It's about the parts that make up those wholes.
It's written by Peter Milligan and drawn by
ACO.
The story they're telling, of the titular character and the vengeance he's pursuing against the people he once worked for, doesn't waste a single panel.
There's a sequence in issue #1 that's a great example of that - it's after the Ronin's acquired what he needs.
( It begins with him centering himself. )