Blood-Stained Sword Drips Red At IDW Publishing
Now and then, the word "innovative" pops up in a press release. Most of the time it's just hype.
Not this time.Creators Dan Wickline and Ben Templesmith have combined sci-fi action, technology, and the code of the Samurai to bring the readers
Blood-Stained Sword, a film put to print.
In a dark and grim future drunk on high technology, the ways of the past have not been completely forgotten by everyone. Kenji has been trained as a Samurai, sworn to uphold the code of the true warrior. Now he faces the greatest challenge of his life; clearing his father's name.
He must travel to Seattle, where corporations have replaced clans and greed has won out over honor, to find out the truth behind his father's death and bring in those responsible.
About the story's development, Wickline said, "I've always been fascinated with the samurai, not just from a historical point of view, but as a way of life. Their code of honor makes them the perfect protagonist for any story, whether they are on horseback or hover-bike."
Blood-Stained Sword features
30 Days of Night co-creator Ben Templesmith further expanding his artistic repertoire with this tale of violent enforcement of the Samurai honor code. The story by Wickline (
Metal Hurlant) features cinematic action and the dialogue is crisp and memorable. This book promises to be one of the sleeper hits of the year.
Blood-Stained Sword is a full-color, 48-page one-shot on sale in January 2005.
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