Rai #1 by Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain has arrived, and we are compelled to discuss this incredible first issue from Valiant Comics. Rai, Lula, Psylocke, Father, and the Future of Japan. We take a look at the mysteries and the imagination in the Japan of the Future.

There is so much to love about this issue, and so much to discuss.

The future itself reminds all of us of different versions of the future. We take a long look at what we can decipher about this world from what we have seen so far.

That tree on the top of the world, what is that? Is it Father? A conduit to the NerveWeb? Just a futuristic elevator? Or something else?

What about Rai himself. Is he really human, or something else? Will his story mirror that of Siddhartha? Why does his finger disintegrate when he touches that body?

Speaking of that body, why was she murdered? Who are the raddies and what are they up to?

Lula. What do we know about her? Why does she want to see Rai? Does she secretly want to go to Earth? How distrustful of the world of Japan is she?

Spylocke. Real or fictional? Is he really John McClane? Why aren’t there records of him? Could he take on Rai? Where can we purchase one of his sweet jumpsuits? Or… is he Ninjak! Or Ninjaq?

What kind of rules do the Positronic Minds (PTs) live by? What will Rai’s relationship with the PTs be? He is a PT afterall… or is he?!

We discuss all of this, plus the map. The map. Get yourself that Pullbox Plus edition of Rai #1, the map alone makes it worth it.

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