{"product_id":"lone-wolf-and-cub-deluxe-edition-volume-2-9781506747620","title":"Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed genre-defining samurai epic manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima is presented in a new deluxe oversized hardcover edition and is now oriented in right-to-left reading format as originally published in Japan!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonin\u003c\/i\u003e samurai Ogami Itto and his young son Daigoro travel a dark road, beset by enemies sworn to destroy them. Ogami's relentless quest for retribution takes him face to face with the sons of the war-bell warden, legions of organized crime bosses, a mysterious tattooed woman, a bounty-hunting gang who seek to enact their own vengeance, and a master gunsmith. And the Yagyu clan, fearful of the growing legend surrounding Lone Wolf, has decided to protect itself by sending its own assassin after him, and later pit the greatest swordsman of a rival clan against him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Deluxe Edition features: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePresented in its original right-to-left format\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew cover with grain texture, burnishing, and foil stamping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOversized 7\" x 10\" format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRibbon bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects stories from \u003ci\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003c\/i\u003e Volumes 3-5.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazuo Koike\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Horse Manga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.21h x 7.37w x 2.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506747620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazuo Koike\u003c\/b\u003e was a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied under \u003ci\u003eGolgo 13\u003c\/i\u003e creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga \u003ci\u003eKozure Okami\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003c\/i\u003e), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Another series written by Koike, \u003ci\u003eCrying Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoseki Kojima \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Japanese manga artist known for his collaborations with Kazuo Koike. The team was often referred to as the \"Golden Duo.\" Kojima's best-known work was \u003ci\u003eLone Wolf and Cub. \u003c\/i\u003eOther titles attributed to Kojima are \u003ci\u003eSamurai Executioner \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePath of the Assassin. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kazuo Koike \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47792886546589,"sku":"9781506747620","price":78.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_235cfc59-68d7-4748-bf0d-1e32f3afcae6.jpg?v=1774984176","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/lone-wolf-and-cub-deluxe-edition-volume-2-9781506747620","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}