Blade Runner is back with a new chapter in the franchise, and its second act is kicking into full gear. To Lose Is To Win is the latest addition to the Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus saga, and it scratches a serious itch for fans of the films, especially as they wait for the TV continuation, 2099, which is expected to release in 2027.

Publisher Titan Comics has cultivated a strong comic book arm of the Blade Runner franchise, expanding the world built by Ridley Scott and Denis Villenueve in the original Blade Runner and its cinematic sequel, 2049. Currently, Titan is in the middle of putting out Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus: To Lose Is To Win, and it is steadily justifying itself as a must-read.

To Lose is To Win is the follow-up to Die in Peace, released in 2024. Tokyo Nexus is expected to be a trilogy, with a final four-issue arc following To Lose. Which means it is the perfect time to get caught up on the series, as its middle act draws to a dramatic climax.

“Tokyo Nexus” Adds To Blade Runner Canon While Telling Its Own Distinct Story

Three of four issues of Tokyo Nexus: To Lose is To Win have been released. The finale will hit shelves in August, with a trade paperback collection slated for release on December 1, 2026. Tokyo Nexus is a solid development in Blade Runner lore; it expands on the themes of the films and the potential of the Blade Runner universe in exciting ways, while providing its own self-contained action-thriller plotline.

Without giving too much away, “bootleg Replicants” become a problem in Tokyo Nexus, as a rival to the Tyrell Corporation has begun producing its own, following the events of Die in Peace, the previous four-issue miniseries. That’s a huge deal for the franchise overall. Yet that lore advancement comes in the midst of a grounded action-crime drama, which also finds its protagonists in the middle of a war between Yakuza factions, at the same time a former ally seeks to eliminate them.

Few iconic franchises are as primed for supplemental comic books as Blade Runner. At a time when the Star Wars Expanded Universe and the Star Trek galaxy feel exhausted, Blade Runner still offers an opportunity to boldly go in new directions, telling stories that work as pieces of a larger puzzle but also as standalone thrill rides. That’s exactly the balance Tokyo Nexus is striking that makes it worth picking up for those who can’t get enough of the movies.

The “Tokyo Nexus” Trilogy Is What The Blade Runner Franchise Should Have Always Been

Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus: Die in Peace collects the first four issue arc of the trilogy, which introduces its protagonists and sets into motion the threads that are continuing to unravel in To Lose is To Win. Both miniseries are quick, fun reads, capturing the spirit and the style of Blade Runner while offering a different perspective on the world.

It’s exactly the kind of storytelling Blade Runner has been ripe for since the Ridley Scott film first hit screens decades ago, but which has been underserved in other mediums since then. There ought to be more Blade Runner novels, comics, and video games than there are. Titan Comics is making a strong bid to fix that with Tokyo Nexus, the latest installment in its Blade Runner comics.

Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus: To Lose is To Win concludes with issue #4 in August 2026 from Titan Comics.