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BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL

21 Jun 2010

BLADE art book now available

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga, 5 - Art and Advertising | 0

Dark Horse’s expanded English-language version of the Blade of the Immortal artbook we first reported on here is now out, and priced under $30! Here’s a few more fleeting glimpses: These are just details of full-page, superbly repro’d art from … Continued

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL
8 Feb 2010

Swordgirls of BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga | 0

I’ve loved Hiroaki Samura‘s out-of-the-box manga Blade of the Immortal for it’s entire loooong run, but the latest volume (still coming out in trades from Dark Horse) starts a new storyline featuring some masked goons rather familiar to fans of … Continued

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, Hiroaki Samura, kunoichi

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