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Rødrick, the blind shaman, cryptically reveals how he lost his sight to his samurai captor! Dedicated to Roy Thomas, who introduced me to Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle and Norse mythology. Story @josephaleo.bsky.social Artwork by @bugracomic.bsky.social vikingsvssamurai.com/a-man-who-kn...
A Man Who Knows
Rødrick, the blind shaman, cryptically reveals how he lost his sight to his samurai captor.
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Viking and samurai, locked in a deadly combat, staring each other down, ready to spill blood 'til one of 'em hits the dirt! Dedicated to Peter N. Story @josephaleo.bsky.social Artwork by @jmringuet.bsky.social vikingsvssamurai.com/cold-emb...
Cold Embrace
Viking and samurai, locked in a deadly combat, staring each other down, ready to spill blood ‛til one of ‛em hits the dirt!
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Need killer comic talent? Meet the crew: Berah, Fowler, Mandić, Ringuet, Dale & Jones. Illustration. Covers. Colors. Letters. Sequential mayhem. Your comic walks in naked; these guys send it out armed. vikingsvssamurai.com/about/
Ragnarök Now
VIKINGS vs SAMURAI is an action-packed comic book: two warrior cultures clash as their world ends in a fiery apocalypse! Meet the Mischief Makers We are a bunch of wild storytellers, artists, and history fanatics who share a vision: to resurrect the past and toss you into a webcomic
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I’m fucking delighted I get to see Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s The Samurai and the Prisoner on the big screen, the way God and cinema intended. The catch? 10:45 in the goddamn morning. That’s not a screening time. That’s when respectable people are still negotiating with coffee. samuraiandtheprisoner.film
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When Lord Murashige (Masahiro Motoki) rises up against the tyrannical Oda (Bando Shingo), he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of myst...
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Oddr's wild tale: a bear bride, cubs, and heartbreak. Japanese kids are mortified, a maiden asks, "True?" Oddr says, "Every word." Cue the rain, cue the pain. Full story: vikingsvssamurai.com/the-brid...
The Bridegroom and the She-bear
A restless group of children demands a story from a captive Viking. He spoke of a wild youth, a fierce she-bear, savage love, bitter loss, and nature’s cruelty.
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Need comic-book talent? Meet the crew: Buğra Berah, Dave Fowler, Dejan Mandić, J.M. Ringuet, Mark Dale & Rob Jones. Art. Color. Letters. Storytelling. Basically, your comic just found its getaway drivers. vikingsvssamurai.com/about/
Ragnarök Now
VIKINGS vs SAMURAI is an action-packed comic book: two warrior cultures clash as their world ends in a fiery apocalypse! Meet the Mischief Makers We are a bunch of wild storytellers, artists, and history fanatics who share a vision: to resurrect the past and toss you into a webcomic
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Hiroshi's village? Yeah, it's peaceful, until samurai come for tribute and Vikings swoop in, turning the place into a nightmare of chains and fear. Family, honor, and blood are all that remain. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell's work. Artwork: @bugracomic.bsky.social vikingsvssamurai.com/thralls/
Thralls
In a peaceful village, Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits attack. Samurai demand tribute, but Vikings soon arrive, only to enslave the villagers in brutal rule.
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Guest writer Paul Di Filippo tells a tale of Ægir, Norse sea god, & Shōjō, Japanese sake spirit, in a drinking contest, matching humans in Midgard drink for drink. Who’s gonna win this booze-soaked showdown? Artwork: @bugracomic.bsky.social vikingsvssamurai.com/aegir-and-sh...
Ægir and Shōjō Hoist a Few
Guest writer Paul Di Filippo tells a tale of Ægir, Norse sea god, and Shōjō, Japanese sake spirit, squaring off in a drinking contest, matching the humans in Midgard drink for drink. Who’s gonna win t...
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Need comic talent that hits like a bar fight in a phone booth? Berah. Fowler. Mandić. Ringuet. Dale. Jones. Artists, colorists, & letterers. Absolute visual troublemakers. Meet the crew: vikingsvssamurai.com/about/
Ragnarök Now
VIKINGS vs SAMURAI is an action-packed comic book: two warrior cultures clash as their world ends in a fiery apocalypse! Meet the Mischief Makers We are a bunch of wild storytellers, artists, and history fanatics who share a vision: to resurrect the past and toss you into a webcomic
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A tale of heartbreak and soul-searching: an old-timer grappling with his roots amidst crashing waves from Japan's shores to a Norwegian fjord. Dedicated to @gailsimone.bsky.social, a master of her craft. vikingsvssamurai.com/the-wave...
