Originally published in Japan in 1995 by Koike Shoin Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Kazuo Koike<br><b>Publisher:</b> Dark Horse Manga<br><b>Published:</b> 08/20/2013<br><b>Pages:</b> 712<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.30lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.20h x 5.10w x 2.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781616551353<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Kazuo Koike </b>is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied under <i>Golgo 13</i> creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga <i>Kozure Okami</i> (<i>Lone Wolf and Cub</i>), 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, <i>Crying Freeman</i>, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans. <p/><b>Goseki Kojima </b>was 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 <i>Lone Wolf and Cub. </i>Other titles attributed to Kojima are <i>Samurai Executioner </i>and <i>Path of the Assassin. </i>In 2004, Kojima won an Eisner Award.</p>