Starblazer: Samurai Warrior
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the far reaches of the cosmos, ancient honour meets interstellar conflict in Starblazer: Samurai Warrior, No. 53 in the beloved British science fiction comic anthology series that blended pulse-pounding action with vivid illustrated storytelling. A lone warrior, clad in the armour of a feudal samurai yet armed with the weapons of a distant future, stands against the vast crimson expanse of space — a figure caught between two worlds, two codes, and two destinies. The central premise fuses the bushido traditions of the East with the boundless imagination of space opera, crafting a tale of honour, combat, and survival on a cosmic scale. Starblazer, published by the legendary Scottish house D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, ran for an extraordinary 281 issues between 1979 and 1991, and stands as one of the most creatively ambitious British comics of its era. Each pocket-sized issue presented a self-contained science fiction adventure in the tradition of the great pulp magazines, and Samurai Warrior is a particularly striking entry — one that raises the question of whether a warrior forged in an ancient tradition can find his purpose, and his identity, among the stars.
Author: Unknown
Format: Paperback
Genre: Science fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the far reaches of the cosmos, ancient honour meets interstellar conflict in Starblazer: Samurai Warrior, No. 53 in the beloved British science fiction comic anthology series that blended pulse-pounding action with vivid illustrated storytelling. A lone warrior, clad in the armour of a feudal samurai yet armed with the weapons of a distant future, stands against the vast crimson expanse of space — a figure caught between two worlds, two codes, and two destinies. The central premise fuses the bushido traditions of the East with the boundless imagination of space opera, crafting a tale of honour, combat, and survival on a cosmic scale. Starblazer, published by the legendary Scottish house D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, ran for an extraordinary 281 issues between 1979 and 1991, and stands as one of the most creatively ambitious British comics of its era. Each pocket-sized issue presented a self-contained science fiction adventure in the tradition of the great pulp magazines, and Samurai Warrior is a particularly striking entry — one that raises the question of whether a warrior forged in an ancient tradition can find his purpose, and his identity, among the stars.