{"product_id":"lone-wolf-and-cub-deluxe-edition-volume-3-isbn-9781506747637","title":"Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition Volume 3","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lone Wolf and his Cub continue their journey of blood and honor! The roads of feudal Japan are rife with brigands, but for Ogami Itto and his son, the roads are deadly. Shogunate agents and Yagyu Retsudo’s assassins dog their every step, but each step brings them ever closer to Yagyu . . . and to vengeance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Deluxe Edition features:\u003cbr\u003e\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 5–8.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A classic in every sense of the word. Strongly recommended for fans of historical epics and essential for all graphic novel collections.\"—Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The storytelling is patient and kind. Pages of beautiful artwork and zero dialogue. People walking through the landscape, looking into the sun. It makes the world feel that much more real and the tension that much more profound.\"—Fanbase Press\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Dark Horse Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532164870373,"sku":"NP9781506747637","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506747637.jpg?v=1773182905","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lone-wolf-and-cub-deluxe-edition-volume-3-isbn-9781506747637","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}