Fist of the North Star, Vol. 12

(Hardback)

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In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs, a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty. This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinkenthe Divine Fist of the North Star!

In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of all-outnuclear 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.

As the years have passed, peace has come to the wasteland. But it is an unjust peace, with the people now crushed under the boot of a powerful empire. Rin and Bat have become rebels, fighting for freedom and justice after reuniting with Kenshiro. Along with a bounty hunter named Ein, who once tried to bring Kenshiro in, the group faces new enemiesFalco, the Golden Wolf, and the brutal warlord Jakowho serve the mysterious Tentei. Falco and Jako have a whole army at their backs, but theyve never come up against the likes of Kenshiro and Hokuto Shinken before

Author Bio

Buronsonstarted his career as a manga writer for Weekly Shonen Jump in 1972. He gained popularity with the hard-boiled action series Doberman Cop (with art by Shinji Hiramatsu). In 1983, he coauthored the massively successful Fist of the North Star. He has also written numerous hits under the pen name Sho Fumimura, including Phantom Burai and Sanctuary.

Tetsuo Hara began his career with The Iron Don Quixote for Weekly Shonen Jump in 1982. Fist of the North Star, which began serialization in 1983, drew wide acclaim. In the 1990s, he released the historical period pieces Hana no Keiji and Tokugawa Ieyasus Shadow Warrior. Fist of the Blue Sky, published in 2001, ran for nine years in Weekly Comic Bunch. His most recent series, Ikusa no Ko: Oda Saburou Nobunaga-den, beganin Monthly Comic Zenon in 2010.