Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition Volume 3

Illustrated by Goseki Kojima
Translated by Dana Lewis
Hardcover
$54.99 US
On sale Oct 20, 2026 | 728 Pages | 9781506747637

The acclaimed genre-defining samurai epic manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima is presented in a new deluxe oversized hardcover edition and is now oriented in right-to-left reading format as originally published in Japan!

The Lone Wolf and his Cub continue their journey of blood and honor! The roads of feudal Japan are rife with brigands, but for Ogami Itto and his son, the roads are deadly. Shogunate agents and Yagyu Retsudo’s assassins dog their every step, but each step brings them ever closer to Yagyu . . . and to vengeance.

The Deluxe Edition features:

  • Presented in its original right-to-left format
  • New cover with grain texture, burnishing, and foil stamping
  • Oversized 7" x 10" format
  • Ribbon bookmark

Collects stories from Lone Wolf and Cub Volumes 5–8.
Kazuo Koike is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), 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, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans. View titles by Kazuo Koike
Goseki Kojima 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 Lone Wolf and Cub. Other titles attributed to Kojima are Samurai Executioner and Path of the Assassin. In 2004, Kojima won an Eisner Award. View titles by Goseki Kojima
Praise for Lone Wolf and Cub:

"A classic in every sense of the word. Strongly recommended for fans of historical epics and essential for all graphic novel collections."—Library Journal

"The storytelling is patient and kind. Pages of beautiful artwork and zero dialogue. People walking through the landscape, looking into the sun. It makes the world feel that much more real and the tension that much more profound."—Fanbase Press
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The acclaimed genre-defining samurai epic manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima is presented in a new deluxe oversized hardcover edition and is now oriented in right-to-left reading format as originally published in Japan!

The Lone Wolf and his Cub continue their journey of blood and honor! The roads of feudal Japan are rife with brigands, but for Ogami Itto and his son, the roads are deadly. Shogunate agents and Yagyu Retsudo’s assassins dog their every step, but each step brings them ever closer to Yagyu . . . and to vengeance.

The Deluxe Edition features:

  • Presented in its original right-to-left format
  • New cover with grain texture, burnishing, and foil stamping
  • Oversized 7" x 10" format
  • Ribbon bookmark

Collects stories from Lone Wolf and Cub Volumes 5–8.

Author

Kazuo Koike is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series. Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), 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, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans. View titles by Kazuo Koike
Goseki Kojima 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 Lone Wolf and Cub. Other titles attributed to Kojima are Samurai Executioner and Path of the Assassin. In 2004, Kojima won an Eisner Award. View titles by Goseki Kojima

Praise

Praise for Lone Wolf and Cub:

"A classic in every sense of the word. Strongly recommended for fans of historical epics and essential for all graphic novel collections."—Library Journal

"The storytelling is patient and kind. Pages of beautiful artwork and zero dialogue. People walking through the landscape, looking into the sun. It makes the world feel that much more real and the tension that much more profound."—Fanbase Press

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