(December 2008)

Viz, 2008 Series
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Price
12.99 USD; 15.00 CAD
Pages
212
On-sale Date
2008-12-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Parental Advisory Explicit Content; Rated M for Mature
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Brand
Viz Media
ISBN
978-1-4215-1892-3; 1-4215-1892-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781421518923
Editing
Mike Montesa

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Lagoon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe
Colors
?

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Captain "Balalaika" Vladilena
Reprints
  • from Black Lagoon Tankobon (Shogakukan Inc., 2002 series) #3

Crew Of The Black Lagoon (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Lagoon / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny
Synopsis
Picture of the Black Lagoon's crew, with brief character descriptions.
Reprints

Bloodsport Fairy Tale, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny; Captain "Balalaika" Vladilena; Boris; Hansel; Gretel; Mr. Chang; Verrocchio
Synopsis
Hansel and Gretel turn on their employers. Mr. Chang tries to take them out to put Balalaika in her debt. And Balalaika prepares for war.
Reprints
  • from Sunday GX Comics (Shogakukan Inc., 2000 series) #?

Bloodsport Fairy Tale, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny; Captain "Balalaika" Vladilena; Boris; Hansel; Gretel; Mr. Chang; Verrocchio; Sister Eda
Synopsis
With a bounty on their heads, Hansel and Gretel become the target of every member of the Triad and every independent thug on the island.
Reprints
  • from Sunday GX Comics (Shogakukan Inc., 2000 series) #?

Bloodsport Fairy Tale, Part 5 (Table of Contents: 4)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny; Captain "Balalaika" Vladilena; Boris; Gretel; Sister Eda; Elroy
Synopsis
With Hansel dead, Gretel books passage on the Black Lagoon to escape the island, with Balalaika's forces in hot pursuit.
Reprints
  • from Sunday GX Comics (Shogakukan Inc., 2000 series) #?

Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny; Mr. Chang; Ibraha; Masahiro Takenaka
Synopsis
Mr. Chang hired the Black Lagoon to deliver a briefcase containing battle plans for a Hezbollah terrorist attack on Manhattan to CIA agents at a Philippine army base before Hezbollah can stop them.
Reprints
  • from Sunday GX Comics (Shogakukan Inc., 2000 series) #?

Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny; Ibraha; Masahiro Takenaka
Synopsis
The Black Lagoon is pursued by several boats, and herded into a trap along the river.
Reprints
  • from Sunday GX Comics (Shogakukan Inc., 2000 series) #?

Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 7)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny; Ibraha; Masahiro Takenaka
Synopsis
Takenaka replaces the recipient at the Philippine drop point and waits for Rock and Revy to hand him the briefcase.
Reprints
  • from Sunday GX Comics (Shogakukan Inc., 2000 series) #?

Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 8)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny; Ibraha; Masahiro Takenaka; Shenhua; Leigharch
Synopsis
Rock is captured by Takenaka, forcing Revy to team up with the Chinese assassin Mr. Chang hired to meet them to rescue the documents and Rock.
Reprints
  • from Sunday GX Comics (Shogakukan Inc., 2000 series) #?

Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 5 (Table of Contents: 9)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Rokoru "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Dutch; Benny; Ibraha; Masahiro Takenaka; Shenhua; Leigharch
Synopsis
With Rock in tow, Revy and Shenhua escape the terrorist camp with the entire camp in angry pursuit.
Reprints
  • from Sunday GX Comics (Shogakukan Inc., 2000 series) #?

The Melancholy Of Balalaika (Table of Contents: 10)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Rei Hiroe; Dan Kanemitsu (translation)
Pencils
Rei Hiroe
Inks
Rei Hiroe; ? [as B-River]; Itako; Matsushima; John Hunt (reproduction touch-ups)
Letters
John Hunt

Genre
humor
Characters
Captain "Balalaika" Vladilena; Hansel; Gretel; Rosarita "Roberta" Tisneros; Dutch; Garcia Lovelace
Synopsis
Balalaika is the harried mother of two psychotic brats, played by Hansel and Gretel.
Reprints
  • from ?
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Lagoon
  2. 1. Crew Of The Black Lagoon
    Black Lagoon
  3. 2. Bloodsport Fairy Tale, Part 3
    Black Lagoon
  4. 3. Bloodsport Fairy Tale, Part 4
    Black Lagoon
  5. 4. Bloodsport Fairy Tale, Part 5
    Black Lagoon
  6. 5. Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 1
    Black Lagoon
  7. 6. Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 2
    Black Lagoon
  8. 7. Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 3
    Black Lagoon
  9. 8. Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 4
    Black Lagoon
  10. 9. Goat, Jihad, Rock N' Roll, Part 5
    Black Lagoon
  11. 10. The Melancholy Of Balalaika
    Black Lagoon
This issue was modified by
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore