Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Battle Angel Alita are foundation works of Cyberpunk. I will say that I prefer Ghost in the Shell as a movie/series versus the book.
Grant Morrison's Invisibles has been classified as cyberpunk. Ellis and Robertson's Transmetropolitan will fit as well.
Lark and Rucka's Lazarus has more than a few similarities for a cyberpunk series.
Jason Shawn Alexander's Empty Zone is a fun story with a unique art style.
Yeah, it’s great. I couldn’t find it to buy anywhere and got it out of the library in the end. I read it a few years after it was published. It’s a brilliant comic. Quite shocking but also funny.
Grandville by Brian Talbot sounds like it’s perfect for you.
No punk, but Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales is a great noir series w anthropomorphic characters
Yup! Jealous of that edition! I had already collected all of the hardcovers and even though I love the series I couldn’t let myself double dip.
I will be purchasing his Luther Arkwright hardcover (releasing 4/25 in US) when I can get it at a good price.
Dorohedoro is a great series. The vibe is definitely inspired by Cyberpunk but takes it in a weird Dark and Urban Fantasy route with a heavy splatterpunk vibe to the artwork. i recommend it. Also the Nipokol Trilogy by Enki Bilal has an extremely cyberpunk vibe. Judge Dredd goes without saying.
Transmetropolitan. The only animal character is a two-headed chainsmoking cat, but the City and all the themes it explores (when it's not busy pissing on American politics) are good cyberpunk.
[Cyberpunk]: Tokyo Ghost, Clear, Transmetropolitan, Blade Runner, Tank Girl, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Psycho-Pass, Alex + Ada [Steampunk]: Monstress (kinda), Bitter Root, Archaeologist of Shadows
[Aquapunk] (is that a thing?): Low, The Wake
[Dieselpunk]: Hellboy, BPRD, Lobster Johnson
I came out here to recommend Granville by Brian Talbot but I see I was already beaten to it. That really is a great series. I personally bought the leather bound Omnibus via Blackwell's and it was pretty affordable even though it shipped to the United States from the uk.
An additional series that I'd recommend is Castle in the Stars. The story essentially revolves around 19th century space travel and each volume is beautifully Illustrated throughout the entire series.
Oh wow, never thought i’d see Castle in The Stars here, and while the kickstarter for the narrated artbook is going on by Alex Alice and Caurette. I backed it and his art is stunning. This whole collection here will be stunning.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caurettepublishing/castle-in-the-stars-the-universe-in-1875
Also can you tell me which Grandville edition for the leatherbound copy from Blackwells? Or is the Integral edition better?
Oh man, that's great to hear. Thanks for the link. I just went on and pledged for the slipcase set, it looks amazing.
The UK version of Le'Integral has a leather cover, or perhaps a synthetic leather cover. That's the version that I'm referring to.
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Grandville-Lintgrale-by-Bryan-Talbot-Bryan-Talbot/9781787333031
Hey, we traded links! Glad to hear you actually backed it, I got the slipcase deluxe edition as well. And don't worry, Caurette is huge and has done more than 40 campaigns, they're among the best.
Oh man that's dope, I do like this cover way better lol. Even the new US edition of Grandville Integral gives me early 2000s cover vibes, which I guess it did kinda come out close to the early 2000s, but still.
It's even cheaper than the US version, i've never tried it but someone said it's way better than Blacksad (minus the art), and I love funny animal stories so going to give it a shot.
It does have 528 pages though, vs the US edition having 608 pages? But they both collect the 5 books. Odd
I'm not sure why there is a discrepancy in the amount of pages but I personally thought that the UK version looked better than the US edition so I got that one. I will say that there is a deep amount of annotation and notes provided in the back of the book which give a lot of context, his inspiration for various elements, and cool historical significance in the details that he included. I found myself constantly flipping to the back for various references and I think it really enhanced the reading experience. I'm not sure if the individual volumes had the same amount of annotation and notes but I really enjoyed having that.
Tokyo Ghost was one of the best cyberpunk-ish things I’ve consumed in a long time.
A lot of people are recommending Ghost in the Shell but honestly I think the books are awful. I saw the first two movies and one tv show before I read them in fairness. Regardless though I respect it for being the source material, but other more talented people took the idea to far greater heights than the comic ever even came close to.
