Samurai Executioner comic books issue 5
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Issue #5-1ST
Published Jul 2005 by Dark Horse.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Ten Fingers, One Life!" Written by KAZUO KOIKE. Art by GOSEKI KOJIMA. Striking similarities between Lone Wolf & Cub and Koike and Kojima's sidebar storyline Samurai Executioner (known as Kubikiri Asa in Japan) are evident in the cool attitude, rebellious honor, and unflappable bushido of the lead characters of both series, but readers will delight in the whole new genre of Edo-era samurai spirit in Samurai Executioner. Wrapped tightly around a core of crime fiction, we enter a world of harsh and violent crime, and the forces up against it. In this volume, after a few initial stories of criminals' lives leading to execution, we meet two Edo-era police officers and explore their specialized methods of capturing crafty criminals. Then, in Koike's signature fashion, the volume ends with a psycho killer and her grueling and violent end. It's like a history lesson, art education, and pulp sensation, all wrapped up in one fantastic series. ? Never before published in America, Samurai Executioner was the companion to one of the most seminal works of manga, Lone Wolf & Cub! ? Dark Horse has sold over 800,000 copies of Lone Wolf & Cub since 2000! Softcover, 304 pages, 4-in. x 6-in., B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $9.95.
