Die Wergelder

An exquisitely drawn tale of vengeance, blood, and sex from creator of the classic samurai comic Blade of the Immortal!

WHEN GIRL POWER LEADS TO GIRL VIOLENCE

Wergelder: In Germanic law, the money paid by a murderer or his family to the victim's family in atonement.

Shinobu left her remote island home a decade ago for the big city, but her return is an unceremonious one, uncovering the sordid nexus of a sleazy pleasure district, a shadowy multinational corporation, and ruthless yakuza dealing in unspeakable contraband. Now the prodigal daughter and her motley assortment of tentative allies is fighting back with whatever they can use!

An international melding of extreme martial arts, gonzo ultra-violence, and dark humor from the Eisner award-winning creator of Blade of the Immortal, Hiroaki Samura!Born in 1970, Hiroaki Samura became one of the first Japnaese artists to become widely popular among American comics readers when his Blade of the Immortalbegan publication in English in 1997. Uniquely for a manga artist, Samura enjoyed a partial education in classical art before dropping out of college to start drawing Blade.