The series will be the latest comics outing for Morgan, who has previously written two Black Widow series for Marvel, as well as a comic book series based on the video game Crisis 2, on which he was lead writer.Īlthough the original series of novels ended more than a decade ago, the property found new life last year with the debut of a live-action adaptation on Netflix starring Joel Kinnaman, which was popular enough not only to earn a second season, but also an animated feature further exploring the mythology of the series from Cowboy Bebop writer Dai Sato.Īccording to Dynamite, Altered Carbon: Download Blues will be released in May. “I couldn’t wish for a happier, more hard-boiled home in which to have Takeshi Kovacs make his comic book debut.” He is tortured by physicians from the Wei Clinic, who deal in black market sleeve theft. He learns he is wearing the sleeve of Elias Ryker, a corrupt police officer and Ortega's lover. Kovacs investigates the brothel where Elizabeth worked. No compromise, no punches pulled,” the writer said in a statement. A high-level Russian operative named Kadmin tries to assassinate Kovacs, but fails and is captured. By the time he landed his three-book deal, he’d been pawing away, waiting for 14 years. He was in his mid-30s when Altered Carbon was published. These, after all, are the guys who took on The Boys without blinking. Morgan is 52 now, with a wife and young son. “When you go to Dynamite for a sequential art incarnation of your much loved anti-hero, you know you’re not going to get short-changed.
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