Samurai Executioner — Dark Horse Comics
Issue: #5
Striking similarities between Lone Wolf & Cub and Koike and Kojima's sidebar storyline Samurai Executioner (known as Kubikiri Asa in Japan) are evident in the cool attitude, rebellious honor, and unflappable bushido of the lead characters of both series, but readers will delight in the whole new genre of Edo-era samurai spirit in Samurai Executioner. Wrapped tightly around a core of crime fict...
Creators: Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima
Characters: Yamada Asaemon