Product Description: 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!
Something for Everyone Please, please, try the Lone Wolf and Cub series.
The art of "comic book" storytelling, while not exactly a lost art in the States, is nevertheless not something particularly prized here; comic book readers seem to be objects of scorn and ridicule to mainstream folk, lumped in with those who attend renaissance faires and Star Trek conventions as people perhaps not right in the head.
In Japan however, the reading of comic books, or manga, as the format is more properly called, is as common a practise as the reading of any other genre. Those willing to try the Lone Wolf and Cub series will immediately understand why.
Lean and well-written, there are nevertheless sometimes whole pages of nothing but the starkly beautiful illustrations telling volumes without the need for words. While uniquely Eastern, the evolving story is something that any old soul, any knight, soldier, or romantic who believes that honour exists and some things are worth the sacrifice, can understand. Too, the relationship between Ogami and Daigoro (father and son, the principal characters), is a unique and extraordinary one; they may be characters on a page, but such is the skill of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima that one feels their bond is a very palpabe one.
The books will give even the most uninterested person a lesson in feudal Japan; the societal role of the samurai; the concept and application of Bushido (somewhat akin to the knight's sense of chivalry, though rather more rigid and necessary); and the outsider status of ronin. Those with any interest in history, knights, Arthurian England, and the like, will come away better informed and enlightened, as well.
Go ahead. Take the plunge.
Graphic SF Reader An samurai of superb skills, goes his own way because of political reasons, and takes his kid with him, partly to stop him from being murderered.
Along the way, of course, you will get all the sword slinging, head slicing samurai action you could want.
A grim, uncompromising and violent man, this is not your fluffy kids manga, so worth a look from that point of view. Not too many of those around in English, with an art style that is more likely to appeal.
anime I like this book. It is well written and one can see where the cause is comming from. Unfortunatly I would recomend seeing the DVD, since these are awesome martial arts film. These books also explain some questions that are left unexplain in the movie (or the english caption in the movies)since my Japanese is limited to a few words.
But is it art? First, I have to admit, I'm not a big manga fan. Though I love some anime onscreen and dig the comics, this is not what I had in mind. Found out about Lone Wolf through a parody in Usagi Yojimbo and if that's enough to make me a wannabe just stop reading, cause I really hated this little book. The artwork was so gritty and coarse that you could barely tell what was happening and then everyone was dead. Wasn't difficult, wasn't artistic, just some blurs and then everyone is dead again. Plot? Near as I can tell its a guy and his kid who kill everyone they meet. That's it. Takes a lot to make me not finish a book, especially a comic. I made it maybe 15 pages into this one.
Re: Lone Wolf and Cub One of the best pieces of literature I've ever read. The fact that it's a "comic" book kills the chance of it being read by a much larger audience. Most people who wouldn't give comics a chance would be surprised at how much they would like this story.
The story is as tragic as they come. Honor and revenge take Ogami and his son, Daigoro, down a path that no child should ever have to live or experience. The hardships of the child touched me the most.
If anything, the story is very educational. Kozure Okami's research and insight into Edo was very thorough. I learned alot about that time period. It was an excellent learing tool.
I you get the first volume, you'll never stop until you get all 28 volumes.
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