Pardon the belated posts this week folks, the festivites of Diwali (amongst other things) had us terribly short on time and we were not able to post these up sooner!
47 Ronin #1
(Dark Horse)
Story : Mike Richardson
Art : Stan Sakai
(Reviewed by Anubhav Dasgupta)
There is a saying that the tale of the
Forty Seven Ronin is the definitive Japanese story. From what I’ve
gathered, it’s a tale that more or less commands a huge chunk of
their culture, much like our myths of Ram and the Mahabharata.
“To know the tale of 47 Ronin is
to know Japan.”
And that’s not far off from the
truth. 47 Ronin feels like a very Japanese tale. There are some
stories that just feel classy, that feel noble, like Seven Samurai,
Citizen Kane, Kumonoso Jo and this comic feels like one of those
stories. It doesn’t cheat you with gimmicks and cheap shocks, but
simply tells a story, and a good one at that.
