Lone Wolf 2100: Shadows on Saplings

In 2003, Dark Horse published this single-issue comic, a futuristic reimagining by writer Mike Kennedy and artist Francisco Ruiz Velasco. It transplants the classic Lone Wolf and Cub narrative into a sci-fi world, exploring themes of honor and vengeance through a lone warrior and his young charge in a stark, high-tech landscape. Though brief, its striking visual style and bold genre shift mark a unique entry in the long-running franchise.