Death is their business, and business is good. R to L (Japanese Style). Death is their business, and business is good. Jonah is a child soldier, born into the chaotic conflicts that rage across Africa, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called "Merchants of Death"--international arms dealers. Despite Jonah's hatred of weapons and violence, he employs both extremely well in the service of high-flying arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and her band of mercenaries. Their journey through the dark underbelly of the world's arms markets may lead only to damnation, but will Jonah one day make his way back to the light? Only one thing is certain: it's going to be a long, hard road out of Hell... Jonah was a child soldier, born in the chaotic conflicts that rage across Africa, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called “Merchants of Death”—international arms dealers. Despite Jonah’s hatred of weapons and violence, he employs both extremely well, and does so in the service of high-flying arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and her band of mercenaries. Their journey through the dark underbelly of the world’s arms markets may lead only to damnation, but will Jonah one day make his way back to the light? Only one thing is certain; it’s a long hard road out of Hell…

Jormungand, Vol. 1 (1)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Takahashi, Keitarô

Manga

VIZ Media, LLC

Death is their business, and business is good. R to L (Japanese Style). Death is their business, and business is good. In the business of arms dealing, your list of enemies is as long as your list of clients. And if that isn't enough to make you sleep with a gun under your pillow, the thought of being under government surveillance might! Someone has put a hit on Koko, and a pair of ruthless assassins make their move. But Koko Hekmatyar and her squad are a very hard target--trained pros know, when you get ambushed, the best way out of the killzone is to attack!

Jormungand, Vol. 2 (2)

Death is their business, and business is good. R to L (Japanese Style). Death is their business, and business is good. Koko Hekmatyar's brother Kasper and Jonah face each other down, but settling old scores may have to wait a bit longer. Then Koko and her team head for South Africa looking for Japanese robotics scientist Dr. Minami Amada, whose inventions have profitable military applications. Naturally, the competition would like to meet the good doctor as well, and the race is on to find her. In the international arms trading game, Koko likes to keep her friends close and her enemies closer, but getting too close to Koko is a good way to end up in a body bag...

Jormungand, Vol. 3 (3)

Death is their business, and business is good. Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Death is their business, and business is good. In the business of arms dealing, you have to move fast if you want to stay ahead. If you want to beat Koko Hekmatyar to the punch, you'd better learn to expect the unexpected! Koko and the team finish their business with Mr. Chen and head for Europe where a rival has already starting making inroads with Koko's potential client over the sale of some Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. When Koko finds herself shut out of the deal, she doesn't get mad...she gets even...

Jormungand, Vol. 4 (4)

Death is their business, and business is good. Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for M audiences. Koko and her team head for the Balkans to deliver a rather different cargo than usual--a team of doctors on a humanitarian mission. Unfortunately, the war zone they're entering is undergoing "ethnic cleansing," which is anything but clean. The perpetrator of this bloody genocide, a war criminal named Dragan Nikolavich, isn't about to let anyone get in his way. When Koko's unstoppable force meets Dragan's immovable object, the results are bound to be explosive! Koko may not be transporting a load of weapons, but she's not about to miss this delivery!

Jormungand, Vol. 5 (5)

Death is their business, and business is good. Reads R to L (Japanese Style) M audience. Jonah is a child soldier, born amidst the chaotic conflicts that rage across West Asia, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called Merchants of Death--international arms dealers. Despite Jonah's hatred of weapons and violence, he employs both extremely well in the service of high-flying arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and her band of mercenaries. Their journey through the dark underbelly of the world's arms markets may lead only to damnation, but will Jonah one day make his way back to the light? Only one thing is certain: it's going to be a long, hard road out of hell... With Valmet and Jonah away in Africa, the assassins Dominique, Liliane and Grégoire make their move to wipe out Koko. Meanwhile, Valmet shakes off Jonah's unwanted company and goes after a factory owned by her old enemy, Chan. Valmet means to settle an old score with Chan, now head of the Hong Kong-based conglomerate Taishinhai Consu. Getting to Chan won't be easy, and Valmet would do well to remember the Chinese proverb, "He who seeks revenge should dig two graves."

Jormungand, Vol. 6 (6)

Death is their business, and business is good. Reads R to L (Japanese Style) M audience. Jonah is a child soldier, born amidst the chaotic conflicts that rage across West Asia, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called Merchants of Death--international arms dealers. Despite Jonah's hatred of weapons and violence, he employs both extremely well in the service of high-flying arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and her band of mercenaries. Their journey through the dark underbelly of the world's arms markets may lead only to damnation, but will Jonah one day make his way back to the light? Only one thing is certain: it's going to be a long, hard road out of hell... CIA European Section Chief George Black has an agent inside Koko’s squad—the ex-Italian Bersaglieri officer code-named R. Though still mystified by Koko, R has come to admire her and her team. When he learns that another CIA paramilitary operations officer named Hex is plotting a rogue operation against Koko, R’s cover and Koko’s and Jonah’s lives are on the line. Spies and arms dealers like to keep things quiet, but their shadowy world is about to explode!

Jormungand, Vol. 7 (7)

Death is their business, and business is good. Reads R to L (Japanese Style). While doing business in Southeast Asia, Koko Hekmatyar's brother, Kasper, runs into some interference from the Japanese SR counterintelligence unit. Koko and her team head to Japan to sort things out, but taking on the rogue Japanese unit on their home turf is just asking for trouble. However, Koko's man Tojo knows the ground and the opposition—he once served in the SR unit under its leader, Yosuke Hinoki, Japan's “One and Only Spymaster.” When Koko goes into action, she looks for every advantage she can find, but in this deadly game, is she the one getting played?

Jormungand, Vol. 8 (8)

Death is their business, and business is good. Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated mature. Jonah is a child soldier, born amidst the chaotic conflicts that rage across West Asia, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called Merchants of Death--international arms dealers. Despite Jonah's hatred of weapons and violence, he employs both extremely well in the service of high-flying arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and her band of mercenaries. Their journey through the dark underbelly of the world's arms markets may lead only to damnation, but will Jonah one day make his way back to the light? Only one thing is certain: it's going to be a long, hard road out of hell... Koko’s team of professionals come from many different backgrounds, but each member has been handpicked for their own particular skill set. Unfortunately, while traveling through Iraq on a convoy protected by a British PMC, Koko and her squad must deal with a decidedly less than professional security force and the dangers of the road at the same time. Then Koko and Dr. Minami meet to discuss a fateful scheme, while elsewhere, Koko’s brother Kasper launches a new enterprise. Like the coils of a serpent, arms dealers encircle the world with their poisonous plans.

Jormungand, Vol. 9 (9)

Death is their business, and business is good. Jonah is a child soldier, born amidst the chaotic conflicts that rage across West Asia, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called Merchants of Death--international arms dealers. Despite Jonah's hatred of weapons and violence, he employs both extremely well in the service of high-flying arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and her band of mercenaries. Their journey through the dark underbelly of the world's arms markets may lead only to damnation, but will Jonah one day make his way back to the light? Only one thing is certain: it's going to be a long, hard road out of hell... When asked why she sold weapons, arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar once said, “To promote world peace!” With arms dealers like Koko maintaining the flow of weapons that fuel countless conflicts around the world, peace seems like an impossible goal. Now Koko has a plan to actually make it happen—a plan called Jormungand. But what sacrifice will it take and who will pay the price to realize her dark dream? Reads R to L (Japanese Style).

Jormungand, Vol. 10 (10)

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