Shuriken: Cold Steel

In 1989, Malibu Comics launched Shuriken: Cold Steel, a six-issue series that brought a gritty, modern take on the ninja genre to the direct market. The book follows a lone warrior armed with both ancient shuriken and cold, hard steel, navigating a world of shadowy conspiracies and lethal combat. Though its run was brief, the series stands as a distinctive artifact of the late-80s independent comics boom, showcasing Malibu’s ambition to carve out a space alongside larger publishers with action-driven, creator-focused storytelling.