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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 4, 2016 18:26:49 GMT -5
  Published: September through October 2003 Synopsis: Two of the best-loved guest characters in Stan Sakai's multiple award-winning samurai saga return for starring roles in the two-issue adventure, "Fathers and Sons." In this first part, Lone Goat and Kid (Sakai's homage to the seminal manga Lone Wolf and Cub) are in one of their toughest predicaments ever--the Lone Goat lies near death with an arrow wound in his back, while young Gorogoro saves a near lifeless Jotaro from drowning. A local gang boss, after the reward for the Lone Goat, sends his men to slay them all, leaving it up to the two children to stand alone against the gang of killers. Meanwhile, Usagi is desperately scouring the riverbanks for any signs of his son when he meets up with troubles of his own! Notes: First meeting of Jotaro and Gorogoro. I also think this is the first time Gorogoro is seen to speak. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 4, 2016 19:07:54 GMT -5
Watching Jotaro and Gorogoro fight with the bokken was one of the cutest things I've ever seen, that alone was worth the price of admission.
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Post by stillpoint on Nov 26, 2016 1:04:21 GMT -5
Father/son dynamic is not my favorite vehicle for a story, but Stan always has another element that still makes reading fun for me. It might be guest appearances by characters I love such as Chizu or Tomoe, or the recognizable monsters in "Sumi-e". In this story with its double dose of father/son that other element is the really jumpy henchman. I think he appears only in the second half, but he makes me laugh every time. I'm glad he survived.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Apr 15, 2017 13:13:29 GMT -5
Stan does a wonderful job of quietly showing the depth of the bond between a dad and his child. This pair of issues perfectly extends the theme of the whole "travels with Jotaro" story arc.
As a bonus, I thought it very moving to see Gorogoro finally open himself up emotionally, if only a little, by acknowledging Jotaro's friendship. Gorogoro is a fascinating character... we can understand why his father would raise him to be hard as a diamond, but at the same time we can't help but worry for the poor little lad's emotional development.
This is such a great series. I can't get enough of it.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 15, 2017 13:24:52 GMT -5
Stan does a wonderful job of quietly showing the depth of the bond between a dad and his child. This pair of issues perfectly extends the theme of the whole travels with Jotaro" spry arc. As a bonus, I thought it very moving to see Gorogoro finally open himself up emotionally, if only a little, by acknowledging Jotaro's friendship. Gorogoro is a fascinating character... we can understand why his father would raise him to be hard as a diamond, but at the same time we can't help but worry for the poor little lad's emotional development. This is such a great series. I can't get enough of it. I'd love to see more of Jotaro and Gorogoro together as they grow up, it's been a while since I read the War of the Worlds storyline but I think Goroforo was in it, I might have to look that up and see how it matches with how I see him growing up. |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 15, 2017 15:40:36 GMT -5
Just in case this isn't common knowledge here, Lone Goat and Kid are based upon Lone Wolf and Cub. Most of the major characters in Usagi's universe are based, to some degree, on famous samurai from history, folklore, and fiction, but these two always felt like particularly faithful adaptations, barely deviating from the source material. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Apr 15, 2017 20:21:14 GMT -5
Just in case this isn't common knowledge here, Lone Goat and Kid are based upon Lone Wolf and Cub. Most of the major characters in Usagi's universe are based, to some degree, on famous samurai from history, folklore, and fiction, but these two always felt like particularly faithful adaptations, barely deviating from the source material. Just as the Toho monsters were in the Sumi-e story arc!  |
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