Hero, Vol. 1

Hero, Vol. 1 by Ma, Wing Shing. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781588993748.

Hero is the graphic novel adaptation of Zhang Yimous breath-taking feature length martial arts movie of the same name but it has a new ending. At the height of Chinas Warring States period, the country was splintered into seven kingdoms: Qin, Zhao, Han, Wei, Yan, Chu and Qi. For years, the separate kingdoms fought ruthlessly for supremacy. This brought decades of death and suffering. The soon-to-be first Emperor of China is on the cusp of conqering the war-torn land, yet three martial arts masters are determined to assassinate him. However one loyal subject stands in their way, ironically in the name of peace for all the land