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Title: Lone Wolf and Cub 1: The Assasin's Road by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 1-56971-502-5 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 13 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (29 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Striking
Comment: I've been into manga/anime, off and on, for seven years now. During the course of being a fan, it has always been my intention to read the "Lone Wolf and Cub" series or at least to purchase and view the feature film adaptations of the 70's. The premise of the series: A widowed Ronin with a toddler son travels through feudal Japan working as an assassin for hire, appealed to me from the moment I first heard it. Though I had never been exposed to "Lone Wolf" prior, there was something immediately ominous as well tender and heartwrenching about the relationship between Itto (the Lone Wolf) and Daigoro (his Cub) that I felt was conveyed by the title and cover art alone. The manga, of which this is the first collected volume released in the U.S., makes good on this promise. In fact, this first volume serves to illustrate the incredibly close, deeply textured relationship between Itto and Daigoro and their forced symbiosis during their journey through hell.
This first volume was excellent. The writing was impeccable, the translations seemed first rate, and the artwork effectively rendered what it must have been like to live in that era in that place in the world. The manga contains engaging characters on top of a vivid story told in brief, action-packed episodes involving the title protagonists. If there was one fault I could find with "Lone Wolf" it was that reading it gets quite confusing at times. While following characters, customs, and events that take place in an antiquated, foreign culture this can only be expected.
Itto Ogami is as tough a protagonist as one could ask for and yet, as one reviewer has already stated similarly, the reader finds themselves constantly looking for Daigoro in the page pannels. It is Daigoro for which Itto lives and fights for and it is Daigoro that keeps the reader turning the pages. His character is almost always seen smiling and his innocent cuteness serves to augment his father's ferocity and violence.
"A father knows his child's heart, as only a child can know his father's."
Yet, as we are often reminded in the text, a cub is still the child of a wolf. Fear them both. Pick up this first volume.
Rating: 5
Summary: sequential art classic
Comment: It doesn't really matter if you like Japanese comics or American ones, in this case... This is a book you should read reguardless. It really is a classic.
For those of you who don't really dig the whole manga thing, don't worry. There are no big eyes, cute mascots, or bouncy schoolgirls in this series. The art is gritty, and the stories are dark. Some will stick with you for years after reading them, and the two main characters are unforgettable as well.
There's a reason why this series has the reputation it does. If you have any interest in sequential art or comic books at all, and if you can stand blood, gore, and some dark themes, you should without a doubt read this series. You won't regret it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Lone Wolf and Cub--Absolutely Divine
Comment: Who would think that a little browsing at the local bookstore could turn up such a gem? With deft skill, Koike and Kojima bring to life the travels of the Lone Wolf, Itto Ogami, and his Cub, Daigoro, seeking the next destination where money and blood flow freely. The stories are short, but well-paced, full of action and intrigue, with everything from the machinations of feuding clans to exquisite duels between sword masters. Kojima's art is fluid and expressive, if not breathtaking and cinematic, reminding one of a Kurosawa samurai film. Lone Wolf and Cub is a must-get manga for anyone who likes Japanese culture and history.
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Title: Lone Wolf and Cub 2: The Gateless Barrier by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dark Horse Comics, Dana Lewis ISBN: 1569715033 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 11 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.82 |
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Title: The Flute of the Fallen Tiger (Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 3) by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dana Lewis ISBN: 1569715041 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 10 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Lone Wolf and Cub 4: The Bell Warden by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dana Lewis, Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 156971505X Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 27 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Lone Wolf and Cub 5: Black Wind by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dana Lewis ISBN: 1569715068 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 31 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Lone Wolf and Cub 6: Lanterns for the Dead by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima ISBN: 1569715076 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 28 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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