Swordsmith Assassin (2009) #1 (Cassaday Cover A)

(W) Andrew Cosby, Michael Alan Nelson (A) Ayhan Hayrula

Toshiro Ono has spent his life making the best swords that have ever been forged and selling them to the highest bidder. But when his family is killed by a blade of his own making, Toshiro will do whatever it takes to make sure none of his swords ever kill again. Andrew Cosby, creator of Eureka, and Michael Alan Nelson bring feudal Samurai Japan to life like no other comic before.

Cover A John Cassaday