Samurai

Across 38 issues published by Epix from 1988 to 1992, Samurai brought together a formidable creative team—including writers Charlotte Magnusson, Kazuo Koike, and Sanpei Shirato, alongside artists Frank Miller, Gōseki Kojima, and Bill Sienkiewicz—to chronicle the stoic ronin Itto Ogami and his young son Daigoro. This series stands as a pivotal Western adaptation of classic Japanese Lone Wolf and Cub material, blending gritty, cinematic storytelling with a distinctive international artistic vision. It matters as a landmark collaboration that introduced these iconic characters to a new audience through a unique, cross-cultural lens.