Frank Miller

Kazuo Koike

Goseki Kojima

Dark Horse Comics is proud to present one of the authentic landmarks in graphic fiction, Lone Wolf and Cub, to be published in its entirety for the first time in America. An epic samurai adventure of staggering proportions -- over 7000 pages -- Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima, creating unforgettable imagery of stark beauty, kinetic fury, and visceral thematic power that influenced a generation of visual storytellers both in Japan and in the West. Don't miss this monumental monthly release, twenty-eight volumes, with each collection approximately 300 pages! This volume includes the following stories: Son for Hire, Sword for Hire A Father Knows His Child's Heart, as Only a Child Can Know His Father's From North to South, From East to West Baby Cart on the River Styx Suio School Zanbato Waiting for the Rains Eight Gates of Deceit Wings to the Birds, Fangs to the Beast The Assassin's Road

Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road

Aaron J Mitchell

The beginning of an epic series. While the only stand out tale is the final flashback one featuring the origin of Ogami and Daigoro's story this volume will easily suck you into the world of Lone Wolf and Cub.

Gavin

Fun (for instance, each assassination has a new twist, actually surprising) and good-looking. But I laughed several times at the dense infodumps about Edo martial politics. Way too much text; cheap kung-fu movie exposition. 

Ogami is comically stoic and manly. Might not continue because there's no sign of anyone getting any character development.

Also constantly distracted by how much Ogami looks like Kirk Douglas, but that's my problem.

Ryan LaFerney

Lone Wolf and Cub are a disgraced samurai and his adopted infant son traveling through Edo-period Japan (sometime between 1603 and 1868) working as a sword-for-hire. He kills lots of people, some of them try to kill him and his boy and fail (that’s not a spoiler, there are several more books after this so of course, he’s in no real danger), and that’s about it! And while it might be episodic, it is hard to not enjoy this work for its historical accuracy, its brilliant paneling, and frenetic action sequences, its occasional humor, and just how darn influential it has been on the medium of graphic novels and storytelling in general. For instance, The Mandalorian owes a great debt to Lone Wolf and Cub. 

Ogami Itto was the shogun’s executioner and has chosen to live the path of an assassin, offering his sword and son, Daigoro, to anyone willing to pay for his services. Itto has more than enough skill to deal with the most feared foes, armed with his dotanuki sword and expert tactics. He does whatever it takes to get the job done, even if it means appearing weak. One case has him allowing himself to be captured by the enemy, dismantling them from the inside out once he’s in their lair. Another has him entering prison with some of the toughest criminals out there, getting unceremoniously beaten, then allowing himself to get put on death row after he kills a few of the guys that beat him after he gets the info he needs. The funny thing is, with all these dangerous situations, the guy’s rarely in any serious trouble because he’s just -that- good. This first volume of the Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus contains 16 chapters in the series, with each chapter showing why Ogami Itto is probably the baddest fictional dude to grace any form of media.

But it's really the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of Goseki Kojima that make this work a major work of manga history. Powerful artistry is contained within these pages.

The epic continues! Among the five stories in this issue: Cub has been captured while Lone Wolf lies unconscious! All of Cub's captors are cruel, all but the osue (the lowest maid). But her help may be her undoing. The household waits for the feared Lone Wolf to come looking for his son...and when he does...pick up Volume Two to find out what happens -- plus four other great stories, as this classic epic continues! This volume includes the following stories: Red Cat The Coming of the Cold Tragic O-Sue The Gateless Barrier Winter Flower

Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 2: The Gateless Barrier

On meifumadō ("The Road to Hell"), the cursed journey for vengeance, Ogami Ittō and Daigorō experience numerous adventures.

Book Dragon

A. D. Knapp

Chris Herrmann

Marcos Porto

Join renegade samurai Itto Ogami and his infant son, Daigoro, in five more adventures on the dark road to Hell. What do three mysterious Shogunate assassins, a street entertainer, and the crests of the dead have in common? "The Baby Cart Wolf" continues his dealing of death for gold and encounters one ronin who is bent on putting a stop to his journey. Will he succeed? Follow the monthly adventures of Lone Wolf and Cub, one of the true classics of comics literature, available in America for the first time in over a decade! This volume contains the following stories: The Flute of the Fallen Tiger Half Mat, One Mat, A Fistful of Rice The White Path Between the Rivers The Virgin and the Whore Close Quarters

Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road

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