BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP #1
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(W) HIROAKI SAMURA (A) HIROAKI SAMURA (CA) HIROAKI SAMURA
A cursed, seemingly immortal warrior aids a young girl in her quest for revenge, as the students of a brutal new sword school tear a bloody path across Japan. HIROAKI SAMURA's massive manga series spawned an anime run, a spinoff novel, an art book, and a live-action film! Samura's storytelling tour-de-force also won Japan's Media Arts Award, several British Eagle Awards, and an Eisner Award, among other international accolades. Intense and audacious, Blade takes period samurai action and deftly combines it with a modernist street idiom to create a style and mood like no other work of graphic fiction.
BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP #2
NEW PTG
(W) HIROAKI SAMURA (A) HIROAKI SAMURA (CA) HIROAKI SAMURA
Rin continues her quest across feudal Japan to avenge the murder of her parents, joined by Manjiseemingly immortal protector. The eccentric, bloodthirsty Ittö-ryü sword school tries to carve a path to Edo castle, led by the hated Anotsu as they obliterate all rival schools along the way. What they don't know, though, is that the deadly Mugai-ryü has formedthe sole purpose of destroying Anotsu's clan! This epic manga series won Japan's Media Arts Award, several British Eagle Awards, and an Eisner Award, among other international accolades. Relentless and shocking, Blade takes Edo-era samurai action and combines it with modernist street idioms to create a style and mood like no other work of graphic fiction.
DIE WERGELDER GN #3
(W) HIROAKI SAMURA (A) HIROAKI SAMURA (CA) HIROAKI SAMURA
An exquisitely drawn tale of vengeance, blood, and sex from creator of the classic samurai comic Blade of the Immortal! WHEN GIRL POWER LEADS TO GIRL VIOLENCE Wergelder: In Germanic law, the money paid by a murderer or his family to the victim's family in atonement. Shinobu left her remote island home a decade ago for the big city, but her return is an unceremonious one, uncovering the sordid nexus of a sleazy pleasure district, a shadowy multinational corporation, and ruthless yakuza dealing in unspeakable contraband. Now the prodigal daughter and her motley assortment of tentative allies is fighting back with whatever they can use! An international melding of extreme martial arts, gonzo ultra-violence, and dark humor from the Eisner award-winning creator of Blade of the Immortal, HIROAKI SAMURA! Series Overview: