Unbranded Ages 3-5 Kids' Books sku-17096718780 Vol 1

Unbranded Ages 3-5 Kids' Books listing for Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition, volume 1; SKU sku-17096718780 and ISBN 9781506747613. Kazuo Koike wrote the samurai manga, and Goseki Kojima drew it. After a rival clan falsely accuses Ogami Itto, the former shogun's executioner loses his wife to murder. He becomes a ronin and travels through feudal Japan with his three-year-old son, seeking vengeance.

This oversized hardcover uses the original Japanese right-to-left reading format. It measures 7 x 10, has a ribbon bookmark and a new grain-textured cover with burnishing and foil stamping. It collects volumes 1 and 2 and stories from volume 3. Library Journal recommended the series to historical-epic fans and graphic-novel collections; Fanbase Press praised its patient storytelling and artwork.

Koike studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and wrote for that series. He also contributed scripts to the 1970s Lone Wolf and Cub films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama. His Crying Freeman series, illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, became a 1995 film directed by Christophe Gans. Koike and Kojima were called the “Golden Duo.” Kojima also worked on Samurai Executioner and Path of the Assassin.