“Have ye heard the news this day? The news o' Grandy Dean . . . What news is that I hear y' say – the chimin' o' th' green!”

That's right. “Samurai Jack” issue #7 involves a few things we haven't seen in Jack's universe – Jack as a woman, The Scotsman as a bonny wee lass, leprechauns, Irish folk songs, and mushy rock giants with a bellow that bursts ear drums. Even though we should sense that Jim Zub went on a wild imagination ride (by what means we know not) to pull this two-issue arc out of the air, his tight storytelling delights, and pulls you in. Zub could make any scenario 100 percent believable. Take three darts, a thousand subjects, and throw randomly. Zub will make it happen.

Seriously, if you have not come on board IDW's new “Samurai Jack” comic book series – fan or no – you're really missing out on an excellent comic.

In issue #7 Jack and The Scotsman are of the female persuasion thanks to the sociopathic antics of some leprechauns Jack and the warrior were foolish enough to make a deal with. The leprechauns want a rock giant they name “Cuhullin the Cruel” killed – probably because he's immune to their magic. Jack and the Scotsman, once cursed, hear an Irish folk song in their heads on an endless loop, which seems to be the source of the curse. Well female or no they make granite sushi of their target, only to have it finally confirmed who the bad guys really are.

Brittney Williams illustrates again. You can tell she had fun. The art is tight, loyal to the universe, and effective. She never wastes a line, and seems to have an inherent understanding of the Samurai Jack flow. She must have spent a few hours watching the series.

Banded together Jack and the Scotsman retaliate against the leprechauns in a wonderful Samurai Jack way. I shan't tell you how, but I will assure you the ending is a satisfying “Samurai Jack” conclusion. I recommend this issue with four stars out of five. I recommend this series, so long as Zub is writing, with five stars out of five.