Shuriken: Cold Steel

Reggie Byers self-published comic about the Japanese-American martial artist Kyoko Shidara, who is tired from working as a bodyguard for a criminal organization (The Organization) and decides to become a freelance bodyguard instead. In one of her assignments , she meets his brother Koji after many years and discovers that he has became a assassin for hire for the yakuza. She tries to talk with him and get him out of that life. The story is continued in Blade of Shuriken, published by Eternity.

After her work as bodyguard in Blade of Shuriken, Kyoko Shidara, aka Shuriken, is hired to protect a computer programmer with a revolutionary new program, Project Bedlam. When the thief called Balance intervenes and the result threatens the world, Libra and the Japanese supergroup Kokutai join forces with Shuriken to put things right. Featuring a cover by future superstar artist Jimmy Palmiotti. Followed by Shuriken Cold Steel (1989) #1.

Last solo series of the ninja Shuriken-Kyoko Shidara, before her appearances in the Ultraverse (Curse of Rune). It follows the events of Hellbender and Shuriken:Cold Steel. After her work with DangerTemps, Shuriken is confronted by foes from her past : Morgan Enterprises has created an synthetic humanoid organism,Slate, that can transform itself in any person with only DNA contact. Morgan choose a sample of Shuriken's DNA. And then Slate is ordered to kill Shuriken, to complete itself and reveal the obscure thoughts of the ninja.

One shot. The story continues Shuriken’s adventures from Shuriken Cold Steel and is continued in Shuriken vol.2. A serial killer is loose and the police are baffled as to how to catch him. Detective Doug Jordan, the lead investigator on the case, has had problems with his self-confidence ever since he froze as his girlfriend, a rock star named Joan Harlowe, was attacked. He feels he has failed as a man. Harlowe returns after a long tour to meet with Doug. She is constantly shadowed by her friend, a deadly female martial artist named Kyoko Shidaro, a.k.a. Shuriken. When the three decide to dine at a popular night-spot, they are attacked by the killer, or so they think. Doug doesn’t freeze this time and shoots the perpetrator instantly. Later, when the detective inspects the body, he realizes that the man he shot was a copycat criminal. This means that Joan and Kyoko are alone, and in danger…