Compared to Shirow's other works like Appleseed, Dominion is a much quainter, smoother read. It is closer to a comedy gag manga than a real serious philosophical investigation like many of his other works. However, he doesn't miss the opportunity to still investigate some pretty interesting ideas, both conceptually and artistically. Shirow's artwork is particularly clean in Dominion, which works especailly well with the equally 'clean' (ironically, the world being not 'clean' at all) story. However, that strength is also a weakness, as despite the interesting concepts explored, Dominion doesn't offer the depth of Ghost in the Shell or Appleseed, and there is muchless content here to reread. That works for what is essentially a one-shot, and perhaps the following volume expands upon the universe in significant ways. This is still a complete work in itself, and I don't feel you really CAN do much more with Dominion, unlike GitS or Appleseed.