The acclaimed genre-defining samurai epic manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima is presented in a new deluxe oversized hardcover edition and is now oriented in right-to-left reading format as originally published in Japan!
The Lone Wolf’s actions lead to a manhunt and an epic, bloody battle unlike any other! Ogami Itto once again must face the treachery of the Kurokuwa ninja clan, then becomes a river porter to foil the plans of his enemy, the Yagyu clan, and in doing so declares war against them all! And Yagyu Retsudo pursues Ogami to retrieve a letter stolen from him, only to watch dozens of his men fall victim to the Lone Wolf’s hungry sword!
The Deluxe Edition features:
Presented in its original right-to-left format
New cover with grain texture, burnishing, and foil stamping
Oversized 7" x 10" format
Ribbon bookmark
Collects stories from Lone Wolf and Cub Volumes 8–10.
Kazuo Koike is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.
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Goseki Kojima was a Japanese manga artist known for his collaborations with Kazuo Koike. The team was often referred to as the “Golden Duo.” Kojima’s best-known work was Lone Wolf and Cub. Other titles attributed to Kojima are Samurai Executioner and Path of the Assassin. In 2004, Kojima won an Eisner Award.
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The acclaimed genre-defining samurai epic manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima is presented in a new deluxe oversized hardcover edition and is now oriented in right-to-left reading format as originally published in Japan!
The Lone Wolf’s actions lead to a manhunt and an epic, bloody battle unlike any other! Ogami Itto once again must face the treachery of the Kurokuwa ninja clan, then becomes a river porter to foil the plans of his enemy, the Yagyu clan, and in doing so declares war against them all! And Yagyu Retsudo pursues Ogami to retrieve a letter stolen from him, only to watch dozens of his men fall victim to the Lone Wolf’s hungry sword!
The Deluxe Edition features:
Presented in its original right-to-left format
New cover with grain texture, burnishing, and foil stamping
Oversized 7" x 10" format
Ribbon bookmark
Collects stories from Lone Wolf and Cub Volumes 8–10.
Creators
Kazuo Koike is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.
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Goseki Kojima was a Japanese manga artist known for his collaborations with Kazuo Koike. The team was often referred to as the “Golden Duo.” Kojima’s best-known work was Lone Wolf and Cub. Other titles attributed to Kojima are Samurai Executioner and Path of the Assassin. In 2004, Kojima won an Eisner Award.
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