This 43-Year-Old Sci-Fi Classic Is Returning With All New Stories

Titan Comics is bringing back a fan-favorite Blade Runner character in a brand-new limited series.

Per an exclusive press release from Titan Comics, fans can get their first look at the next entry in one of the greatest science fiction franchises of all time in the form of Blade Runner Black Lotus: Las Vegas #1. This new four-issue limited series, written by Nancy A. Collins and illustrated by artist Jesus Hervas, will bring back the extralethal replicant assassin known as Elle, aka the Black Lotus Killer

Blade Runner Black Lotus: Las Vegas #1

• Written by NANCY A. COLLINS
• Art by JESUS HERVAS
• Main cover art by KAEL NGU
• Variant covers by DANNY EARLS, JESUS HERVAS, KAEL NGU, ANDY BELANGER, and KIT WALLIS

Per the official synopsis for Blade Runner Black Lotus: Las Vegas from Titan Comics, "This all-new series sees the deadly Replicant combat model Elle - aka The Black Lotus Killer - continue searching for answers about her mysterious past. Elle's quest takes her to the irradiated city of Las Vegas (later seen in Blade Runner 2049), a sand-choked ghost town of forgotten memories following the detonation of a dirty bomb. There, she finds a community of role-playing Replicants, abandoned hospitality models from the old casinos now living as embodiments of ancient Egyptian and Roman royalty. Meanwhile, Niander Wallace, smarting from his last encounter with Elle, has dispatched a seasoned kill team to bring back her head."

Elle, aka the Black Lotus Killer, was introduced in the 2021 animated series, Blade Runner: Black Lotus. When she made her debut, Elle had almost no memory of who she was or why she existed in the first place. Eventually, it was revealed that Niander Wallace Jr. created her as part of a plot to murder his father, Niander Wallace Sr., and take complete and total control over the family replicant manufacturing company, the Wallace Corporation. Throughout Blade Runner: Black Lotus and the comic book follow-up of the same name, fans have watched Elle take on all manner of threats while establishing herself as the Blade Runner franchise's latest unlikely hero.

Blade Runner Black Lotus: Las Vegas is the latest in a long line of Blade Runner comic books published by Titan Comics. The earliest of these were Blade Runner: Origins, set ten years before the events of the first film, and Blade Runner 2029, which followed the Blade Runner known as Ash in her hunt for rogue replicants in the rainy streets of Los Angeles. Since then, Titan Comics has also published numerous other titles in the franchise, including Blade Runner 2039, Blade Runner Black Lotus, Blade Runner 2039: Upgrade, and Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus. Titan released a brand new comic timeline for the Blade Runner universe as well, for readers looking to follow the story from the beginning.

Blade Runner Black Lotus: Las Vegas #1 goes on sale September 17 from Titan Comics.

Source: Titan Comics