Creator

Kazuo Koike

Biography

Japanese manga writer born in 1936 who trained under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito. Koike is best known for writing Lone Wolf and Cub (1970–1976), a landmark samurai series illustrated by Goseki Kojima. He also wrote Crying Freeman with artist Ryoichi Ikegami and founded the Gekiga Sonjuku school, whose graduates include Rumiko Takahashi and Tetsuo Hara. He died in April 2019.

Creator Details

Name

Kazuo Koike

Role

Writer

Issues

4,031

Series

89

Awards

Troféu HQ Mix - Roteirista estrangeiro (Best Foreign Writer) (2007), Inkpot Award (2006), Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Judge's Choices (2004)

Also Known As

小池一夫, 小池一雄, 緒塚敬吾, 小池一夫

Gender

Male

Birth Date

May 8, 1936

Death Date

April 17, 2019

Birth Place

Daisen, Akita Prefecture

Country

Japan

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Series

Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman (2023)

Éditions Glénat

3 issues

New X-Men Companion

New X-Men Companion (2019)

Marvel Comics

1 issue

Mad Bull 34

Mad Bull 34 (2019)

MediBang!

1 issue

Lobo Solitario

Lobo Solitario (2018)

Editorial Panini México

4 issues

Lone Wolf and Cub Gallery Edition

Lone Wolf and Cub Gallery Edition (2018)

Dark Horse Comics

Collected Edition

1 issue

The Art of Aspen Comics

The Art of Aspen Comics (2014)

Aspen MLT

3 issues

New Lone Wolf & Cub

New Lone Wolf & Cub (2014)

Dark Horse Comics

11 issues

Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus

Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus (2013)

Dark Horse Comics

Collected Edition

12 issues

Samurai Executioner Omnibus

Samurai Executioner Omnibus (2014)

Dark Horse Comics

Collected Edition

4 issues

47 Ronin

47 Ronin (2014)

Dark Horse Comics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Issues

Issue #11

#11

Issue #11

El Nuevo Lobo Solitario y su Cachorro (2016)

Volume 3

#3

Volume 3

Crying Freeman (2023)

Apr 17, 2024

Volume 2

#2

Volume 2

Crying Freeman (2023)

Jan 17, 2024

Issue #10

#10

Issue #10

El Nuevo Lobo Solitario y su Cachorro (2016)

Volume 1

#1

Volume 1

Crying Freeman (2023)

Oct 04, 2023

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

47 Ronin (2020)

Issue #9

#9

Issue #9

El Nuevo Lobo Solitario y su Cachorro (2016)

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

New X-Men Companion (2019)

Jul 10, 2019

Vol. 1

#1

Vol. 1

Mad Bull 34 (2019)

Jan 15, 2019

El camino del asesino

#1

El camino del asesino

Lobo Solitario (2018)

Issue #8

#8

Issue #8

El Nuevo Lobo Solitario y su Cachorro (2016)

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Lone Wolf and Cub Gallery Edition (2018)

Jul 04, 2018

Frequent collaborators

Ryoichi Ikegami

Ryoichi Ikegami

Goseki Kojima

Goseki Kojima

Toshio Nobe

Toshio Nobe

Shinji Mizushima

Shinji Mizushima

Tetsu Kariya

Tetsu Kariya

Hikaru Yuzuki

Hikaru Yuzuki

Kazuo Umezu

Kazuo Umezu

Noboru Rokuda

Noboru Rokuda

George Akiyama

George Akiyama

Jūzō Yamasaki

Jūzō Yamasaki

Kōji Takahashi

Kōji Takahashi

Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara

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