And more: LW&C walk the path of meifumado, the Buddhist hell of demons and damnation, to achieve a private vendetta: to lay rest to the tragedy that has set father and son upon the assassin's road - a dastardly deed only hinted at in this first volume. The legend of Ogami Itto and his precocious son Daigoro spreads far and wide he gives hope to the desperate, vengeance for the bereft, a chance of rogue justice in an unbalanced society.

A stoic Ronin wanders the countryside of ancient Japan, carting his small child in a vessel that more than meets the eye, with a banner to advertise: `son for hire, sword for hire.' Over mountains and through cities he travels, offering his unique services to those needy - and to those who can pay. The concept of Lone Wolf and Cub is, in a word, fascinating. This volume includes the following stories:Ī Father Knows His Child's Heart, as Only a Child Can Know His Father's Don't miss this monumental monthly release, twenty-eight volumes, with each collection approximately 300 pages! 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. 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.

Lone wolf and cub vol 1 assassin's road