Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 5: Black Wind contains five classic stories based on the adventures of samurai assassin Itto Ogami and his infant son, Daigoro, as the two continue their determined march down the Road to Hell. As the legend of the Lone Wolf spreads throughout feudal Japan, those in power become fearful of the enigmatic and mysterious assassin who has laid waste to so many worthy opponents. The Yagyu clan is the first to dispatch an assassin of its own to prevent the Lone Wolf from ever touching the clan, and eventually Ogami must face the greatest swordsman of the Yagyu's rival clan, as desperate circumstances lead to desperate measures. In another adventure, Ogami must face the leader of a bounty-hunter gang who seeks revenge for Ogami's assassination of a young lord many years before.
"Lone Wolf and Cub has been an absolutely unique and rewarding experience," said Mike Hansen, Dark Horse's manga line editor. "It's a real honor to work on the long-awaited permanent collection of this masterpiece -- easily, one of the best series in comics ever. Being involved with some of the foremost translators and experts in Japanese comics means that I know this is the most faithful English edition of Lone Wolf and Cub possible! And the fact that this one comic-book series led to six successful feature films, some of the best Asian action cinema ever, proves what everyone in Japan already knows: this is a series that everyone must see!"
Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 5: Black Wind is presented in an elegant 4" x 6" pocketbook format (an homage to the format of most recent Japanese edition), and weighs in at 288 black-and-white pages, retailing for $9.95.