An annotated list titled "Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels" provides a chronological overview of illustrated works that embody cyberpunk themes across Western comics a...
An annotated list titled "Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels" provides a chronological overview of illustrated works that embody cyberpunk themes across Western comics and Japanese manga.
Cyberpunk is defined by high technology, urban decay, and socio‑political commentary, and has been represented in sequential art since the 1970s.
The Long Tomorrow (1975, graphic novel) by Dan O’Bannon and Moebius is described as a short story with illustrations that were part of the French science fiction aesthetic of the 1970s and that heavily inspired later cyberpunk media such as Blade Runner and Neuromancer.
Akira (1982–1990, manga) by Katsuhiro Otomo depicts a dystopian 2019 setting and explores themes of radical politics, overcrowding and anarchy.
Blade Runner (1982, comic) adapted by Archie Goldwin, Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon from the 1982 film expands on ambiguous scenes through narration and includes references to characters such as Deckard.
Shatter (1985–1988, comic) created by Peter B. Gills and Mike Saenz is recognized as the first digital comic produced on a Macintosh Plus and incorporates dystopian, robotic and gene‑science themes.
Dominion (1986, manga) by Masamune Shirow is set in a polluted future city called New Port City and follows a tank police force confronting a cyborg criminal planning to alter the human genome.
Rebel (1986, graphic novel) by Pepe Moreno portrays a post‑apocalyptic New York under a fascist regime and combines elements of Mad Max and Escape from New York.
Ghost in the Shell (Mobile Armored Riot Police) (1989–1990, manga) by Masamune Shirow follows a cyborg major leading Section 9 in investigations of artificial intelligence and cybercrime.
Cyberpunk: Book 1 (1989–1990) and Cyberpunk: Book 2 (1990) by Scott Rockwell, illustrated by Darryl Banks and Doug Talalla respectively, examine virtual reality and hacking concepts.
Gunnm (Battle Angel Alita) (1990–1995, manga) by Yukito Kishiro tells the story of a cyborg android discovered in a junkyard who becomes a bounty hunter in a future where Earth’s population is segregated from a floating city.
Robocop (Marvel Comics, 1990–1992) created by Alan Grant and Lee Sullivan extends the franchise into a futuristic Detroit with cybernetic and artificial‑intelligence themes.
Night Hunters (2022) by Dave Baker and Alexis Ziritt depicts a cybernetic police sniper and a drug lord in a dystopian Caracas setting.
Cyberpunk 2077: XOXO (2023) by Bartosz Sztybor and Jakub Rebelka is a four‑issue comic set in Night City that follows a man’s cybernetic transformation and gang conflict.
Additional titles such as Blade Runner 2019 (2019–2020), Blade Runner 2029 (2020–2021), and various works by Masamune Shirow, Tsutomu Nihei and other creators further illustrate the range of cyberpunk narratives in comics and manga.
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