{"id":14571,"date":"2019-02-22T15:49:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T21:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=14571"},"modified":"2019-02-22T15:49:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T21:49:12","slug":"blade-runner-title-and-artist-revealed-for-new-comic-series-from-titan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/22\/blade-runner-title-and-artist-revealed-for-new-comic-series-from-titan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Blade Runner&#8217; title and artist revealed for new comic series from Titan!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, UK, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 \u2013 Titan Comics and Alcon Media Group have announced that the year\u2019s most hotly-awaited comic series will be officially titled \u201c<em>Blade Runner 2019.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Launching this summer, Titan Comics\u2019 new series will be set during the exact timeframe of the original\u00a0<em>Blade Runner<\/em>\u00a0film, and feature a (mostly) new set of characters and situations.<\/p>\n<p>Titan also confirmed that noted artist Andres Guinaldo (<em>Justice League Dark, Captain America<\/em>) will be joining acclaimed\u00a0<em>Blade Runner 2049<\/em>\u00a0screenwriter Michael Green (<em>Logan<\/em>) and veteran collaborator Mike Johnson (<em>Star Trek, Super\u00adman\/Batman<\/em>) to breathe life into their all-new Blade Runner comic books.<\/p>\n<p>One featured character is Ash, a female Blade Runner who is more than she seems, shown here in this behind-the-scenes line-up sketch. But her creators are staying tight-lipped about storylines and fans will have to wait for more details to emerge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was 19 when I first saw\u00a0<em>Blade Runner<\/em>\u00a0and I left the cinema dazed and stunned,\u201d stated Titan editor David Leach. \u201cFrankly, it blew my tiny little art school mind so the opportunity to work on this new comic set in that same world is an absolute thrill and honour!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited about exploring and expanding the Blade Runner universe,\u201d said Alcon\u2019s Director of Publishing, Jeff Conner. \u201cThe 2019 setting provides a broad canvas for the creative team to present fresh stories and compelling characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new\u00a0<em>Blade Runner 2019<\/em>\u00a0comic series is part of a line of original comics and graphic novels by Alcon Media and Titan, which will add to the expanding canon of this celebrated science-fiction world.<\/p>\n<p>Look for further announcements about this thrilling new slate of Blade Run\u00adner comics in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, UK, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 \u2013 Titan Comics and Alcon Media Group have announced that the year\u2019s most hotly-awaited comic series will be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,32,16],"tags":[57],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/VbtEBxJD.jpeg?fit=1200%2C531","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17717,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/09\/titan-comics-releases-blade-runner-1-trailer\/","url_meta":{"origin":14571,"position":0},"title":"Titan Comics Releases Blade Runner #1 Trailer","author":"DiRT","date":"July 9, 2019","format":"video","excerpt":"THE YEAR'S MOST HOTLY ANTICIPATED COMIC BOOK HAS ARRIVED! 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