Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse)

    (Dark Horse, 2000-2002, 2016)
™ and © Dark Horse Comics, Inc.

Initially translated in English and reprinted in the United States by First Comics in the 80s, Dark Horse licensed Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima’s groundbreaking samurai series in 2000 and compiled them in digest-sized volumes. The Lone Wolf, Itto Ogami, is a widowed ronin who works as an assassin for hire in feudal Japan. The twist is that he has an infant son, Daigoro, who he protects and takes with him wherever he goes—even into the most dangerous and savage situations. Generally considered a masterpiece by critics and fans, Lone Wolf and Cub was so popular in Japan that it was adapted into several live-action films. It also fueled Frank Miller’s work, especially Ronin.

— Michael Sutton
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  • 6
    #6
    Feb 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Lanterns for the Dead
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  • 7
    #7
    Mar 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
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  • 8
    #8
    Apr 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Chains of Death
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  • 12
    #12
    Aug 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Shattered Stones
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  • 18
    #18
    Feb 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Twilight of the Kurokuwa
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  • 20
    #20
    Mar 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    A Taste of Poison
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  • 21
    #21
    May 2002
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    Fragrance of Death
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  • 22
    #22
    Jun 2002
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    Heaven and Earth
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  • 23
    #23
    Jul 2002
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    Tears of Ice
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  • 24
    #24
    Aug 2002
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    In These Small Hands
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  • 25
    #25
    Sep 2002
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    Perhaps in Death
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  • 26
    #26
    Oct 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Struggle in the Dark
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  • 27
    #27
    Nov 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Battle’s Eve
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  • 28
    #28
    Dec 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Final book
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