The samurai image dates from 1861 and was taken by Franz von Stillfried-Ratenicz. Photo Chopshop, a colorization service, created this contrast to show how images look with color and without.

A courtesan washing her hair, fearsome samurai warriors and a mother tenderly ... made the first documented - if unsuccessful - attempt at the art form. Next to try was Nicéphore Niépce, who ...

making it interesting to see whether Johnson’s finished pages will appear in full color or retain the chiaroscuro look. Of course, a samurai-styled take on Wolverine is nothing new for fans ...

The appearance of these samurai reflects their real-world counterparts, albeit with a few alterations, such as the neutral ...

In Japan and abroad, the samurai are often romanticized as a monolithic group who held themselves to the high moral code of conduct known as Bushido (“the way of the warrior”). While this ...