(August 2022)

Viz, 2008 Series
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Volume
12
Price
12.99 USD; 17.99 CAD; 9.99 GBP
Pages
180
On-sale Date
2022-08-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated M for mature
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Brand
Viz Signature
ISBN
978-1-9747-3209-8 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781974732098 51299
Editing
Mike Montesa (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Lagoon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Colors
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime
Characters
Le Auriculaire
Reprints
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L'Homme Sombre, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Morimoto; Izumida; Hamakawa; Itago (tones)
Letters
John Hunt (credited); Primary Graphix (credited)
Genre
crime
Characters
Le Majeur; Le Pouce; Le Auriculaire; L'Index; Unnamed fifth assassin
Synopsis
A mysterious squad of female assassins appears in Roanapoor, singling out black men and interrogating them through brutal torture.
Reprints
  • from Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan, 2000 series) #?

L'Homme Sombre, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Morimoto; Izumida; Hamakawa; Itago (tones)
Letters
John Hunt (credited); Primary Graphix (credited)
Genre
crime
Characters
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Mr. Chang; Balalaika; Ronnie; Le Majeur; Le Pouce; Le Auriculaire; L'Index; Unnamed fifth assassin
Synopsis
Alerted to the actions of the mystery assassin squad, the major crime heads of Roanapoor contract with Rock and Revy to hunt the assassins down and put a stop to them.
Reprints
  • from Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan, 2000 series) #?

L'Homme Sombre, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Morimoto; Izumida; Hamakawa; Itago (tones)
Letters
John Hunt (credited); Primary Graphix (credited)
Genre
crime
Characters
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Benny; Mr. Chang; Le Majeur; Le Pouce; Le Auriculaire; L'Index; Unnamed fifth assassin
Synopsis
As Rock and Revy investigate what's happening, friction springs up among the assassins over a previous failed assignment.
Reprints
  • from Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan, 2000 series) #?

L'Homme Sombre, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 4)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Morimoto; Izumida; Hamakawa; Itago (tones)
Letters
John Hunt (credited); Primary Graphix (credited)
Genre
crime
Characters
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Shenhua; Le Majeur; Le Pouce; Le Auriculaire; L'Index; Unnamed fifth assassin
Synopsis
Analyzing the M.O. of the assassins, Rock, Revy and Shenhua wait at a local bar for the assassins to make their next move, anticipating it to be against the owner of the bar.
Reprints
  • from Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan, 2000 series) #?

L'Homme Sombre, Part 5 (Table of Contents: 5)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Morimoto; Izumida; Hamakawa; Itago (tones)
Letters
John Hunt (credited); Primary Graphix (credited)
Genre
crime
Characters
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Shenhua; Le Majeur; Le Pouce; Le Auriculaire; L'Index; Unnamed fifth assassin
Synopsis
In the ensuing firefight, Le Majeur is shot and abandoned by her team.
Reprints
  • from Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan, 2000 series) #?

L'Homme Sombre, Part 6 (Table of Contents: 6)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Morimoto; Izumida; Hamakawa; Itago (tones)
Letters
John Hunt (credited); Primary Graphix (credited)
Genre
crime
Characters
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Shenhua; Le Majeur; Li Xinlin [as Feng Yifei]
Synopsis
Le Majeur, weak and wounded from the firefight, is interrogated by Rock while Revy and Shenhua loom menacingly.
Reprints
  • from Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan, 2000 series) #?

L'Homme Sombre, Part 7 (Table of Contents: 7)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Morimoto; Izumida; Hamakawa; Itago (tones)
Letters
John Hunt (credited); Primary Graphix (credited)
Genre
crime
Characters
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Shenhua; Benny; Dutch; Le Majeur; Le Pouce; Le Auriculaire; L'Index; Unnamed fifth assassin
Synopsis
Le Majeur agrees to help Rock and explains who Le Cinq Doigts are and why they're in Roanapoor.
Reprints
  • from Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan, 2000 series) #?

L'Homme Sombre, Part 8 (Table of Contents: 8)

Black Lagoon / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Morimoto; Izumida; Hamakawa; Itago (tones)
Letters
John Hunt (credited); Primary Graphix (credited)
Genre
crime
Characters
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Shenhua; Dutch; Balalaika; Le Majeur; Le Pouce; Le Auriculaire; L'Index; Unnamed fifth assassin
Synopsis
Rock and Balalaika set up an ambush for Le Cinq Doigts with Le Majeur luring them in and Dutch acting as bait.
Reprints
  • from Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan, 2000 series) #?

The High School Episode Part 2 (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe); Joe Yamazaki (credited) (translation)
Pencils
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Inks
広江礼威 (credited as Rei Hiroe)
Letters
John Hunt (credited)
Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima; Revy; Hansel; Gretel; Balalaika; Rosarita Cisneros [Roberta]; Mr. Chang; Le Majeur; Le Pouce; Le Auriculaire; L'Index; Unnamed fifth assassin
Synopsis
There's a new clique in high school and the girls try to show them who's boss.
Reprints
  • from ?

Loser's Horizon (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 12 pages (report information)

Script
? (as TAC)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Rei Hiroe and his editor are interviewed about the genesis and evolution of Black Lagoon
Reprints
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Lagoon
  2. 1. L'Homme Sombre, Part 1
    Black Lagoon
  3. 2. L'Homme Sombre, Part 2
    Black Lagoon
  4. 3. L'Homme Sombre, Part 3
    Black Lagoon
  5. 4. L'Homme Sombre, Part 4
    Black Lagoon
  6. 5. L'Homme Sombre, Part 5
    Black Lagoon
  7. 6. L'Homme Sombre, Part 6
    Black Lagoon
  8. 7. L'Homme Sombre, Part 7
    Black Lagoon
  9. 8. L'Homme Sombre, Part 8
    Black Lagoon
  10. 9. The High School Episode Part 2
    Black Lagoon
  11. 10. Loser's Horizon
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