Samurai Jack (comics)

Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack And The Threads of Time #1
Publication information
Publisher	IDW Publishing
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Post-apocalyptic
Publication date	October 2013 – present
No. of issues	2
Creative team
Created by	Genndy Tartakovsky Jim Zub
Written by	Jim Zub
Artist(s)	Andy Suriano

The Samurai Jack comics is a monthly American comic book ongoing series chronicling the travels of Samurai Jack. The comic book series follows up Season 4 of Samurai Jack of a time-displaced samurai warrior "Jack" in his singular quest to find a method of travelling back in time and defeating the tyrannical demonic wizard Aku.

In February 2013, IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to produce comics based on its properties. Samurai Jack was one of the titles announced to be published. It was further announced at WonderCon 2013 that the first issue of Samurai Jack will debut in October 2013. The first comic in the series was released October 23, 2013.

Nine years after the series finale of Genndy Tartakovsky’s show, IDW Publishing had announced a new comic book featuring the continuing adventures of Jack, the dimensionally displaced warrior and his epic quest to destroy Aku. Beginning with a five-issue storyline called Rope of Eons. Suriano, who designed characters for the show, reflected on returning to the popular character via press release: “Returning to Samurai Jack is such a personal experience and labor of love for me. It’s like stepping through a time portal back to characters I know as friends and a world that really launched my animation career.”

Plot

After the follow up of episode 52, we find Jack crossing the desert to find a wise old hermit living in a cave. He seeks help on his unending quest to go back in time. The sage tells him that Aku learned his mastery of time travel through an ancient relic known as the rope of eons. He studied it, and absorbed its power before destroying it, so others couldn't learn its secrets. However, if the strands are gathered, they can be reassembled to form rope once again. With that Jack set off and crossed the desert to find a remote underground Colosseum where the first strand lies.

Issues

Samurai Jack series overview

Issue No.	Issue Title	Overview	Release Date
1	Samurai Jack and the Threads of Time	Jack is stranded in a strange future ruled by the demonic wizard, Aku. His quest to return back to the past has tested him many times, but now the stakes are higher than ever. Can an ancient relic known as the Rope of Eons finally take him home?	October, 2013
2	The Threads of Time	Jack can defeat almost any foe in single combat, but how will he fare against a pair of perfectly synchronized warriors who can exploit his every weakness? Cartoon Network's hit animated series is back at IDW and bigger than ever.	November, 2013
3	The Threads of Time	Jack's travels bring him to a village filled with tension and mystery. Can he discover the town's strange secret before Aku's robotic army invades? Our samurai hero's quest to gather the Threads of Time continues.	December, 2013

Classic Volumes

The Classic Volumes are series of comics based on the events that happened before and during the TV series for Samurai Jack. The 136 page collection focuses on Jack's origin story. Simply put, Aku the demon wizard has enslaved Jack's people. Jack inherits a mystical katana and bests Aku in battle only to be sent far into the future where Aku's grip's is all-reaching and all-powerful. Thus starts Jack's quest to journey back to his original time so he may finish what he and Aku started. The rest consists of short tales of Jack liberating others from Aku's hold, before passing along to the next town in true drifter style.

External links

• Samurai Jack on IDW Publishing