Lone Wolf and Cub TPB (2000-2002 A Dark Horse Digest) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Aug 2000 by Dark Horse.$12.75
Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Assassin's Road!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Dark Horse Comics is proud to present one of the authentic landmarks in graphic fiction, Lone Wolf and Cub, to be published in its entirety for the first time in America. An epic samurai adventure of staggering proportions - over 7000 pages - Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima, creating 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.
Don't miss this monumental release, 28 volumes, with each collection approximately 300 pages!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 296 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #2-1ST
Published Oct 2000 by Dark Horse.$19.75
Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Gateless Barrier!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
The epic continues!
Among the five stories in this issue: Cub has been captured while Lone Wolf lies unconscious! All of Cub's captors are cruel, all but the osue (the lowest maid). But her help may be her undoing. The household waits for the feared Lone Wolf to come looking for his son...and when he does...pick up volume two to find out what happens - plus four other great stories, as this classic epic continues!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #2-REP
Published Oct 2000 by Dark Horse.$7.99
Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Gateless Barrier!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
The epic continues!
Among the five stories in this issue: Cub has been captured while Lone Wolf lies unconscious! All of Cub's captors are cruel, all but the osue (the lowest maid). But her help may be her undoing. The household waits for the feared Lone Wolf to come looking for his son...and when he does...pick up volume two to find out what happens - plus four other great stories, as this classic epic continues!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #3-1ST
Published Nov 2000 by Dark Horse.$24.95
Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Flute of the Fallen Tiger!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Join renegade samurai Itto Ogami and his infant son, Daigoro, in five more adventures on the dark road to Hell. What do three mysterious Shogunate assassins, a street entertainer, and the crests of the dead have in common? 'The Baby Cart Wolf' continues his dealing of death for gold and encounters one ronin who is bent on putting a stop to his journey. Will he succeed?
Follow the monthly adventures of Lone Wolf and Cub, one of the true classics of comics literature, available in America for the first time in over a decade!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #3-REP
Published Dec 2000 by Dark Horse.$7.99
Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "Flute of the Fallen Tiger!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Join renegade samurai Itto Ogami and his infant son, Daigoro, in five more adventures on the dark road to Hell.
What do three mysterious Shogunate assassins, a street entertainer, and the crests of the dead have in common? 'The Baby Cart Wolf' continues his dealing of death for gold and encounters one ronin who is bent on putting a stop to his journey. Will he succeed?
Follow the monthly adventures of Lone Wolf and Cub, one of the true classics of comics literature, available in America for the first time in over a decade!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #4-1ST
Published Dec 2000 by Dark Horse.$19.75
$9.99
Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Bell Warden!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
The fourth volume of this ambitious monthly program collects four classic Lone Wolf tales, including one never before seen in America, where little Daigoro searches for his lost father while amazing a well-known samurai with his warrior's eyes and cool demeanor.
Also, Lone Wolf takes on the sons of the war-bell warden, legions of organized crime bosses, and a mysterious tattooed lady with a dark story and impeccable killing skills. It's bloody and romantic...and among the best the comics medium has to offer.
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #5-1ST
Published Jan 2001 by Dark Horse.$24.95
Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Black Wind!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
This volume contains five powerful, classic tales of the assassin Itto Ogami, the Lone Wolf, as he continues his journey to hell. The Yagyu clan, fearful of the growing legend surrounding Lone Wolf, has decided to protect itself by sending its own assassin after him, and later pit the greatest swordsman of a rival clan against him. Also, Lone Wolf must face the leader of a bounty-hunting gang who seeks revenge against Ogami for slaying his young lord years ago, and a master gunsmith who values the art of warfare above all else and will change his life forever.
Don't miss a single volume of the acclaimed epic series that belongs on every bookshelf: Lone Wolf and Cub.
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 288 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #7-REP
Published Apr 2001 by Dark Horse.$3.99
Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. "Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
There is more than just blood between parent and child. Itto Ogami and his son Daigoro have seen more blood flowing from more bodies than anyone in Edo, but what connects them is their spirit and path.
In this collection of classic stories, Itto must protect a young girl after her family is destroyed by a cunning courtesan.
Meanwhile, Itto's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, has sent the civilian police force to round up the Lone Wolf as a common criminal, and before long, Daigoro is coincidentally tangled in a messy pair of crimes. And, most dramatically, Itto returns to the scene of one of his past executions to enter a tender and honorable sword fight against an executed lord's former retainer.
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95.
