Echo of the assassin

by Koike, Kazuo

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Title Statements

Full title :Echo of the assassin / by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima ; [front cover illustration by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley ; translation, Dana Lewis].

Summary

Water, death, and angry ninja take the foreground in this exciting volume of the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub series! A pitiful ferryboat girl discovers the tragic ways of A Wife of the Heart, as the Lone Wolf, Ogami Itto, stands against the man she loves. In Wayward Swords, a rogue swordsman-for-hire learns a valuable lesson about Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, from the Lone Wolf. Afterwards, Ogami once again must face the treachery of the Kurokuwa ninja clan, then becomes a river porter to foil the secret plans of his enemy, the Yagyu clan, and in doing so declares war against them all! The Lone Wolf's actions lead to a nationwide manhunt and an epic, bloody battle unlike any in comics. Don't dare miss a volume of the series that belongs on every bookshelf: Lone Wolf and Cub. This volume contains the following stories: Wife of the Heart Wandering Samurai Echo of the Assassin Naked Worms The Yagyu Letter: Prologue.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2001.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Dark Horse Comics
Place of Publication:Milwaukie, OR
Language:eng
Publication Date:2001.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (288 pages) : : chiefly illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781621150749, 1621150747
oclc:ocn989683706
LC Classification:PN6790.J34
Dewey Decimal:741.5/952

Wife of the heart -- Wandering Samarai -- Echo of the assassin -- Naked worms -- The Yagyū letter: Prologue -- Glossary -- Creator profiles.

Subjects

Bandes dessinées Comics (Graphic works) COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga Father and infant Father and infant -- Comic books, strip… Graphic novels Graphic novels, Japanese History Japan Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- H… Japon -- Bandes dessinées. -- Histoire … Père et nourrisson -- Bandes dessinées Rōnin Rōnin -- Bandes dessinées Rōnin -- Comic books, strips, etc Samouraï -- Bandes dessinées Samurai Samurai -- Comic books, strips, etc Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868