The Waves
Guest writer and Viking sage, Josh Heath, spins a yarn of heartbreak and soul-searching: an old-timer grappling with his roots amidst crashing waves from Japan’s shores to a Norwegian fjord.
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Lord Tsukamoto is confounded about how the hell to take down Toshirô Nakadai, who's gone and buddied up with those Viking bastards. In walks Snorfingr, like a damn force of nature, offering his services as a bravo! Dedicated to tttlllrrr, the real Skvane Snorfingr. Story @josephaleo Artwork by @bu
Sellsword
Lord Tsukamoto is confounded about how the hell to take down Toshirô Nakadai, who’s gone and buddied up with those Viking bastards. In walks Snorfingr, like a damn force of nature, offering his services as a bravo.
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Tsukamoto is confounded about how the hell to take down Toshirô Nakadai, who's gone and buddied up with those Viking bastards. Enter Snorfingr, a damn force of nature, offering his services as a bravo! Story @josephaleo.bsky.social Artwork by @bugracomic.bsky.social vikingsvssamurai.com/sellsword/
Sellsword
Lord Tsukamoto is confounded about how the hell to take down Toshirô Nakadai, who’s gone and buddied up with those Viking bastards. In walks Snorfingr, like a damn force of nature, offering his services as a bravo.
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Keanu sees Hidari and says, "Yeah, I'm in." Wooden puppets ha. Samurai revenge. A deadly prosthetic arm. Feudal Japan getting carved up frame by frame. This isn't animation. It's sawdust with a vendetta. vikingsvssamurai.com/keanu-re...
Keanu Reeves Joins Hidari, the Wood-Punk Samurai Revenge Film We Need
Keanu Reeves joins Hidari, a hand-carved wood-punk samurai epic of stop-motion, revenge, folklore, and anti-AI craft.
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Viking and samurai, locked in a deadly combat, staring each other down, ready to spill blood 'til one of 'em hits the dirt! Dedicated to Peter N, who made a holiday tradition of wearing a kimono and watching samurai flicks on Thanksgiving Day. Story @josephaleo@mastodon.social Artwork by J.M. Ring
Cold Embrace
Viking and samurai, locked in a deadly combat, staring each other down, ready to spill blood ‛til one of ‛em hits the dirt!
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Viking and samurai, locked in a deadly combat, staring each other down, ready to spill blood 'til one of 'em hits the dirt! Dedicated to Peter N. Story @josephaleo.bsky.social Artwork by @jmringuet.bsky.social vikingsvssamurai.com/cold-emb...
Cold Embrace
Viking and samurai, locked in a deadly combat, staring each other down, ready to spill blood ‛til one of ‛em hits the dirt!
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Daimyo is out now! Need some inspiration for assembling your army? Check out author Alexander Smith's army showcase over on our blog. 🎲 Daimyo: A Mass Battle Samurai Wargame ✏️ Alexander Smith 🎨 Giuseppe Rava #wargames #miniatures
a comic crew that hits like a final-page reveal? Meet Buğra, Dave, Dejan, J.M., Mark, and Rob, artists, colorists, letterers, and world-builders, all dangerous in the best way. Your next book just found its accomplices. vikingsvssamurai.com/about/
Ragnarök Now
VIKINGS vs SAMURAI is an action-packed comic book: two warrior cultures clash as their world ends in a fiery apocalypse! Meet the Mischief Makers We are a bunch of wild storytellers, artists, and history fanatics who share a vision: to resurrect the past and toss you into a webcomic
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Kazuya Shiraishi's Bushido sent me looking for reviews… and straight into Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai. Best wrong turn ever. Tadashi Imai strips the samurai myth to the bone: no heroes, just obedience and suffering. vikingsvssamurai.com/the-samu...
The Samurai Code as Horror Show: Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
A brutal samurai film that exposes honor as obedience, turning family history into a 350-year curse of sacrifice and shame.
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Saw Bushido/Gobangiri, bought a Go board, discovered I'm less "samurai tactician" and more "guy losing with confidence." GoMagic's breakdown shows every move matters. Honor, revenge, stones, doom. Delicious. vikingsvssamurai.com/under-th...
Under the Stones: How Bushido Made Me Want to Learn Go
Bushido made Go click: samurai drama, real board strategy, hidden moves, and me becoming proudly terrible one stone at a time.
