Few works can legitimately lay claim to the mantle "landmark". Dark Horse Comics is proud to present one of the authentic landmarks in graphic fiction, Lone Wolf and Cub. Acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima, Lone Wolf and Cub contains 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.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The tradition continues....,
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This review is from: Lone Wolf and Cub 7: Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger (Paperback)
Following in the footsteps of the earlier editions, Ogami Itto continues in his slow but unfaltering quest to reveal the crimes of the Yagyu. And the Yagyu are aware... In this issue Itto and his son Diagoro face a Yagyu dragnet, a lone samaurai from an execution past, a young woman willing to give her life to avenge her family, and Diagoro witnesses the murder of a princess. Amid the varying side plots the intensity continues to build - how should a lone man and a young child with no material resources continue against the odds of a clan, luck and life pitted against them ? This is again, a fabulous book....
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Some of the Best early stories.,
By Peter Ingemi (Worcester County, Massachusetts United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Lone Wolf and Cub 7: Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger (Paperback)
It's hard to pick out the best of a series such as this one which is filled with quality but this issue is clearly near the top. Penal Code Article 79, Dragnet, Night Stalker & Cloud Dragon Wind Tiger are all killer stories and the rest are almost as good.
This are some of the best of the first section before the discovery of the Yagyu letter, if you don't own it buy it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A world in ever finer detail,
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This review is from: Lone Wolf and Cub 7: Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger (Paperback)
As most reviews of this series will contend, this is a story that cannot be put down once you start. Volume 7 has two particularly good stories. This is not to say that the other three are mediocre. Far from it."Dragnet" - awesome story of how the Yagyu clan manipulates the shogunate into rounding up all criminals just to catch the one ronin they want. The world of Edo politics is really the heart of this story. "Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger" is another great story depicting the world of the samurai, more than that of our hero. In this case, the loyalty of a samurai is examined -- seen from many points of view -- Ogami Itto's inevitable winning duel becomes less important about the survival of our hero than for the metaphor of the death of the virtuous retainer and the code he embodies. The moral at the end of the story explaining "Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger" is perfectly rendered. Vol. 7 seemed to represent a shift in the storytelling. We still care about Itto and Daigoro -- but what really appeals to the reader is their world: a thriving decadence and a disintegrating ethos. When Itto has to use his trick gun, you know it's the samurai who have really lost. 4/5 stars here just to reserve my right to rave about the perfect 5 stories out of 5 later.
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THE URA-YAGYU ARE THE SHOGUN'S ASSASSINS, MY LORD! Read the first page New!
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THE URA-YAGYU ARE THE SHOGUN'S ASSASSINS, MY LORD! Read the first page New!
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- Lone Wolf and Cub 2: The Gateless Barrier by Kazuo Koike on 8 pages
- Lone Wolf (Pinnacle Western) by Frederic Bean in Back Matter
- Japanese Inn by Oliver Statler in Back Matter
- A History of Prostitution by George Ryley Scott in Back Matter
- Crying Freeman (Portrait of a Killer, Part 2) by Kazuo Koike in Back Matter
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