The Ghost in the Shell 1

Deepintothetwenty-firstcentury,thelinebetweenmanandmachinehasbeeninexorablyblurredashumansrelyontheenhancementofmechanicalimplantsandrobotsareupgradedwithhumantissue.Inthisrapidlyconverginglandscape,cyborgsuperagentMajorMotokoKusanagiischargedtotrackdownthecraftiestandmostdangerousterroristsandcybercriminals,including"ghosthackers"whoarecapableofexploitingthehuman/machineinterfaceandreprogramminghumanstobecomepuppetstocarryoutthehackers'criminalends.WhenMajorKusanagitracksthecybertrailofonesuchmasterhacker,thePuppeteer,herquestleadsherintoaworldbeyondinformationandtechnologywheretheverynatureofconsciousnessandthehumansoulareturnedupsidedown.FromShirowMasamune,theaward-winningcreatorofAppleseed""and""Dominion,comesTheGhostintheShell,thebreakthroughmangathatinspiredtheinternationallyacclaimedanimatedfilm.Anepicdystopiantaleofpolitics,technology,andmetaphysics,TheGhostintheShellhasbeenhailedworldwideasanunparalleledvisionaryworkofgraphicfiction.Andnowit'sreadytodazzletheimaginationinitssecondmillennium.ThiseditionincludesanewIntroductionfromDarkHorsepublisherMikeRichardson,andafascinatingPostscriptfromauthorShirowMasamune,withhisthoughtsonthephenomenonthatisTheGhostintheShell.