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Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus Volume 1 [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Comics & Graphic Novels)
  • Author:  Koike, Kazuo
  • Author:  Koike, Kazuo
  • ISBN-10:  1616551348
  • ISBN-10:  1616551348
  • ISBN-13:  9781616551346
  • ISBN-13:  9781616551346
  • Publisher:  Dark Horse Manga
  • Publisher:  Dark Horse Manga
  • Pages:  712
  • Pages:  712
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2013
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2013
  • SKU:  1616551348-11-MING
  • SKU:  1616551348-11-MING
  • Item ID: 100088795
  • List Price: $24.99
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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.Kazuo Koikeis a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied underGolgo 13creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the mangaKozure 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 Kojimawas 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 wasLone Wolf and Cub.Other titles attributed to Kojima areSamurai ExecutionerandPath of the Assassin.In 2004, Kojima won an Eisner Award.US

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