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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Autumn Frost by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1-56971-991-8 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Samura can rev it up and slow it down.
Comment: Good to see Magatsu on the cover - he sure earned it. The focus of his attention is crazy old Shira who has a trick up his sleeve, and baby, the two of them mix it up in one deliciously extended battle, gratefully balanced by a flashback of Magatsu's first meeting with Sori (funny) and Anotsu's deepening relations with the Shingyoto-ryu. Though Rin appears in only a few pages, alone and increasingly desperate, she helps us appreciate all the more the depth of events. Another winning collection - no surprise there.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Issue, but doesn't solve the conflict fully.
Comment: Actually, I am going to rewrite this review a little better seeing as how not many have reviewed it. They take so long to release new novels so this novel will really make you want the next one, but you know it will take another year to release.
Magatsu and Shira are ready to go at it. There are quite a few surprises. Namely Shira. Also, Magatsu releases a few surprises as well. The art becomes beautiful.
This issue is easily read. Now, BTOI has one problem in the entire series. I don't mind that they flipped the panels, but some panels aren't flipped. Sometimes(rarely) a person will be holding a sword with his left hand, then it will be in his right hand on the next panel. This is often confusing as I sometimes have to read a page a few times to understand. Dark Horse did a great job of translating and flipping it, but if you want to alter a masterpiece you will probably mess up. Past issues have found me lost in some battles as they do occasionaly leave things unflipped which can lead to confusion(namely the battle in "On Silent Wings" part 2). This issue is wonderfully flipped and I only noticed two mistakes in the issue. One was where Magatsu's sword switched hands, the other was when he, well, I can't tell you. Still, they did a wonderful job of making the battles much easier to read, and very interesting.
There are quite a few instances where I was surprised, but none compared to the way Shira is drawn. He is so evil, yet he is done perfectly. A very interesting panel is where he says, "Scary, huh. HUH!". I cringed when I read that panel and saw how beautifully Shira was drawn. He almost scared me a bit as he is done perfectly. 5 stars for the art.
We also get to see some of Rin's travels although they are short. Finally, the issue leaves the reader with 20 or so pages on Anotsu. Interesting in it's own way, but not compared to Magatsu/Shira.
This novel was done great. It is a smaller book. It is thick though. That is what counts because the art is simply scaled down a bit. It is basically as thick as HEART OF DARKNESS. You really get a great issue here.
Rating: 5
Summary: Collects issues #73-#80
Comment: The editorial review is incorrect in stating that BotI: Autumn Frost collects issues #73-#78, it actually collects issues #73-#80. In addition to Manji and Magatsu tracking down Shira, this volume also includes Anotsu agreeing to marry Hisoka as a condition of merging the Itto-ryu with the Shingyoto-ryu.
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Beasts by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569717419 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 17 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Secrets (Blade of the Immortal) by Hiroaki Samura ISBN: 156971746X Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: The Gathering, Volume 2 by Hiroaki Samura ISBN: 1569715602 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 14 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: The Gathering by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569715467 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 15 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Heart of Darkness by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569715319 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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