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Sonny Chiba takes a tank to feudal Japan and history screams, "Wrong century, pal." G.I. Samurai is messy, brutal, glorious: machine guns vs samurai, power curdling into conquest, and one hell of a war-movie fever dream. vikingsvssamurai.com/g-i-samu...
G.I. Samurai: Sonny Chiba Takes a Tank to Feudal Japan
Sonny Chiba takes a tank to feudal Japan in a messy, brutal cult epic about war, power, and the madness of rewriting history.
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A bridge. Two warriors. Only one shall cross! Dedicated to Keith Bennett, who lives and breathes rock and roll and already looks like a durn Viking. Story @josephaleo.bsky.social Artwork by Dejan Mandić vikingsvssamurai.com/the-bridge/
The Bridge
A bridge. Two warriors. Only one shall cross.
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Live-action manga used to be gas-station sushi. Then One Piece changed the menu. Now HBO's Song of the Samurai pulls up with blades, blossoms, swagger, and history bleeding through the floorboards. Gutsy? Hell yes. vikingsvssamurai.com/song-of-...
Song of the Samurai: When Manga Meets Prestige TV
Song of the Samurai proves live-action manga can be beautiful, brutal, historically rich, and still swing a sword with style.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa walks into chanbara like a gunslinger entering the wrong saloon and suddenly everybody gets nervous. Siege outside. Murder inside. Samurai + prisoner solving the mess while Nobunaga waits at the gate. Yeah, I'm in. vikingsvssamurai.com/kurosawa...
Kurosawa Walks Into the Samurai Genre and Locks the Doors
Kurosawa’s first samurai film hits Cannes: a siege outside, a murder inside, and paranoia closing in. This one feels different.
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Two weekend treasure hunters on Rügen hear one little beep and accidentally wake up King Harald Bluetooth from a thousand-year nap. Six hundred Viking coins, buried during a royal family meltdown. History’s wild like that. ⚔️🪙 vikingsvssamurai.com/one-wrong-di...
One Wrong Dig, Six Hundred Coins, and a King on the Run
A “junk” find on Rügen turns into a Viking hoard: 600 coins, jewels, and clues tied to King Harald Bluetooth’s turbulent fall.
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Alright, dig this, centuries before Vikings got their PR team, somebody's carving "idiberug" into stone like it's a mic drop. Early runes, weird letters, raw energy. And maybe a woman signing it? Yeah, history just got loud. vikingsvssamurai.com/runes-be...
Runes Before the Vikings
Ancient stones drop runes centuries early. “Idiberug” steps in like a name. Raw alphabet in progress. Then a line hits: “I wrote this.” That’s history talking.
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Picture a quiet Maine dig getting hijacked by a Viking coin with a past longer than your favorite crime saga. No backup evidence, just vibes and a trade network that could move mountains. Or coins. vikingsvssamurai.com/vikings-...
Vikings in Maine
1957, Maine. Guy digs up a beat-up Viking coin. No ships, no raids, just one silver drifter. Not proof… just one hell of a mystery.
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Hiroshi's village? Yeah, it's peaceful, until samurai come for tribute and Vikings swoop in, turning the place into a nightmare of chains and fear. Family, honor, and blood are all that remain. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell's work. Artwork: @bugracomic.bsky.social vikingsvssamurai.com/thralls/
Thralls
In a peaceful village, Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits attack. Samurai demand tribute, but Vikings soon arrive, only to enslave the villagers in brutal rule.
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So I'm cooking up VIKINGS vs SAMURAI with Go at the center, then BAM, Shiraishi's Bushido walks in, flips the board, and says "kid, you ain't even playing." Honor cuts deep, stones hit harder. Clean. Ruthless. vikingsvssamurai.com/bushido/
Bushido
Had a Go idea for VIKINGS vs SAMURAI. Then Bushido drops and I’m like damn, Shiraishi already played that hand better, deeper, colder.
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Need killer comic-book talent? Meet the crew: Buğra Berah, Dave Fowler, Dejan Mandić, J.M. Ringuet, Mark Dale, and Rob Jones: artists, colorists, letterers, and storytellers turning panels into beautiful trouble. vikingsvssamurai.com/about/
Ragnarök Now
VIKINGS vs SAMURAI is an action-packed comic book: two warrior cultures clash as their world ends in a fiery apocalypse! Meet the Mischief Makers We are a bunch of wild storytellers, artists, and history fanatics who share a vision: to resurrect the past and toss you into a webcomic
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