Review by Larry Stanley

A while back, I had the good fortune to read issue number one of this book, No Honor. I found it to be interesting, well written and extremely intelligent. While the violence of the samurai was there, so was the wisdom, courage, honor and duty that I have always perceived from them.
It also had the lack of honor, duty, and wisdom that I found refreshing and that counter-acted the stuffiness of the Samurai in the story. The sad part about the entire story was that I missed the second, third and fourth issues.
However, as proof the Four Color God's do love me; they came out with a trade collection. All four of the first series in one book.
No Honor is the story of an infamous art thief who while trying to steal an ancient Japanese katana goes and cuts himself on the blade and frees the spirit of the samurai warrior trapped inside it. A samurai who takes over the body of the thief.
But not totally as the thief, Random will sometimes regain control of his body, only to lose it to Tanin later.
Random and Tanin form a grudgingly tense partnership in order to free Tanin from Random's body, a partnership that will lead them halfway around the world. Along their way, they confront spirits, abusive fathers, criminals, warriors and worst of all, a dedicated cop out to put Random away.
A first rate story, made in a mean and evil way since now I have to wait for the second book to come out to find out what happens.
Rumor has it that No Honor has been optioned as a movie for either 2007 or 2008. I will be one of the first in line for a ticket. No Honor is the sort of book both Hollywood and the Comics industry need to demonstrate Frank Millers famous statement, "Comics aren't just for kids anymore."
Well written, beautifully drawn, suspenseful and mysterious, No Honor is a first class book and deserves a lot more attention.