Few works of graphic fiction have portrayed action so powerfully, so elegantly, and so kinetically as has Lone Wolf and Cub. But what sets LW&C apart from other graphic fiction is the extreme contrasts within its pages. As a fan of great storytelling, I’ve come to realize that contrast is the high-octane fuel of drama. The studious intellect of the Judge in Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian magnifies the character’s savagery. The moment of sunlight and blue sky in the midst of The Perfect Storm renders the stricken sword boat’s plight absolutely crushing. The quiet passages in Nirvana’s "Smells Like Teen Spirit" turns the volume to eleven when the big chords come crashing down. No one in comics...
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