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caption = Cover of "Shimura" trade paperback, byFrank Quitely
character_name = Inspector Shimura
publisher =Rebellion /2000AD
debut = "Shimura" in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.37 (September 18 1993)
creators =Robbie Morrison andFrank Quitely
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comic strip in the Britishscience fiction anthology theJudge Dredd Megazine , detailing the exploits of its eponymous hero in Hondo-City, afuturistic version ofTokyo .In his first appearance Inspector Shimura was pretty much a Japanese equivalent of
Judge Dredd . In all stories thereafter however the character has becomeronin or outcast having survived an attempt on his life by a traitor in the Judiciary, and works vigilante-style.Visually, the character's most consistent disguishing features are two pronounced scars on the right-hand side of his face. His attire and hairstyle tend to vary between stories but he often appears unkempt due to his living in hiding. The weaponry in the strip is largely existing martial arts weapons with a futuristic twist eg.
laser shuriken gloves, and energynunchaku .Swords like theKatana andWakizashi appear without such adornments. Created by writerRobbie Morrison and artistFrank Quitely in 1993, Shimura has since been illustrated byColin MacNeil , Simon Fraser and Andy Clarke.Appearances
The character has appeared in his own strip as well as in "
Judge Dredd ". All stories were written byRobbie Morrison .Comics
*"Shimura":
** "Shimura" (withFrank Quitely , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.37-2.39, 1993)
** "Outcast" (withColin MacNeil , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.50-2.55, 1994)
** "Fearful Symmetry" (withDuke Mighten , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.72, 1995)
** "Chambara" (with Robert McCallum, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.73, 1995)
** "The Transcendental Assassin" (with Simon Fraser, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.74, 1995)
** "Heavy Metal" (withDuke Mighten , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.75, 1995)
** "Assassins" (with Robert McCallum and Simon Fraser, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #2.76-2.77, 1995)
** "Dragon Fire" (with Simon Fraser, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #3.14-3.17, 1996)
** "Angels of Death" (with Lol, in "Judge Dredd Mega Special 1996")
** "Ronin Breed" (with Simon Fraser, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #3.34, 1997)
** "Scary Monsters" (with Lol, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #3.35, 1997)
** "Executioner" (with Andy Clarke, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #224-226, 2004)
** "Deus X" (with Andy Clarke, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #228-230, 2005)
** "The Harder They Come " (withColin MacNeil , in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #238-243, 2005)*"
Judge Dredd ": "Web" (with Cyril Julien, in "Judge Dredd Megazine" #3.19, 1996)Collection
*"Shimura" (collects stories down to, and including, "Ronin Breed" except for "Heavy Metal" and also includes the two "Judge Inspector Inaba" stories tpb, Rebellion, 224 pages, 2004 ISBN 1-904265-21-9)
External links
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=SHIMURA 2000 AD profile]
* [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/s/shimura.htm Shimua's profile on International Hero]
* [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=reprint&page=gnprofiles&choice=dcshimura Details of the contents of the collected volume]
* [http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/reviews/extra/2005/trades/shimura/shimura.shtml Review of trade paperback]
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