Lone Wolf & Cub 28: Lotus Throne [Paperback]

Kazuo Koike (Author), Goseki Kojima (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse) | Publication Date: January 13, 2003

It's the end of the long path the ronin father and son have been on since the boy's birth. Through unimaginable violence and bad weather, across hundreds of miles of blood-soaked roadbeds, over years of tragedy and anguish, to this final 320 pages of still-epic story, Itto and Daigoro have kept us holding on to what little hope exists in a world where honor is all but forgotten and warriors are obsolete. It's a bloody battle all the way to the finish, with dramatic twists and turns right up to the final page. Stay with us as we conclude the translation of what will always be considered one of the finest examples of comic-book mastery ever created, Lone Wolf and Cub.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (January 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569716005
• ISBN-13: 978-1569716007
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Publishers > Dark Horse

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, January 31, 2003

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Peter Ingemi (Worcester County, Massachusetts United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lone Wolf & Cub 28: Lotus Throne (Paperback)

If you are new to this series don't you DARE go near this book until you have read at least the last 6 volumes.

If you are not if you like me have read this series from the start (which began for me back in the early 90's) it is the ultimate finish to the ultimate comic/novel whatever.

For us who have followed the story of Ito and his son after all of these years it is a bittersweet ending. We've come to care for all of these characters. In the last 8 books we have even come to like and respect Retsudo. It is hard to let it go, even harder with the finish it had.

I can't thing of a series that moved me more, who's quality was always high (I can thing of only one story in the 140 or so that I just hated there have been many classic moment, the art was always suburb and the stories just incredible.

You will not spend any better reading money than this series, and for those who think of this only as a comic book, remember Japan thinks of things differently and so will you once you start reading.

The ultimate ending to the ultimate series.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The End of the Road to Hell..., February 24, 2003

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"rsmon77" (Mission, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lone Wolf & Cub 28: Lotus Throne (Paperback)

In this final volume of the now-legendary series, Lone Wolf and Cub face their final battle against their enemy, Lord Restudo in a showdown that is nothing less than poetic and stunning. Being a reader of the series since it started being published in the U.S. (going on two years now...), the final shocking act committed in this series definitely struck a chord with me. A long journey has ended, and with it, a truly great epic series (sure to be among the finest in comic history or popular literature) has as well. Highly Recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you haven't read this book, please take note!!!, December 20, 2004

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Cam - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lone Wolf & Cub 28: Lotus Throne (Paperback)

If you are about to read or order this final book, please read this! This volume has a glossary at the end, as do the others in the Dark Horse reprint of the series. Do not flip to the glossary in this volume; it's located adjacent to the final panels of the series and inadvertently seeing them may spoil your enjoyment of the book. Do without -- there's nothing in the glossary of this volume that isn't in a previous issue.

As for the content, the volume is an incredibly tense, poignant, surprising, and confusing conclusion that draws on the stories and themes of the earlier volumes. Read the books from start to finish. The first two volumes suffer from a weak translation and some clumsiness but from then Lone Wolf and Cub is thoughtful, visceral, transcendant series that will make you proud to be a comic book reader.

In thinking over these stories, I often thought back on "Beyond Fate" by Margaret Visser, a transcription of lectures about fate and honour, which I would also recommend.