Usagi yojimbo volume 11/10/2024 ![]() In addition, it is about a rabbit who wears blue (a huge bonus for my liking in the comic book world).Īnother thing I love about this comic is the fact it is teaching me about Japan and its samurai history. However, Usagi is a rare comic book were I honestly think everything is perfect. Usually I will complain saying this needs a fix for my preference or that need it need a little more of that. ![]() Every story that Stan Sakai tells is perfect. ![]() To me it is a great comic book because I have yet to find an issue I did not like. The writers they pick know exactly what to say about Usagi and way to a great comic book. Reading the introduction(s) to this always helps with the mood of this comic too. If you never read Usagi before do not worry about getting lost because it is a simple story that this volume covers in the beginning. The good thing about Usagi is whenever Sakai brings back an old character from a previous issue Sakai makes sure to briefly explain who they are again. Most of the character in this are new to the series, well for me at least, and there are a few old friends. However, I suggest you read the previous 7 volume first (remember this is technically volume 8-10). If you never read any Usagi trade before this is a good place to start. For a huge Usagi Yojimbo fan like myself, this book is awesome. In other words, this volume collects the 8th, 9th, and 10th volumes of the trade paperbacks, which is perfect for me because they are becoming unavailable on Amazon. This volume colleges all 16 issues of the Mirage comics and the first 6 issues of the Dark Horse series. Maybe it is because of how Usagi is portrayed in this comic book, because it is hard not to love him. This comic book makes me feel relaxed and I suddenly lose all my negative energy. Five out of five stars.Įvery time I read Usagi Yojimbo, I feel at ease for some reason. It's going to be a lot of fun catching up. ![]() I'm sorry I didn't pick up this series sooner but at least I have quite a few volumes in front of me. Some of the stories are sweet, some are sad, and some of them are Usagi kicking ass. Usagi goes up against bandits, ghosts, and assassins, all while wandering feudal Japan, looking for peace. The stories themselves draw from Japanese history, folklore, and cinema. His style reminds me of Moebius in some ways and of Miyazaki in others, minimalist yet simultaneously intricate. It's amazing how much emotion he's able to convey with so little. Stan Sakai uses clean lines and great composition to put his stories together. The straight-forward, minimalist style grabbed my attention right away. The first story was a little rocky, a team-up with the Ninja Turtles to save a rat. Did I mention all the characters are animals? The violence is tame and there's no blood. I have no idea why I enjoyed this as much as I did. I was vaguely aware there was a Usagi Yojimbo comic but I didn't imagine the rabbit could carry his own book. I first encountered Usagi on an episode of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon where he was yanked from his own time period and teamed up with the aforementioned turtles. He's also a rabbit in a world of anthropomorphic animals. Miyamoto Usagi is a ronin, a masterless samurai, wandering feudal Japan in search of peace. His favorite movie is Satomi Hakkenden (1959). He also made a futuristic spin-off series Space Usagi. First published in 1984, the comic continues to this day, with Sakai as the lone author and nearly-sole artist (Tom Luth serves as the main colorist on the series, and Sergio Aragonés has made two small contributions to the series: the story "Broken Ritual" is based on an idea by Aragonés, and he served as a guest inker for the black and white version of the story "Return to Adachi Plain" that is featured in the Volume 11 trade paper-back edition of Usagi Yojimbo). He began his career by lettering comic books (notably Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier) and became famous with the production of Usagi Yojimbo, the epic saga of Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai rabbit living in late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth-century Japan. He and his wife, Sharon, presently reside and work in Pasadena. He later attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Stan Sakai (Japanese: 坂井 スタンSakai Sutan born May 25, 1953) is an artist who became known as an Eisner Award-winning comic book originator.īorn in Kyoto, Sakai grew up in Hawaii and studied fine arts at the University of Hawaii.
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