Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus Volume 8

The continuing adventures of Ogami Itto, a samurai framed and forced into exile with his infant son, as he pursues his quest for revenge against those who murdered his wife.

Publisher Marketing: Translated from the Japanese.;Itto Ogami is separated from his son while battling Yagu assassins, and embarks on a mission of retribution, cutting down any obstacle in his path to find his missing child. His son however, is no pushover himself, having chosen the path of the ronin assassin - despite being only three, he already has the heart of a warrior. The two fight to be reunited in this pulsating collection of fierce storytelling. Biographical Note : Kazuo Koike 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, Lone Wolf and Cub , and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the "Golden Duo" because of the success of Lone Wolf and Cub . Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman , which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan. Publisher Marketing : Yagyu Retsudo's failure to stop Ōgami Ittō, has brought an ultimatum from the Shōogun: kill the Lone Wolf or face execution. But Yagyu will not go forth empty handed. To aid his cause, the Shogun places the Firewatchers--his own elite bodyguards--under Yagyu's command!

Format: Paperback | Pages: 672 | Publication Date: 2015-04-21