Rai Volume 1: Welcome to New Japan

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“The art is simply amazing. It’s detailedand lush. No corners are cut anywhere…” —Kirkus

The year is 4001 A.D. Ledby the artificial intelligence called “Father,” the island nation of Japan hasexpanded out of the Pacific and into geosynchronous orbit with the ravaged Earthbelow. With billions to feed and protect, it has fallen to one solitary guardianto enforce the law of Father’s empire – the mysterious folk hero known as Rai.They say he can appear out of nowhere. They say he is a spirit…the ghost ofJapan. But when the first murder in a thousand years threatens to toppleFather’s benevolent reign, Rai will be forced to confront the true face of anation transformed…and his own long-losthumanity.

Collects issues #1-4 ofRai, an all-new vision of the future from comics superstars Matt Kindtand Clayton Crain.