From the creators of Lone Wolf and Cub comes Samurai Executioner. Before Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima created Itto Ogami, they created Kubikiri Asa, better known to Lone Wolf readers as Decapitator Asaemon. He was the equal to Itto, bearer of the sword Onibocho and charged with the duty of testing swords for the shogun. Samurai Executioner is based on the life of the decapitator before his fatal duel with Lone Wolf. Expect legendary drama, frantic action, and stoic samurai stature, combined with the exemplary art and storytelling that made Lone Wolf and Cub one of the most popular and influential comic books in the world! • Never before published in America, Samurai Executioner was the precursor to one of the most seminal works of manga, Lone Wolf and Cub!
A frenetic mix of samurai honor, base violence, and the blood of beheadings, Samurai Executioner is not for the faint of heart. For those who love blood-and-guts crime drama, historical fiction, and brutal action, this is right up your alley. The creators of Lone Wolf and Cub bring you one Kubikiri Asa, a young ronin samurai who helps keep the peace by putting the fear of beheading into Edo's criminals. But it doesn't always work, and so he has to follow through with his threats. Full of squirting blood, fast-paced samurai sword work, and the drama that comes from human corruption, Samurai Executioner is like no other classic manga. • Never before published in America, Samurai Executioner is the companion to one of the most seminal works of manga, Lone Wolf and Cub! • For mature readers.