Written by Mike Johnson.

Art by Andres Guinaldo

Titan Comics, out now

It’s 2029 and Yotun and his guerrilla Replicant army have destroyed a section of the seawall and murdered the political and corporate elite of Los Angeles.

The authorities arrive in the aftermath of the attack on the seawall, cueing up another one of those excellent set pieces that writer Johnson and artist Guinaldo have continually treated us to across this series and its predecessor Blade Runner 2019. With widescreen, cinematic angles and just the right amount of dialogue to sell the scene, we witness the might of Yutan as he takes out a squad of Police Spinners, and  not one panel is wasted.

Elsewhere, Ash escapes into the wasteland – with the emphasis being on waste… and trash – and when she’s eventually rescued it’s not the salvation she’d been hoping for. Ghosts of her past come to haunt her, and it looks like we’re going to have to rely on her partner Freysa to lead the real rescue party.

Verdict: 100% authentic to its source, this Blade Runner continuation may have taken nearly 40 years to get here, but when it’s this good, who’s looking at the clock? 9/10

Nick Joy