M. Nicholas Almand (–2013)

This comic book combines the manga comic genre with monsters born from the Blight, an event brought on by sorcerers destroying the landscape and make it very dangerous. Magic weapons are forged from the monsters when they are killed but they are not always under the control of the person wielding them.

Hadashi is the main character whose circumstances change when he is attacked by a Blighted frog. He ends up wielding the Orphan Blade, a weapon sought after by Lord Chirigi and his paid followers, the Five Fingers of Death. Other characters appear briefly without explanation and then disappear never to be seen again.

Well-written and illustrated, it is quite gory although it seems to be hard to really hurt anyone despite all the blood and I’d recommend it any comic book lover of manga and lots of fighting.

Quite enjoyable but I was hoping for more substance.
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