LONE WOLF AND CUB: THE ASSASSIN'S ROAD is volume one of the collected manga, first serialized in 1970, that inspired a television series and six movies. Set in the late 17th century, in what is known as the Edo Period, the manga recounts the various adventures of Itto Ogami, a ronin (masterless samurai) and supremely skilled assassin with an ...
The epic continues! Among the five stories in this issue: Cub has been captured while Lone Wolf lies unconscious! All of Cubs captors are cruel, all but the osue (the lowest maid). But her help may be her undoing. More epic graphic fiction detailing the adventures of a 17th century disgraced samurai.
Itto Ogami, the Lone Wolf, is separated from his son, little Daigoro, by his arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, who pursues him in search of a secret letter, and so father and son must try to find each other while staying ahead of Yagyu's henchmen.
A woman driven to insanity by the murder of her child, and the burned husband seeking revenge; unseen samurai under the thumb of a power-hungry woman; a beggar ronin seeking the downfall of his ambitious wife.
This title contains Koike and Kojima's story of the famed ninja, Hattori Hanzo and his trials and tribulations protecting the shogun-to-be, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Each page builds upon the relationship between the two samurai and the women they love. "Path of the Assassin", printed in the same size format as "Lone Wolf & Cub" and "Samurai Executioner" ...
Edo is flooded, and by flooded, we mean crazy-flooded, Bridges are crumbing, rivers are washing past retaining walls, and everything in Edo is floating away, including our vengeful ronin, his foe, and his little boy.
In this collection of five tales, the Yagyu clan, fearful of the growing legend surrounding Lone Wolf, has decided to protect itself by sending its own assassin after him, and Lone Wolf must face the leader of a bounty-hunting gang who seeks revenge against Ogami. Original.
The stoic bushido world of "Samurai Executioner" is one full of flying, disembodied heads, and odd happenings. And this volume is no exception. There are always stories of crimes and ensuing punishment, and plenty of squirting blood, but this volume promises a story that will fascinate and produce a few grins. A mysterious woman, with a turtle ...
From the creators of Lone Wolf and Cub comes Samurai Executioner. It's true! Few know of this precursor to the legendary ronin saga, but before Koike and Kojima created Itto Ogami, they created Kubikiri Asa, better known to Lone Wolf readers as Decapitator Asaemon. He was the equal to Itto, bearer of the sword Onibocho, the man charged with the ...
Ogami and Daigoro find themselves surrounded on all sides, facing deadly secret agents, murderously seductive prostitutes, and a river of poison following all around them!
Rain. Poison. Explosives. Vengeance, It's deadly combination that forms a volatile mixture of deceit, betrayal, and hate as the final showdown between lone wolf assassin Ogami Ltto and his nemeis Retsudo begins.
A frenetic mix of samurai honor, base violence, and the blood of beheading, Samurai Executioner is not for the faint of heart. For those who love blood and guts crime drama, historical fiction, and brutal action, this is right up your alley. The men who brought you Lone Wolf & Cub also created Kubikiri Asa, a young ronin samurai who helps keep the ...
Readers of Lone Wolf & Cub came to know a samurai of such high honor that he was not only able to perform but enjoyed and, in fact, learned from basic daily tasks. Cutting wood, cooking food. That wasn't something a samurai did back in feudal Japan. These same human elements are apparent in Kubikiri Asa, the main character in Samurai Executioner. ...
In a prison world, there are few good stories, and this is the world of Kubikiri Asa, the beheader and master samurai under the Shogun. It's a world full of vengeance, greed, and violence. A world of depravity and sin. One man can set things straight if he can keep his wits. This is a story of extreme proportions, of sword study thick in tradition ...
As Ogami, the Lone Wolf, and his son continue their search for each other, Ogami battles deadly assassins sent by the Yagyu, while little Daigoro engages in many adventures, including a visit with a crazy woman under a bridge.
Striking similarities between "Lone Wolf and Cub" and Koike and Kojima's sidebar storyline "Samurai Executioner" (known as Kubikiri Asa in Japan) are evident in the cool attitude, rebellious honor, and unflappable bushido of the lead characters of both series, but readers will delight in the whole new genre of Edo-era samurai spirit in "Samurai ...
Lone Wolf and Cub enlist the aid of a tailor to I prepare robes of white silk for what could be their last stand. There's something in the air, and it smells like death.
The world of samurai and ninja is not just killing, politics, intrigue and action. It's also about family, spirit, love and sex. If there were ever an issue of "Path of the Assassin" that could be entitled "the sex issue," this would probably be it. Not just the act of sex, but the feelings, doubts, methods, results and politics of sex. The ...
Assassins have been cast as the sensual and shadowy villains throughout history, but their exploits have never been so fully realized as they are within the pages of "Path of the Assassin". From the most intense sword fight, to a silent poisoning, no job has been too much for the infamous Hattori Hanzo. Now, the stage is set for Tokugawa Ieyasu's ...
Spring is a season of rebirth, or new life springing forth, a time of cherished blooming and delightful scents. But for Kubikira Asa, there is no spring delight. The Edo-era samurai crime drama by "Lone Wolf and Cub" creators Koike and Kojima continues down its path of heinous crime and diligent, bloody justice. Spring may come to the innocent, ...
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