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Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 4: The Bell Warden (Lone Wolf and Cub #4)
Dark Horse continues its presentation of the entirety of Japan's Lone Wolf and Cub, one of the unquestioned landmarks of graphic fiction, packaged in the digest format preferred by creator Goseki Kojima. 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 hi...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
December 27th 2000
by Dark Horse Comics
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The role of comic books in America is in transition, and so comics hold a tenuous and unusual position in the American psyche. To some degree, they are still considered dirty and cheap, still artistically bankrupt, and there are good reasons for this. For a long time, the industry had its hands tied by the 'Comics Code', a punitive ratings system. One can realize the effects the code had by imagining what movies would be like if the government stated that all films released must attain a 'G' rat...more
The highlight of this volume is the 100+ page story, "Performer," which addresses the nature of vengeance through the experience of a stunning woman who uses her femininity as part of her arsenal. The artwork and storytelling of the Lone Wolf and Cub series is consistently engaging and moving. Recommended.
More of the same, which is great!
Another excellent volume in the Lone Wolf and Cub series.
This series just gets better as it goes along. I'm on the edge of my seat with page after page without dailogue. That's high art.
A wonderful, classic manga series. Lots of blood and violence.
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Kazuo Koike (小池 一夫, Koike Kazuo) is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.
Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.
Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the ser...more
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Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.
Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the ser...more
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