In 1987 American comics fans were introduced to a landmark series of Japanese graphic storytelling — a samurai epic of staggering proportions comprising over 7000 pages of compelling stories and stunning artwork. Lone Wolf and Cub quickly earned a reputation as one of the most remarkable works ever created in the medium of comics, and now — for the first time ever — English-reading fans of writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima’s intense and influential series will have access to the entire body of work that encompasses the story of the renegade Shogun’s assassin and his devoted young son.

"It takes you to another time, and to a frightening, alien land, windswept and grey, dying in quiet obedience to insane decrees of insane leaders," said American comics icon Frank Miller, who counts the series among the greatest works of graphic fiction ever crafted. "Its authors took the time and space to tell their tale in its every moment, often devoting many pages to scenes that wouldnÂ’t last three panels in a monthly American superhero comic book. We come to know the players, large and small, as we meet them, as they reveal themselves to us. Koike and Kojima tell their story masterfully and artfully, portraying a man, a boy, and a country on their journey into Hell."

Dark Horse Comics is proud to bring Lone Wolf and Cub to American audiences in its entirety for the first time. As part of this monumental publishing program, the Oregon publisher will introduce twenty-eight volumes, weighing in at approximately 300 pages each, in a series of monthly releases. The first collection of Lone Wolf and Cub will be available as a black-and-white, 296-page collection, priced at $9.95, beginning August 30, 2000.