- Title: Samurai Jack #15
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- Writer: Jim Zub
- Artist: Andy Suriano
The final issue of “The Quest of the Broken Blade” pits Samurai Jack against Aku without the magical sword which is the only weapon the evil demon fears. Those waiting for a big throwdown between the pair are not going to be disappointed as the entire comic is a single battle between Jack and Aku that ends with the samurai’s sword restored and Aku’s relentless attacks paused as the evil shape-shifting master of darkness escapes once more.
How the sword reappears is a bit of a surprise but certainly fits into the metaphysical aspects of the comic and the animated show which spawned it as the character not only finds the strength to keep fighting from within but the weapon by which to do so as well.
With the arc complete Jack has earned the sword bequeathed to him by his father all those years ago, but still stuck in Aku’s demented future our hero is no closer to finding a path home. His quest, it seems, will continue. Worth a look.
[IDW, $3.99]