Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus Volume 2 - Brossura

Koike, Kazuo

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1616551356 ISBN 13: 9781616551353

Casa editrice: Dark Horse Manga, 2013

Riassunto

Delves into how samurai Ogami, once the shogun's loyal retainer and executioner, became a wanted man who lost his family and the shogun's trust.

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L'autore:

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.

Product Description:

Ronin samurai ?Ogami Itt?o and his young son travel a dark road, beset by enemies sworn to destroy them. But how did the Shogun's loyal and trusted executioner become a dishonored fugitive marked for death? What hidden forces moved to destroy Ogami's family and fuel his relentless quest for retribution? This volume collects stories from volume 3, volume 4, and volume 5 of the original Lone Wolf and Cub series.

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• Editore: Dark Horse Manga
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1616551356
• ISBN 13: 9781616551353
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 712
• Disegnatore: Kojima Goseki