Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus, Volume 1

by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Illustrator)

Overview

A samurai epic of staggering proportions, the acclaimed Lone Wolf and Cub begins its second life at Dark Horse Manga with new, larger editions of over 700 pages, value priced. The brilliant storytelling of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of Goseki Kojima create a graphic-fiction masterpiece of beauty, fury, and thematic power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616551346
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	06/04/2013
Series:	Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus , #1
Edition description:	Not Appropriate For Children
Pages:	712
Sales rank:	21,571
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.20(h) x 2.10(d)

About the Author

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.

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.

Editorial Reviews

★ 
Since its 1970 debut, Koike’s tale of an outlaw samurai taking his infant son along on his road to revenge has set the standard by which all other historical manga epics are judged. As former executioner Ogami Ittou walks the brutal path of the assassin, his will to survive and his harsh but intense love for little Daigoro are tested again and again. The story and artwork exist in perfect harmony, giving scenes of fast action, deep emotion, or nature’s stark beauty equal but unique impact. The translation errs on the side of excessive accuracy, and readers will find themselves referring to the glossary often. In addition to their convenience and affordability, these new omnibus editions boast one more improvement, a larger 5" x 7" page size, which even owners of the earlier Dark Horse trade paperbacks (TPBs) will appreciate. The first three volumes of the earlier Dark Horse TPBs are included here.

Verdict A classic in every sense of the word. Strongly recommended for fans of historical epics and essential for all graphic novel collections.—Neil Derksen, Pierce Cty. Lib. Syst., Tacoma
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