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Koike and Kojima had (The artist passed away several years ago) collaborated on a number of other manga series which were based upon Tokugawa era Japanese culture.Dark Horse Press Release wrote:Dark Horse joins forces with Ogami and Daigoro in their fight against the Shogunate as Lone Wolf and Cub returns!
In 1987 American comics fans were introduced to a landmark series of Japanese graphic storytelling — a samurai epic of staggering proportions comprising over 7000 pages of compelling stories and stunning artwork. Lone Wolf and Cub quickly earned a reputation as one of the most remarkable works ever created in the medium of comics, and now — for the first time ever — English-reading fans of writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima’s intense and influential series will have access to the entire body of work that encompasses the story of the renegade Shogun’s assassin and his devoted young son.
"It takes you to another time, and to a frightening, alien land, windswept and grey, dying in quiet obedience to insane decrees of insane leaders," said American comics icon Frank Miller, who counts the series among the greatest works of graphic fiction ever crafted. "Its authors took the time and space to tell their tale in its every moment, often devoting many pages to scenes that wouldn’t last three panels in a monthly American superhero comic book. We come to know the players, large and small, as we meet them, as they reveal themselves to us. Koike and Kojima tell their story masterfully and artfully, portraying a man, a boy, and a country on their journey into Hell."
This coming summer will see the release of Path of the Assassin (Hanzo-No-Mon) by Koike and Kojima, which is more along the lines of a ninja story, I think.Dark Horse Press Release wrote:Dark Horse Comics presents Samurai Executioner, a manga masterwork from the creators of Lone Wolf and Cub!
Dark Horse Comics has announced plans to publish Samurai Executioner, the precursor series to the legendary ronin saga Lone Wolf and Cub. Coming from the same award-winning creative team of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, Samurai Executioner will be released as a ten volume series scheduled to begin in June 2004.
Before Koike and Kojima created the unforgettable Lone Wolf and Cub character Itto Ogami, they brought to life Kubikiri Asa, better known to Lone Wolf and Cub readers as Decapitator Asaemon. In the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Decapitator Asaemon, equal in ability to Itto, was known as the bearer of the sword Onibocho and was the man in charge of testing weapons for the shogun. The Samurai Executioner series is based on the Decapitator, chronicling his life before his fateful duel with Lone Wolf.
“For the past fifteen years Dark Horse Comics has been a leader in bringing the highest quality manga to the world,” commented Dark Horse President Mike Richardson. “We are proud to present another masterwork from the creators of the greatest manga saga ever, Lone Wolf and Cub. Fans of that series, and fans of manga in general, will revel in this early work from Koike and Kojima.”
Lone Wolf and Cub is a 28 volume series of trade paperbacks and was released in the U.S. for the first time in its entirety by Dark Horse Comics. The series was a smash hit both with manga fans and comics fans in general and set the standard for the presentation of this type of work.
Samurai Executioner features the same legendary drama, frantic action, stoic samurai stature, exemplary art, and storytelling that made Lone Wolf and Cub one of the most popular and influential comic books in history!
Other series of interest:DARK HORSE BRINGS YOU MORE GREAT MANGA TITLES!
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Dark Horse will present the English translation of the 15 part series Path of the Assassin for the first time (Art by Goseki Kojima of LW&C and Samurai Executioner).
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I really liked the cover art to the first seies of Shi, but I just could not get interested in the story and interier art.shaxper wrote:Shi has been recommended to me several times, though I have never read it. New issues are still being published.
