Shirow, Masamune. <br/><br/>
Appleseed.  1  The Promethean Challenge 
story and art by Shirow Masamune ; translation by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith, with Duane Johnson ; lettering by L. Lois Buhalis and John Clark, with Tom Orzechowski and Sasquatch. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Milwaukie, Ore. :  Dark Horse Manga,  2007 
 - 181p. :  chiefly ill. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Translated from the Japanese.  With new and adapted artwork and text, printed right-to-left.  Originally published in Japan. 
<br/><br/> "World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus' police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus' peaceful facade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and cyborg that could once again plunge the world into war... and genocide"--Cover  
<br/><br/> Mature: language, graphic, violence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781593076917 (v. 1 : pbk.) :  No price 1593076916 (v. 1 : pbk.) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA993607  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cyborgs--Comic books, strips, etc.<br/>Twenty-second century--Comic books, strips, etc.<br/>Graphic novels--Japan.<br/>Comic books, strips, etc.--Japan.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.<br/>Graphic Novels