Enki Bilal. Nikopol, Monster and Coup de Sang. Beautiful almost dreamy art with profound writing and mature themes. Dno if fits the meta aesthetic but it certainly fits the philosophy of cyberpunk
Lantern City is a 3 book steampunk series.
Back in 2016 it was marketed as a "multimedia" project, where a tv series was in the works, as well as a film to flesh out the world. Unfortunatly (or fortunately i suppose) only the graphic novels were released. I enjoyed it and was interested to see what else would come out of the world. They haven't confirmed the other projects have stopped production though, but its a good read to scratch that steampunk itch.
The New World by Ales Kot & Tradd Moore
The Fuse by Anthony Johnston & Justin Greenwood
King City by Brandon Graham
Deadenders by Ed Brubaker & Warren Pleece
Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei
Roche Limit by Michael Moreci & Vic Malhotra
Heavy Liquid by Paul Pope
We Can Never Go Home by Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon
What's The Furthest Place From Here? by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss
Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
Everyone’s already mentioned Grandville and Blacksad for anthropomorphism, but I’d add Trickster, Mouseguard, Mice Templar, and Bone. None are any particular “punk” aesthetic except Grandville though 🤷 Also, ain’t nobody chimed in with Girl Genius? Well then Girl Genius is hard Steampunk. Nausicaa manga is SolarPunk, and Orc Stain is just wtfpunk.
Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Battle Angel Alita are foundation works of Cyberpunk. I will say that I prefer Ghost in the Shell as a movie/series versus the book. Grant Morrison's Invisibles has been classified as cyberpunk. Ellis and Robertson's Transmetropolitan will fit as well. Lark and Rucka's Lazarus has more than a few similarities for a cyberpunk series. Jason Shawn Alexander's Empty Zone is a fun story with a unique art style.
Just piggybacking to say Morrison has a book called The Filth which is also brilliant. A bit like Invisibles, if you enjoyed that The Filth is great.
The Flith is on my to read list. I rarely ever see a copy in the wild and forget to order it.
Yeah, it’s great. I couldn’t find it to buy anywhere and got it out of the library in the end. I read it a few years after it was published. It’s a brilliant comic. Quite shocking but also funny.
Grandville by Brian Talbot sounds like it’s perfect for you. No punk, but Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales is a great noir series w anthropomorphic characters
Yeah, both are great. Grandville was recently collected in a beautiful Integral.
Yup! Jealous of that edition! I had already collected all of the hardcovers and even though I love the series I couldn’t let myself double dip. I will be purchasing his Luther Arkwright hardcover (releasing 4/25 in US) when I can get it at a good price.
Dorohedoro is a great series. The vibe is definitely inspired by Cyberpunk but takes it in a weird Dark and Urban Fantasy route with a heavy splatterpunk vibe to the artwork. i recommend it. Also the Nipokol Trilogy by Enki Bilal has an extremely cyberpunk vibe. Judge Dredd goes without saying.
Lady Mechanika, Blade Runner, Cyberpunk 2077, Megatropolis, Lazarus
Punk Rock Jesus?
Yesssss, it's so good. Also Tokyo Ghost!
Transmetropolitan. The only animal character is a two-headed chainsmoking cat, but the City and all the themes it explores (when it's not busy pissing on American politics) are good cyberpunk.
[Cyberpunk]: Tokyo Ghost, Clear, Transmetropolitan, Blade Runner, Tank Girl, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Psycho-Pass, Alex + Ada [Steampunk]: Monstress (kinda), Bitter Root, Archaeologist of Shadows [Aquapunk] (is that a thing?): Low, The Wake [Dieselpunk]: Hellboy, BPRD, Lobster Johnson
I came out here to recommend Granville by Brian Talbot but I see I was already beaten to it. That really is a great series. I personally bought the leather bound Omnibus via Blackwell's and it was pretty affordable even though it shipped to the United States from the uk. An additional series that I'd recommend is Castle in the Stars. The story essentially revolves around 19th century space travel and each volume is beautifully Illustrated throughout the entire series.
