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Celebrate the beloved rabbit ronin with the definitive Second Edition of the Usagi Yojimbo comics saga, featuring brand new original cover art by Stan Sakai!
One of the most critically acclaimed, longest running, and beloved adventure comics—Stan Sakai’s evocative artwork and gripping tales continue to enthrall readers of all ages!
About Usagi Yojimbo:
After the death of Lord Mifune in the battle of Adachi Plain, retainer Miyamoto Usagi chose the warrior's pilgrimage, becoming a wandering ronin in search of peace. Practicing the warrior code of bushido, Usagi avoids conflict whenever possible, but when called upon, his bravery and fighting prowess are unsurpassed.
Praise for Stan Sakai and Usagi Yojimbo:
“Sixteenth-century Japan is never so entertaining as in Stan Sakai’s tales of Miyamoto Usagi.”—NPR’s Best Books of 2014
“Stan Sakai has successfully brought to American comics a collection of Japanese fables well told in the American style. Usagi Yojimbo is an enduring work. Bravo.”—Will Eisner
“I think Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found. Stan's style of artwork, his crisp incisive writing, and his thoroughly professional pacing, all done in a relaxed and absorbed manner, have provided comics with something so rarely seen in this field—a new literary and artistic approach to illustrated storytelling.”—Stan Lee
“Sakai is a total pro and a consummate craftsman.”—Rolling Stone
Follow Miyamoto Usagi in his epic trek along the warrior's path. In this 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!
This collection includes Usagi's first encounters with the Lord of Owls, Inspector Ishida, and more, and is highlighted by the Eisner Award-winning "Grasscutter"!
Usagi faces a new foe who wears a demon mask, the “Grasscutter” storyline receives a sequel, pickpocket Kitsune’s history is revealed, fan-favorite character Sasuké the Demon Queller makes his debut, and a beloved ally long thought dead returns!
Usagi’s past returns as he fights alongside his former teacher and struggles with the knowledge that his traveling companion Jotaro is his son! Fan-favorite character Sasuké reappears, and a manga classic is paid tribute in Lone Goat and Kid!
This collection sees the return of many of Usagi’s friends. Inspector Ishida, the sneaky thief Kitsune, and the fearsome bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog all make appearances, as does the retainer Tomoe Ame.
This volume features a love that tempts Usagi to abandon his wandering lifestyle, the origin of the demon Jei and Jei’s terrifying return, and Usagi’s travels with bounty hunter Gen. Includes a celebratory “roast” issue and a color cover gallery!
Including stories in which Usagi faces the undead, is caught in the crossfire between two competing lords, and takes on the notorious Red Scorpions—and more! Includes the Free Comic Book Day 2009 short story and the color short story “Cut the Plum.”
Includes three storylines, in which Usagi and Ishida team up to solve a double murder, where Usagi joins forces with a thief and a samurai to thwart a black-market trade, and where Usagi must work alongside a kappa to cast out a violent renegade.
The quintessential companion to the Usagi Yojimbo Saga series from Dark Horse, Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends collects some of the most exhilarating and engrossing self-contained stories starring the iconic rabbit ronin!