Very good adaptation of the manga “Lone Wolf and Cub” by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima written and drawn between 1970 to 1976.
It was hugely influential, spawning a number of films, notably two of which were combined into a single US release titled “Shogun Assassin” in 1980.
It would also serve as the basis for the graphic novel “Road to Perdition” by Max Allan Collins in 1998, which was also itself turned into a very good movie in 2002.
I happen to read a lot of books and watch a lot of movies in the form of graphic novels. About half a year ago I finally got to read Manu Larcenet’s adaptation, and the amazing art certainly lived up to its end. Unfortunately I didn’t find the story particularly interesting, and from what I understand, that might have been due to the GN omitting the interior thoughts of the characters. Sort of like the recent Watership Down adaptation, perhaps. Really good-looking, but missing a lot of the spirit of the original.
There’s also the fact that historically I’ve sort of been obsessed with post-apoc depictions in comics, so I’m a bit jaded in certain ways. So much so that I put together an article of 15 mini-reviews with rankings over at the evil empire. Guess which one topped the list?
Hah, wow… yeah, I knew about the Ellison source, but somehow missed the Don Johnson movie. Groovy, man, thanks for sharing.
As a digital reader these days, I believe I have the complete Den cycle across all its various sources, plus Murky World and a bunch of other Corben works. Good to hear Dark Horse is republishing it for print-readers, though. I do like to call him the ‘Moebius from across the pond.’
And good to see young Elvis Costello in his own movie, lol.
Btw, possibly you might like this movie I posted a couple months ago. It’s a post-apoc Western, made in New Zealand, only only 15min in length. I love how much is imagined a little differently due to it being NZ-made.
Very good adaptation of the manga “Lone Wolf and Cub” by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima written and drawn between 1970 to 1976.
It was hugely influential, spawning a number of films, notably two of which were combined into a single US release titled “Shogun Assassin” in 1980.
It would also serve as the basis for the graphic novel “Road to Perdition” by Max Allan Collins in 1998, which was also itself turned into a very good movie in 2002.
I happen to read a lot of books and watch a lot of movies in the form of graphic novels. About half a year ago I finally got to read Manu Larcenet’s adaptation, and the amazing art certainly lived up to its end. Unfortunately I didn’t find the story particularly interesting, and from what I understand, that might have been due to the GN omitting the interior thoughts of the characters. Sort of like the recent Watership Down adaptation, perhaps. Really good-looking, but missing a lot of the spirit of the original.
There’s also the fact that historically I’ve sort of been obsessed with post-apoc depictions in comics, so I’m a bit jaded in certain ways. So much so that I put together an article of 15 mini-reviews with rankings over at the evil empire. Guess which one topped the list?
Vic and Blood man… I thought I was the only one who remembered that one!
Did you know that it was originally a short story by Harlan Ellison and a FILM in 1975 before Corben worked it into a comic?
The film is notable for starring an IMPOSSIBLY young Don Johnson (25 or 26 at the time of production).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_(1975_film)
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/mTck2RnpPy4
Dark Horse has been collecting all the Corben material as a series of REALLY NICE hardcover graphic novels, I hope they get a shot at Vic and Blood.
(Den volumes 1-5, Murky World, Dimwood, Rowlf, Rat God, and the forthcoming Last Voyage of Sindbad, Best of Fantagor)
https://www.darkhorse.com/search/richard+corben/
I’d also say, if you like that, check out the less serious film “Six String Samurai”.
https://youtu.be/uYHtoRJjOb4
Hah, wow… yeah, I knew about the Ellison source, but somehow missed the Don Johnson movie. Groovy, man, thanks for sharing.
As a digital reader these days, I believe I have the complete Den cycle across all its various sources, plus Murky World and a bunch of other Corben works. Good to hear Dark Horse is republishing it for print-readers, though. I do like to call him the ‘Moebius from across the pond.’
And good to see young Elvis Costello in his own movie, lol.
Btw, possibly you might like this movie I posted a couple months ago. It’s a post-apoc Western, made in New Zealand, only only 15min in length. I love how much is imagined a little differently due to it being NZ-made.
https://piefed.social/c/fullmoviesonyoutube/p/1806659/the-ballad-of-maddog-quinn-a-fun-post-apoc-western-produced-in-new-zealand-15min
Reminds me of an Australian zombie flick called Undead from 2003:
https://youtu.be/hVYBEGZr5mg