KATO ORIGINS WAY O/T NINJA (2010)
"Written by JAI NITZ Art by COLTON WORLEY Covers by COLTON WORLEY (main) & FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (1-in-10) The conclusion of the whodunit murder mystery comes to a shocking end. Everyone is disguised and everyone is hiding something, even Kato! Can the masked master of martial arts bring justice to society's elite? Or will it get pinned on the butler?"
"Kato is undercover investigating business collusion for the Sentinel when a whodunit murder happens. Kato's undercover identity as a Siamese prince quickly erodes. What will the guests do when they find him out? Will they think he's the killer?"
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Kato Origins Way of the Ninja #1
"Dynamite debuts an all-new Kato series, set during the earliest adventures of the Green Hornet and his faithful sidekick! Early 1942, just months after Pearl Harbor, a police detective knocks on Britt Reid's door. He's looking for Kato. There's been a murder in the small Korean section of town. They want Kato's help with the locals. They find a murder crime scene and their detective instincts kick in. They piece together the crime until they find a single Japanese character written in blood. It reads 'coward'. So begins the Dynamite tale, from writer Jai Nitz, artist Colton (THE COMPLETE DRACULA) Worley and cover artists Worley and Francesco (ZORRO) Francavilla!"
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Kato Origins Way of the Ninja #2
"Dynamite debuts an all-new Kato series, set during the earliest adventures of the Green Hornet and his faithful sidekick! Kato is on the case as he tracks a murderer and unfolds a mystery that centers around him and his previous life! Ask your local retailer for the incredible line-up of incentive covers to complete your collection!"
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Kato Origins Way of the Ninja #3
"(W) Jai Nitz (A) Colton Worley (C) Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) From the pages of GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE comes the solo adventures of KATO! Kato is on his own as he tracks down a murderer and finds himself caught among the intrigue and danger of wartime America and the Japanese and Nazi are on the mainland! Now, in addition to the murderer he's trailing, Kato is onto bigger game - spies and saboteurs!"
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Kato Origins Way of the Ninja #4
"(W) Jai Nitz (A) Colton Worley (C) Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) From the pages of GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE comes the solo adventures of KATO! Kato tracks the Japanese spies and their secret cargo to San Francisco. There Kato finds Chinatown has been turned upside down and even American Japanese have been moved to internment camps. Kato has to choose between stopping the secret cargo from making it off shore and into enemy hands, or finding the men who know about his hidden past. Either way, expect a fight!"
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Kato Origins Way of the Ninja #5
"(W) Jai Nitz )(A) Colton Worley (C) Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) Kato catches up to the mystery cargo and Japanese spies in California. Will Kato choose his Japanese heritage over his status as the Green Hornet's manservant? Can Kato stop a plot to help the Axis powers? Can Kato defeat spies, save the day, and overcome racism in America? More importantly, can Kato find love and finally solve the murder that started the adventure?"
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Kato Origins Way of the Ninja #6
"Written by JAI NITZ Art by COLTON WORLEY Cover by COLTON WORLEY (main) & FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (1-in-10) From the pages of GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE comes the solo adventures of KATO! In this stand-alone issue, Kato comes face to face with honor among thieves in the Chicago underworld. The Green Hornet is seen as a master criminal to the general population and crooks alike. Who do the criminals turn to when they become the victim of a crime? Kato finds out in a tale of Chicago jazz and drugs. Perfect jumping on point for new readers! 32 pages FC $3.99 Teen +"
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Kato Origins Way of the Ninja #7
"(W) Jai Nitz (A) Colton Worley (C) Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) Paul Renaud Get the first chapter of an all-new story arc! Kato travels to New York, and the infamous Hellfire Club, to sniff out a story for the Sentinel. Kato goes undercover as a Siamese prince to unearth an illegal business collusion from some of the East Coast's richest families. But when a prominent businessman is murdered in a closed room, everyone becomes a suspect. This looks like a job for a ninja crime fighter!"
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Kato Origins #8 The Hellfire Club
"(W) Jai Nitz (A) Colton Worley (C) Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) Murder! When a prominent businessman is murdered in a closed house, everyone inside is a subject, even Kato! Kato, working undercover for the Sentinel, has to find the murderer while keeping his true identity hidden. But everyone else is hiding a secret too. Can Kato crack the case in time? "
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Kato Origins #9 The Hellfire Club
"Everyone is a suspect when a prominent businessman is murdered in a private house. Kato, in disguise as a Siamese prince, tries to uncover the culprit. But what happens when suspects are hiding secrets worse than murder? Also, things get hairy when Kato discovers that ladies like royalty!"
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Kato Origins #10 The Hellfire Club
"Kato is undercover investigating business collusion for the Sentinel when a whodunit murder happens. Kato's undercover identity as a Siamese prince quickly erodes. What will the guests do when they find him out? Will they think he's the killer?"
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Kato Origins #11 Hellfire Club
"Written by JAI NITZ Art by COLTON WORLEY Covers by COLTON WORLEY (main) & FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (1-in-10) The conclusion of the whodunit murder mystery comes to a shocking end. Everyone is disguised and everyone is hiding something, even Kato! Can the masked master of martial arts bring justice to society's elite? Or will it get pinned on the butler?"