Samurai: Heaven and Earth Volume I #1-5 Complete

is a comic book about a samurai and his journey to rescue the woman he loves, written by Ron Marz with art by Luke Ross and published by Dark Horse Comics. The title refers to an oath he swore to return to her ("I will allow nothing in Heaven or on Earth to come between us."). The story spans at least three 5-issue miniseries, the first of which appeared in 2005 and was collected as a trade paperback a year later. The second miniseries began in December of 2006 and ended in mid 2007. The trade paperback was published late in 2007. In late July 2007, Darkhorse started its . The first issue contained a short Samurai: H & E comic, which takes place between issues 2 and 3 of Volume 1. The third miniseries has yet to begin, likely to start anytime soon. One of the most transpicuous demonstrations of how an artist can successfully communicate intensity through a minimum of panels, yet maintain lavish illustrations. Stunning.

Beginning in feudal Japan of 1704, follows Shiro, a lone samurai warrior sworn to be reunited with the love of his life who has been spirited away by his enemies. His pursuit of Yoshiko will carry him farther than he could have imagined --from his native Japan to the sprawling empire of China, across Europe, and finally to Paris itself. There, in the fabled halls of King Louis XIV's Versailles, he must cross blades with the greatest swordsmen ever known if he is to reclaim his love. Ron Marz and artist Luke Ross, fresh off their triumphant finale on Green Lantern, have turned their skills to a historical epic in the tradition of Lone Wolf and Cub and Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers. Joined by Eisner-nominated colorist Jason Keith, they have produced a lushly illustrated tale of devotion and high adventure. --

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