{"product_id":"lone-wolf-and-cub-deluxe-edition-volume-1-hardcover","title":"Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition Volume 1 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKazuo Koike\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGoseki Kojima\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDana Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed genre-defining samurai epic manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima is presented in a new deluxe oversized hardcover edition and is now oriented in right-to-left reading format as originally published in Japan! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe groundbreaking samurai masterpiece of beauty, fury, and power! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOgami Itto, once the shogun's executioner, has fallen from grace after false accusations by a rival clan. With his wife murdered and with his three-year-old son to protect, he chooses the path of the \u003ci\u003eronin\u003c\/i\u003e, the masterless samurai. Together, the lone wolf and his cub wander feudal Japan, but all roads will lead them to a single destination--vengeance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Deluxe Edition features: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePresented in its original right-to-left format\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew cover with grain texture, burnishing, and foil stamping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOversized 7\" x 10\" format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRibbon bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003c\/i\u003e volumes 1, 2, and stories from volume 3.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazuo Koike\u003c\/b\u003e was a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied under \u003ci\u003eGolgo 13\u003c\/i\u003e creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga \u003ci\u003eKozure Okami\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003c\/i\u003e), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Another series written by Koike, \u003ci\u003eCrying Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoseki Kojima \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Japanese manga artist known for his collaborations with Kazuo Koike. The team was often referred to as the \"Golden Duo.\" Kojima's best-known work was \u003ci\u003eLone Wolf and Cub. \u003c\/i\u003eOther titles attributed to Kojima are \u003ci\u003eSamurai Executioner \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePath of the Assassin. \u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.07 x 10.21 x 7.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44385543749734,"sku":"9781506747613","price":64.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/9OGBTQ_hzx9781506747613.webp?v=1769100661","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/lone-wolf-and-cub-deluxe-edition-volume-1-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}