Usagi becomes entangled in a conspiracy to overthrow a lord's throne in "The Courtesan." Memory, mystery, and treachery intermingle to form Grey Shadows. Usagi recounts a classic Japanese folk tale in "Momo-Usagi-Taro." Two Tokugawa-era whodunits play out in "The Hair Pin Murders" and Tameshigiri," a pair of Inspector Ishida mysteries. In "The Demon Flute," a village is plagued by a music-playing supernatural killer. "My Father's Swords" retells an encounter with a young samurai who follows in-and is followed by-the footsteps of his father's warrior heritage. Fresh from winning the Best Serialized Story 1999 Eisner Award for Grasscutter, Stan Sakai returns with a new Usagi Yojimbo collection featuring six tales of the ronin rabbit's journeys and adventures in feudal Japan. Stan Sakai is a Winner of the Eisner Award. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Near Fine in Wraps: The binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure else flawless text clean. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.Paperback. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, EVE Online, Halo, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Domo. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. “Usagi Yojimbo is a genuine pleasure for readers of all ages.”-Publishers Weeklyįounded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. “Humbly presented but a paragon of its art.” -Booklist “Stan Sakai has successfully brought to American comics a collection of Japanese fables well told in the American style. “One of the most original, innovative, well-executed comicbooks anywhere to be found.” -Stan Lee The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 1 will be available in both limited hardcover and softcover omnibus editions in comic shops on October 15! 3 #1–#6, and featuring over six hundred pages of samurai action and adventure, The Usagi Yojimbo Saga is the ultimate introduction to Sakai’s enduring samurai masterpiece! In the first volume, Usagi protects a village from a band of assassins, reluctantly engages in a duel for blood money, hunts a gangster who has stolen his swords, and more.Ĭollecting Usagi Yojimbo Vol. To celebrate the rabbit ronin’s thirtieth anniversary, Dark Horse proudly presents Miyamoto Usagi’s epic trek along the warrior’s path in a new series of deluxe compilations: The Usagi Yojimbo Saga. Usagi Yojimbo: Senso #1 is on sale in comic shops everywhere August 6! In the fury of the final battle, a metal rocket crashes to earth-and inside is an enemy that neither side could have ever imagined! Witness the final fates of your favorite Usagi characters, in this all-new samurai epic with a startling science fiction twist! Twenty years in his future, Miyamoto Usagi fights as a general for Lord Noriyuki, against the treacherous Lord Hikiji. In celebration of thirty years of the marvelous samurai rabbit saga, Usagi Yojimbo is set to return in an all-new six-issue miniseries, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, followed by the debut of the Usagi Yojimbo Saga collection! With more than two hundred issues and counting, Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo is among comics’ most monumental achievements. “Usagi Yojimbo: Senso” #1 launches in August, with the “Usagi Yojimbo Saga” in stores in October.įor the full press release from Dark Horse, please see below. That’s definitely something to celebrate. “Usagi” originally ran for 38 issues from 1987 to 1993, so I’m unsure as to why that isn’t part of the first collection, but it’s still exciting that there will be new collections of this comic available for new readers soon. Entitled “The Usagi Yojimbo Saga,” the first collection of these new books will collect “Usagi Yojimbo” Vol. In addition to a new series, there will be a new series of collections released in both hard and softcover from Dark Horse.
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