The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of the SAMURAI’S BLOOD Volume 1 trade paperback from Image Comics and Benaroya Publishing. Owen
Wiseman writes, Nam Kim pencils, Matthew Dalton inks, Sakti Yuwono colors and Josh
Aitken letters.
This trade paperback collects the six-issue storyline which
follows the exploits of three young people in feudal Japan
It becomes quickly obvious (at least it did for me) that Mr.
Wiseman has studied Japanese culture carefully. This work has a deeply
authentic feel to it; a great deal of attention is paid to the emotions and
philosophies of the characters, and the story’s focus on samurai culture is
enhanced by the cracks in it that the characters sometimes fall through. It
also helps greatly that the art is so well suited to the subject matter; Mr.
Kim’s work is expressive and beautiful.
This is a visually stunning book, with a compelling story
and rich characters. Pardon the cliché, but I really couldn’t put it down. I’m
very much looking forward to the next story from this team.
SAMURAI’S BLOOD Volume 1 is available now at your FLCS or by
order from imagecomics.com.
~Mike
