A samurai epic of staggering proportions, the acclaimed Lone Wolf and Cub begins its second life at Dark Horse Manga with new, larger editions of over 700 pages, value priced. The brilliant storytelling of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of Goseki Kojima create a graphic-fiction masterpiece of beauty, fury, and thematic power. Collects Lone Wolf and Cub volumes 1-2, and stories from volume 3.

Ronin samurai ?Ogami Itt?o and his young son travel a dark road, beset by enemies sworn to destroy them. But how did the Shogun's loyal and trusted executioner become a dishonored fugitive marked for death? What hidden forces moved to destroy Ogami's family and fuel his relentless quest for retribution? This volume collects stories from volume 3, volume 4, and volume 5 of the original Lone Wolf and Cub series.

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 the Lone Wolf and his Cub ever closer to Yagyu . . . and to vengeance.

Once the shogun's loyal retainer and now a disgraced exile, Ogami Itto travels a path of vengeance with his son, Daigoro. As the authors of Itto's fall, the Yagyu clan will stop at nothing to bury their treachery, and Itto will stop at nothing to bury the Yagyu! Collects four stories from Lone Wolf and Cub volume 8, all of volume 9, and three stories from volume 10. Nearly 700 pages, value priced. Over one million copies sold of the original Dark Horse series!

Separated from his son while battling Yagyu assassins, Itto Ogami's mission of retribution heats to a boil as he cuts through any obstacle to find his missing child. But little Daigoro, though a mere toddler, is the son of the most formidable and resourceful samurai in the land. Though alone in a cruel world, Daigoro has the heart of a warrior! Collects two stories from Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 10 and all of volumes 11 and 12.

Yagy? Retsud?'s quest to kill ?gami Itt? has cost him three brave sons, countless warriors, and an eye. But Retsud? has two illegitimate children, a son and a daughter who are nothing to Retsud? but another sword and a vessel to carry a true heir to the Yagy?! o The acclaimed classic by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima. o Over 700 pages, value priced! o Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley

(W) Kazuo Koike (A) Goseki Kojima (CT) Dana Lewis The 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! The groundbreaking samurai masterpiece of beauty, fury, and power!Ogami Itto, once the shogun's executioner, has fallen from grace after false accusations by a rival clan. With his wife murdered and with his three-year-old son to protect, he chooses the path of the ronin, the masterless samurai. Together, the lone wolf and his cub wander feudal Japan, but all roads will lead them to a single destination-vengeance.  The Deluxe Edition features:Presented in its original right-to-left formatNew cover with grain texture, burnishing, and foil stampingOversized 7 x 10 formatRibbon bookmarkCollects Lone Wolf and Cub volumes 1, 2, and stories from volume 3.