shadyhulk's review against another edition
5.0
Night Stalker and Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine are perfect arcs for Daigoro. What a boy!
roxanamalinachirila's review against another edition
4.0
This series seems to improve as it goes on - and it was good to begin with. While I still have some trouble telling characters apart (the drawing style isn't helping), the stories are insightful and different from one another.
"Lone Wolf and Cub" is growing on me. Perhaps I didn't fall in love and addiction with it the way I did with other series, but its quality is solid and constant. I'll be hunting down the next volumes, too.
"Lone Wolf and Cub" is growing on me. Perhaps I didn't fall in love and addiction with it the way I did with other series, but its quality is solid and constant. I'll be hunting down the next volumes, too.
jmoravec's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Still a fantastic read going into the 3rd volume. While I do think the stories and narrative itself gets a little repetitive, there is a little more going on in the overall arc than just the individual "who is he getting paid to assassinate this week" chapters.
The art, though, like the others before it, makes it worth reading alone.
The art, though, like the others before it, makes it worth reading alone.
akar's review against another edition
4.0
Yet another awesome volume of Ogami and Daigoro on their journey. Really loving the series so far.
whorledup's review
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
jsjammersmith's review
5.0
With any graphic novel there is at least one important question, what is it adding to the medium. If it adds nothing and simply tells a story then the reader is able to Move on quickly to the next read. Lone Wolf and Cub doesn’t do this. Instead the books demand the reader to slow down and appreciate the medium as Koike not only establishes the characters, but also the landscapes, the weather, the culture, the history, the politics, and the visual language for the reader.
Every page of this book is an incredible effort to play with the medium, to push it further and establish the creative landscape of Koike’s Japan. Ogami Itto and Daigoro are not just unique characters, they are real people inhabiting a highly developed world. It is impossible to not be drawn into their struggles and adventures because every page, every frame of this comics series is, simply put, beautiful. It’s a chance to just be in another world completely.
Whether it’s the panels presenting the weather, peasant cottages, rice patties, mountains, or even people sitting and talking the reader is left completely absorbed by this universe, and held by the conviction that Koike is showing them a real Japan and Samurai legacy.
I never feel tired of reading this book, and even when I know Ogami Itto is going to win a battle no matter what, I still hold my breath and wonder how he’s going to do it. This series is what makes comics great.
Every page of this book is an incredible effort to play with the medium, to push it further and establish the creative landscape of Koike’s Japan. Ogami Itto and Daigoro are not just unique characters, they are real people inhabiting a highly developed world. It is impossible to not be drawn into their struggles and adventures because every page, every frame of this comics series is, simply put, beautiful. It’s a chance to just be in another world completely.
Whether it’s the panels presenting the weather, peasant cottages, rice patties, mountains, or even people sitting and talking the reader is left completely absorbed by this universe, and held by the conviction that Koike is showing them a real Japan and Samurai legacy.
I never feel tired of reading this book, and even when I know Ogami Itto is going to win a battle no matter what, I still hold my breath and wonder how he’s going to do it. This series is what makes comics great.
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