According to former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, Ronin was originally slated to be released as part of Marvel's Marvel Graphic Novel series. Though Kozure Ōkami would receive an English localization several years later as Lone Wolf and Cub, at the time Miller could not read the text and had to rely on the artwork for his understanding of the story. Ronin was in part inspired by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's manga series Kozure Ōkami. Patriotism, religion, whatever - they've all lost their meaning for us". I don't get the feeling from the people I know, the people I see on the street, that they have something greater than themselves to believe in. This entire project comes from my feelings that we, modern men, are ronin. He remarked that "the aspect of the samurai that intrigues me most is the ronin, the masterless samurai, the fallen warrior. The ideas for Ronin came together while Miller was doing extensive research into kung fu films, martial arts, samurai comic books and samurai ethics for his work on Daredevil. The six-issue work shows some of the strongest influences of manga and bande dessinée on Miller's style, both in the artwork and narrative style. It takes place in a dystopic near-future New York City in which a ronin is reincarnated. The series was written and drawn by Frank Miller with artwork painted by Lynn Varley. Ronin (formally written as Rōnin) is an American comic book limited series published between 19, by DC Comics.
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