Ogami Itto, once the shogun's executioner, has fallen from grace after false accusations by a rival clan. With his wife murdered and with his three-year-old son to protect, he chooses the path of the ronin, the masterless samurai. Together, the lone wolf and his cub wander feudal Japan, but all roads will lead them to a single destination - vengeance. The Deluxe Edition is presented in its original right-to-left format, has a new cover with grain texture, burnishing, and foil stamping, is an oversized 7 x 10 format, and includes a ribbon bookmark. Collects Lone Wolf and Cub volumes 1, 2, and stories from volume 3.