Absolute Ronin - Frank Miller

Frank Miller is regarded as one of the best comic writers of all time and all of us have come across his work, even if only in films. He is the writer responsible for the 300 and Sin City graphics novels, as well as the revolutionary Dark Knight Returns. In Ronin he teams up with Lynn Varley, after working with her to produce the Dark Knight books, to produce this rather obscure piece of work about a master-less samurai fighting to kill a demon called Agat. The first part of the story is set an Japan's history which results in the Ronin and Agat being held captive inside a magic sword. It then propels us into the future, in the middle of New York, ...  Read the complete review