Samurai Executioner — Dark Horse Comics
Issue: #9
For a stoic ronin such as Kubikiri Asa, a samurai assigned to test the Shogun's sword and behead prisoners, the moment before death is of great importance. Because of this, Asa will often listen to the stories of those about to be executed and pay respect to the lives of these often unfortunately maligned prisoners. Sometimes scary, often quirky, and occasionally very sweet, it goes to show how pe...
Creators: Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima
Characters: Yamada Asaemon