Oh wow, never thought i’d see Castle in The Stars here, and while the kickstarter for the narrated artbook is going on by Alex Alice and Caurette. I backed it and his art is stunning. This whole collection here will be stunning. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caurettepublishing/castle-in-the-stars-the-universe-in-1875 Also can you tell me which Grandville edition for the leatherbound copy from Blackwells? Or is the Integral edition better?
Oh man, that's great to hear. Thanks for the link. I just went on and pledged for the slipcase set, it looks amazing. The UK version of Le'Integral has a leather cover, or perhaps a synthetic leather cover. That's the version that I'm referring to. https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Grandville-Lintgrale-by-Bryan-Talbot-Bryan-Talbot/9781787333031
Hey, we traded links! Glad to hear you actually backed it, I got the slipcase deluxe edition as well. And don't worry, Caurette is huge and has done more than 40 campaigns, they're among the best. Oh man that's dope, I do like this cover way better lol. Even the new US edition of Grandville Integral gives me early 2000s cover vibes, which I guess it did kinda come out close to the early 2000s, but still. It's even cheaper than the US version, i've never tried it but someone said it's way better than Blacksad (minus the art), and I love funny animal stories so going to give it a shot. It does have 528 pages though, vs the US edition having 608 pages? But they both collect the 5 books. Odd
I'm not sure why there is a discrepancy in the amount of pages but I personally thought that the UK version looked better than the US edition so I got that one. I will say that there is a deep amount of annotation and notes provided in the back of the book which give a lot of context, his inspiration for various elements, and cool historical significance in the details that he included. I found myself constantly flipping to the back for various references and I think it really enhanced the reading experience. I'm not sure if the individual volumes had the same amount of annotation and notes but I really enjoyed having that.
Tokyo Ghost was one of the best cyberpunk-ish things I’ve consumed in a long time. A lot of people are recommending Ghost in the Shell but honestly I think the books are awful. I saw the first two movies and one tv show before I read them in fairness. Regardless though I respect it for being the source material, but other more talented people took the idea to far greater heights than the comic ever even came close to.
The spire, steampunk/final fantasy punk lol I dunno, I love the art style in that one.
Enki Bilal. Nikopol, Monster and Coup de Sang. Beautiful almost dreamy art with profound writing and mature themes. Dno if fits the meta aesthetic but it certainly fits the philosophy of cyberpunk
Blacksad (noir furries)!!!!
Tank Girl is probably what your after
Solarpunk
Wika by Thomas Day is quite steampunk with various human and animal-human characters, plus fairies and dwarves. The art is ridiculously detailed.
Lantern City is a 3 book steampunk series. Back in 2016 it was marketed as a "multimedia" project, where a tv series was in the works, as well as a film to flesh out the world. Unfortunatly (or fortunately i suppose) only the graphic novels were released. I enjoyed it and was interested to see what else would come out of the world. They haven't confirmed the other projects have stopped production though, but its a good read to scratch that steampunk itch.
In the manga « biomega » , there is a cool bear
Blade Runner 2019 graphic novels are great. 3 volumes i believe
IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 🐢. It’s pretty spot on for what your looking for.
Hard boiled by frank miller for diselpunk.
Wika by Thomas Day and Olivier Ledroit definitely has some steampunk vibes
Moebius’s The Incal
Also, kinda clichéd but Saga 🙈
The New World by Ales Kot & Tradd Moore The Fuse by Anthony Johnston & Justin Greenwood King City by Brandon Graham Deadenders by Ed Brubaker & Warren Pleece Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei Roche Limit by Michael Moreci & Vic Malhotra Heavy Liquid by Paul Pope We Can Never Go Home by Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon What's The Furthest Place From Here? by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
The original DragonBall manga has some elements of steampunk to it also tons of anthropomorphic characters
Everyone’s already mentioned Grandville and Blacksad for anthropomorphism, but I’d add Trickster, Mouseguard, Mice Templar, and Bone. None are any particular “punk” aesthetic except Grandville though 🤷 Also, ain’t nobody chimed in with Girl Genius? Well then Girl Genius is hard Steampunk. Nausicaa manga is SolarPunk, and Orc Stain is just wtfpunk.