Fist of the North Star. Volume 1 / story by Buronson ; art by Tetsuo Hara ; translation: Joe Yamazaki ; touch-up art & lettering: John Hunt.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Series: Viz signaturePublisher: San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, LLC, [2021]Edition: Viz signature editionDescription: 298 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781974721566Uniform titles: Hokuto no ken. English. Subject(s): Martial arts -- Comic books, strips, etc | Violence -- Comic books, strips, etc | Oppression (Psychology) -- Comic books, strips, etc | Heroes -- Comic books, strips, etc | Nuclear warfare -- Comic books, strips, etcGenre/Form: Young adult fiction. | Action and adventure comics. | Apocalyptic comics. | Graphic novels. | Dystopian comics. | Comics (Graphic works) DDC classification: 741.5/952 LOC classification: PN6790.J33 | B87713 2021Summary: In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of all-out nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release. One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people -- a warrior named Ken, a man who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the secret of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star!
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| wnor - Graphic Novel | Northam Northam Young Adult | F BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111084276862 |
Originally published as Hokuto no ken ultimate edition, (c)1983.
Reads from right to left.
Rated T+, older teen.
Translated from the Japanese.
In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of all-out nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release. One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people -- a warrior named Ken, a man who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the secret of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star!
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