Lone Wolf & Cub #19

The cover of this nineteenth volume says everything about the series' quiet, restless soul — a weathered ronin standing tall in a wooden boat, long blade at his side, while a small child rides serenely in the vessel's box below him, two figures sharing a world defined by water and blades. Published by Planet Manga in 2006, this German-language edition of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's celebrated saga presents that timeless pairing of father and son with understated elegance. If you've been following their drifting journey, Band XIX promises another chapter of the road that never quite ends.