‘Blade Runner’ Origin Story Comic in the Works

Titan Comics is launching a new publication titled Blade Runner: Origins, which serves as a prequel to the iconic 1982 cinematic masterpiece. Set in the year 2009, the storyline follows an LAPD investigator named Cal as he looks into the questionable demise of a Tyrell Corporation researcher. This narrative marks the initial exploration of the franchise's backstory and investigates how the Blade Runners first came to be. The creative team driving the project features writers Mellow Brown, K. Perkins, and Mike Johnson, alongside illustrator Fernando Dagnino. Developed through an ongoing collaboration between Titan and Alcon Media Group, the comic book is scheduled to debut digitally and in stores on February 24.

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