny-Earls-BRBL-768x1165.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1B-Danny-Earls-BRBL-1012x1536.jpeg 1012w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1B-Danny-Earls-BRBL-1350x2048.jpeg 1350w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1B-Danny-Earls-BRBL-scaled.jpeg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a>are excited to reveal the first look at art, covers and details for the next adventure in their BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS saga.<\/p>\n<p>BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS &#8211; LAS VEGAS continues the adventure of Elle, a female combat Replicant created by Niander Wallace (Blade Runner 2049, Blade Runner: Black Lotus).<\/p>\n<p>Written by Eisner Award nominated author Nancy A. Collins (Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Swamp Thing), with art by Jesus Hervas (Blade Runner: Origins), BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS &#8211; LAS VEGAS continues the story started in the 2021 cult anime series, and the events of the first BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS comic book story arc, &#8220;LEAVING L.A.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With Issue #1 out in comic book shops this September, this all-new adventure (set in the year 2032) sees the deadly Replicant combat model Elle \u2013 aka The Black Lotus Killer still searching for answers to her mysterious past. Her quest takes her to the irradiated city of Las Vegas (briefly glimpsed in BLADE RUNNER 2049), now a ghost-town following the detonation of a dirty bomb.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There she finds a community of Replicants who once serviced the casinos as the living embodiments of ancient Egyptians and Romans. Meanwhile Niander Wallace, inheritor of the Replicant technology of Eldon Tyrell, has dispatched a battle-hardened squad of mercenaries to track her and bring her back dead or alive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS &#8211; LAS VEGAS #1 releases in the same month as new deluxe, omnibus editions of the original Blade Runner graphic novels chronicling the critically-acclaimed Ash saga (2019, 2029, and 2039).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fans can order their copy of BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS &#8211; LAS VEGAS from their local comic book store, and Forbidden Planet for UK &amp; Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Timeline: Where does Black Lotus &#8211; Las Vegas fit in the Blade Runner Comics Universe?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44698\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-44698\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blade-Runner-Comics-Timeline-1024x762.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blade-Runner-Comics-Timeline-1024x762.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blade-Runner-Comics-Timeline-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blade-Runner-Comics-Timeline-768x571.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blade-Runner-Comics-Timeline-1536x1142.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blade-Runner-Comics-Timeline-2048x1523.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BLADE RUNNER BLACK LOTUS: LAS VEGAS #1 (OF 4)<\/p>\n<p>(W) Nancy A. Collins<\/p>\n<p>(A) Jesus Hervas<\/p>\n<p>Publisher: Titan Comics&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FC, 32pp, $4.99, On Sale September 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CONTINUES THE STORY STARTED IN THE 2021 ANIME SERIES!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WRITTEN BY EISNER AWARD NOMINATED AUTHOR NANCY A. COLLINS (BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS, SWAMP THING)!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This all-new series sees the deadly Replicant combat model Elle &#8211; aka The Black Lotus Killer continue searching for answers about her mysterious past. Elle&#8217;s quest takes her to the irradiated city of Las Vegas (later seen in Blade Runner 2049), a sand-choked ghost town of forgotten memories following the detonation of a dirty bomb.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-44696 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44704'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLADE-RUNNER-Black-Lotus-1-colours-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44705'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLADE-RUNNER-Black-Lotus-1-colours2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44706'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLADE-RUNNER-Black-Lotus-1-colours3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44707'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLADE-RUNNER-Black-Lotus-1-colours4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44708'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLADE-RUNNER-Black-Lotus-1-colours5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There she finds a community of role-playing Replicants, abandoned hospitality models from the old casinos now living as embodiments of ancient Egyptian and Roman royalty. Meanwhile, Niander Wallace, smarting from his last encounter with Elle, has dispatched a seasoned kill team to bring back her head.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>COVER A: KAEL NGU<\/p>\n<p>COVER B: DANNY EARLS<\/p>\n<p>COVER C: JESUS HERVAS<\/p>\n<p>COVER D: ANDY BELANGER<\/p>\n<p>COVER E: KIT WALLIS&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>COVER F: COLOR BLANK SKETCH ($5.99)*<\/p>\n<p>COVER G: KAEL NGU FOIL TRADE ($14.99)*<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-44696 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44699'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1A-Kael-Ngu-BRBL-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44700'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1B-Danny-Earls-BRBL-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44701'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1C-Jesus-Hervas-BRBL-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44702'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1D-Andy-Belanger-BRBL-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=44703'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1E-Kit-Wallis-BRBL-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>BLADE RUNNER BLACK LOTUS: LAS VEGAS #1 is on sale September 17, 2025 and is available to pre-order <a href=\"https:\/\/titan-comics.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=fabd997e7369c0912c6a648c5&amp;id=851cc22b7c&amp;e=57feb28193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from your local comic shop<\/a>. UK\/Europe readers can order from <a href=\"https:\/\/forbiddenplanet.com\/catalog\/?tag=series:blade-runner-black-lotus-las-vegas&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbidden Planet<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Photos from the last 2 covers has not been released yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titan Comics and Alcon Publishing are excited to reveal the first look at art, covers and details for the next adventure in their BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS saga. BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS &#8211; LAS VEGAS continues the adventure of Elle, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=44696\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[965,5212,12400,12401,12745,10957,2290,12744,6356],"class_list":["post-44696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hard-copy","tag-blade-runner","tag-blade-runner-2049","tag-blade-runner-black-lotus","tag-blade-runner-black-lotus-las-vegas","tag-eldon-tyrell","tag-jesus-hervas","tag-nancy-a-collins","tag-niander-wallace","tag-titan-comics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44709,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44696\/revisions\/44709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}