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Cyberpunk 2077: Blackout by Bartosz Sztybor

Cyberpunk 2077: Blackout

Bartosz Sztybor

Dark Horse Comics · Paperback · January 31, 2023

In a city that operates on technology, a power outage brings catastrophe, but in darkness comes opportunity.

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Who it’s for
A blackout exposes the uneasy cost of escaping pain in a technology-dependent city.
Themes
Technology-enabled escapism, Psychological deterioration, Dependence in a corrupt city
Genres
Cyberpunk Comics, Dystopian Comics, Tie-In Comics

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In a city that operates on technology, a power outage brings catastrophe, but in darkness comes opportunity. It hurts. Night City hurts. The suffering runs deep and the deeper one falls, the longer the self-prescribed dreams play. Fortune, hope, love—all made possible by DMS technology. A braindance repairman’s daily encounters with his clients reveal the deterioration of the human mind and the desperation driving those to surrender to illusion.

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But not everyone desires a happy ending. Riddled with doubt, self-hatred, and guilt, he soon discovers the answer to pain . . . comes in a blackout. Created in close collaboration with CD Projekt Red, embrace humanity and dare to break the cycle of a corrupt city that offers an escape for the price of your dependence. In Night City, you get what you pay for and . . . you get what you give. Collects Cyberpunk 2077: Blackout #1–#4.

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A blackout exposes the uneasy cost of escaping pain in a technology-dependent city.

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  • Cyberpunk where relief comes with a cost
  • A morally tangled look at pain and escape

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  • A dark, introspective story about illusion and dependence
  • A collected four-issue comic in the Cyberpunk 2077 world

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Publisher categories

  • Tie-In Comics
  • Science Fiction Comics
  • Cyberpunk
Authors
Bartosz Sztybor
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Published
January 31, 2023
Format
Paperback
Theme
Technology-enabled escapism · Psychological deterioration · Dependence in a corrupt city
Reading lane
Tie-In Comics