Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus Volume 1 Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's Kazuo Koike Page | Language: English | ISBN:
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- Series: Lone Wolf and Cub (Book 1)
- Paperback: 712 pages
- Publisher: Dark Horse (June 4, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1616551348
- ISBN-13: 978-1616551346
- Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.1 x 2.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I first read Lone Wolf and Cub in its 36 issue entirety in the mini-manga format from my local library. I was so impressed by the work that I immediately began looking into owning the entire series. Unfortunately it is too price prohibitive for me to do so. So I was thrilled when Dark Horse released the series in a three issue Omnibus with a $19.99 cover price.
The story centers on Ogami Ittō, the Shogun's Executioner, during Japan's feudal period. Framed as a traitor by the agents of a rival clan he is forced to take the path of an assassin in his quest for revenge. It is a choice he also gives his son Daigoro by allowing the toddler to choose between a ball or a sword; when the child chooses the sword their fates are sealed. They are reborn as Lone Wolf and Cub, Swords for hire.
The series follows the pair as they participate in countless assassinations, with Ittō employing tactics ranging from subterfuge to military strategems from the Art of War to succeed in his duty. Often times hidden in such a way from the reader that the "reveals" of the strategy are as surprising to us as the targets of the assissination.
More than just a hack and slash title, the stories focus heavily on the way of the ancient warrior, the code of the samurai, and the roles and ranks present in feudal Japan. Within this first Omnibus the attentive reader will find passages dripping with buddist concepts, samurai honor, and more than a few pages of Art of War. These sensibilities are brought home with the art work as well. Within the mix of panels depicting gruesome deaths and manga sex, will be the quiet landscapes, the mist strewn temples, and the majestic mountaintops of rural Japan.
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