As the flames draw nearer, the fire gets hotter. Ronin assassin Ogami Itto seeks to learn what's written on the secret messages from the corrupt Yagyu clan to the Shogun, and leaves a river of blood in his path. Elsewhere, a shamed woman attempts to force her husband to name his own child, but his job and honor stand in the way. Daigoro makes a new friend in another samurai fated to seppuku — ritual suicide — and defends the honor of a young playmate. The world keeps turning as the Lone Wolf and his Cub wander the land seeking revenge and answers, the questions to which are written in blood and ink. This volume contains the following stories: One Rainy Day O-Shichiri Man The Kyushu Road Day of the Demons

Filled with vibrant illustrations, essential information, technical secrets, amusing anecdotes, and fascinating history lessons, a pioneer in the comics industry presents a spectacular collection of interviews with other masters of the comics medium including Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Jack Davis, and Milton Caniff. Original.

Few works can legitimately lay claim to the mantle landmark . Dark Horse Comics is proud to present one of the authentic landmarks in graphic fiction, Lone Wolf and Cub. Acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima, Lone Wolf and Cub contains unforgettable imagery of stark beauty, kinetic fury, and visceral thematic power that influenced a generation of visual storytellers both in Japan and in the West.

There is more than just blood between parent and child. Itto Ogami and his son Daigoro have seen more blood flowing from more bodies than anyone in Edo, but what connects them is their spirit and path. In this collection of classic stories, Itto must protect a young girl after her family is destroyed by a cunning courtesan. Meanwhile, Itto's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, has sent the civilian police force to round up the Lone Wolf as a common criminal, and before long, Daigoro is coincidentally tangled in a messy pair of crimes. And, most dramatically, Itto returns to the scene of one of his past executions to enter a tender and honorable sword fight against an executed lord's former retainer. This volume contains the following stories: Dragnet Night Stalker Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine

Kitten, Maribel, and Gaby are three very different childhood friends about to celebrate their sixteenth birthdays, which all happen to fall on the same day. But someone's missing--their fourth friend, Una, who's imprisoned in Tijuana. So the trio set out to give Una the ultimate birthday gift--freedom--even if it means taking on an entire city! Prepare yourself for some sweet sixteen super-action, madcap plot twists, identity crises aplenty, and--of course--gorgeous girls galore! You'll go crazy over this lighthearted, rowdy, and sexy romp from Pen Center USA Award winner Gilbert Hernandez!

Writer/illustrator Rick Geary continues to astound with his never-a-dull-moment stories and incomparable illustrations of The Mask, now in impossible-to-resist hardcover format from the same people who brought you The Night Before ChristMask and The Mask Summer Vacation.

From Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo, the Eisner-winning team behind Afterlift, The All-Nighter is a story about found family and a new twist on superheroes! Welcome to The All-Nighter, the only diner in town where you can get coffee and a meal from sunset to sunrise! The staff are friendly (kind of) and happy to serve you (sometimes), and it would never cross their minds to drink their customers’ blood… Alex is bored—flipping burgers for strangers all night is no way for a vampire to live. But he and his fellow vampires Joy, Cynthia, and Ian have agreed to blend into human society. Inspired by superhero movies, one of few passions in his un-life, Alex decides to don a cape and start fighting bad guys. But his decision will have bigger consequences than he realizes—for himself and for everyone he wants to protect. Collects issues #1-5 of The All-Nighter, from the ComiXology original digital series in print for the first time.

This dual-narrative story set in the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer series chronicles the legacy of a Golden-Age superhero. An aged crime fighter desperately wants to reconnect with his estranged son, who he hoped would one day take the mantle of Doctor Andromeda. Over the course of the story we learn his World War II-era origin, how he got his powers, his exciting astral adventures, the formation of some of Black Hammer's greatest heroes, and more in this heartbreaking superhero tale about fathers and sons. Originally published as Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows, this collects the entire series from New York Times bestselling and Eisner-winning creator Jeff Lemire!

What happens when you infuse the likenesses, ambitions, and desires of legendary warriors and conquerors with an advanced AI? Well, you get a psychotic android named AVON, who goes rogue and concocts a plan to "reset" humanity! E.X.O. Volume 2 picks up right where it's award-winning Afrofuturist epic predecessor left off, as Wale Williams--aka tech-savvy superhero EXO--tries to save humanity! An Afrofuturist superhero story about redemption set in the bustling metropolis that is Lagos, Nigeria--with a creative team that's also from Lagos! This Dark Horse edition will collect the YouNeek Studios editions of the same material (YouNeek editions E.X.O. Volumes 3 and 4) **Explore the YouNeek YouNiverse! Extraordinary fantasy and superhero stories inspired by African history, culture, and mythology—created by the best Nigerian comics talent!**