Blade of the Immortal #100 Preview

Blade of the Immortal #100
Trickster (Part 2 of 4)
By: Hiroaki Samura
Cover Artist: Hiroaki Samura
Letterer: Tomoko Saito
Translator: Dana Lewis
Genre: Manga, Action/Adventure

Awards: Hiroaki Samura: Winner 2000 Eisner Award Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material for Blade of the Immortal


A double-sized dose of Samurai suspense and violence, as Blade of the Immortal reaches its one-hundredth issue! Armed with kessen-satsu, the only poison known to damage Manji's immortal blood, three Itto-ryü warriors target Manji and Giichi. Crippled and sightless, will Manji be able to fend off a vicious, new Itto-ryü foe? Giichi, still reeling from the events in the "Twilight" storyline, finds himself trading swings with Magatsu, another fan favorite! This issue also features pinups by Francisco Paronzini and Andy Tong, along with a Blade of the Immortal parody strip, "Rumble to Kaga," by Jhomar Soriano.

• Francisco Paronzini's previous works include Dark Horse's Dead To Rights and Star Wars Tales and DC Comics' Cinnamon: El Ciclo.

Andie Tong's previous works include Noble Causes and Masters Of The Universe. He is also a fantasy illustrator for White Wolf RPG books.

FOR MATURE READERS

Pub. Date: April 13, 2005
Format: b&w, 64 pages, (2 of 4)
Age range: 18+
Price: $5.99