Image Comics Collects The 6-Issue Epic Miniseries<\/p>\n
Berkeley, CA \u2013 December 16th, 2011 — Image Comics is proud to announce the February release of SAMURAI\u2019S BLOOD VOL. 1 TP, written by Owen Wiseman, illustrated by Nam Kim (Warcraft: Legends) and Matthew Dalton (Starcraft: Frontline), edited by Dave Elliott and produced by Benaroya Publishing. SAMURAI\u2019S BLOOD VOL. 1 TP collects issues #1-6 of the sold out miniseries and will include extras such as a gallery page of covers by fan favorite artist Jo Chen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9) and additional prose Samurai\u2019s Blood stories from Owen Wiseman.<\/p>\n
Set in feudal Japan, an era when lineage defined you, SAMURAI\u2019S BLOOD involves three teenagers who must make their way through the world hiding their identities in order to find their destinies. As their village burns behind them, they are headed for a city they\u2019d heard about only in stories. The three young samurai must now struggle to stay alive and take vengeance on the evil usurper who has destroyed the rest of their clan and the only world they\u2019d ever known. Will they rise on the tides of vengeance, or they will they fall on the swords of fate?<\/p>\n
The critics have raved about SAMURAI\u2019S BLOOD:<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ll be picking up the 6-issue run of Samurai\u2019s Blood…I\u2019d suggest you do the same.” – IGN<\/p>\n
“Samurai\u2019s Blood is just another example of all the great stuff Image Comics is putting together this year…I recommend the entire series.” \u2013 Comic Book Bin<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the best things about Samurai’s Blood is its strong period feel, which is carried in particular by Nam Kim’s idealized yet realistic art and Jo Chen’s more expressionistic covers.” \u2013 Playback STL<\/p>\n
“Once again (and unbelievably, I might add), Wiseman has upped the stakes with this story… I can\u2019t honestly understand how this book keeps getting better every issue, but somehow it does. 5 out of 5” – Comic Attack<\/p>\n
SAMURAI\u2019S BLOOD VOL. 1 TP (DEC110519, ISBN: 978-1-60706-488-6), a 192-page full-color trade paperback, will be on sale in stores February 29th, 2012 for $14.99 and is available to order in the December 2011 edition of Previews.<\/p>\n