The Usagi Yojimbo saga. Book 1

Format:

Book

Title:

The Usagi Yojimbo saga. Book 1

Uniform Title:

Graphic novels. Selections

Author:

Sakai, Stan author penciller cover illustrator

ISBN:

9781616556099

9781616556716

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, [2014]

Physical Description:

629 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

General Note:

"This volume collects issues #1-#16 of the Mirage Publishing, Inc., comic book series Usagi Yojimbo Volume Two and issues #1-#6 of the Dark Horse Comic book series Usagi Yojimbo Volume Three"--Copyright page.

Contents:

Shades of Death. Introduction / by William Stout ; Shades of green ; Jizo ; Usagi's garden ; Autumn ; Shi ; The lizard's tale ; Battlefield -- Daisho. Introduction / by James Robinson ; The music of heaven ; The gambler, the widow, and the Ronin ; Nature of the viper ; Slavers ; Daisho part one ; Mongrels ; Daisho part two ; Runaways -- The brink of life and death. Introduction / by Kurt Busiek ; Black soul ; Kaiso ; A meeting of strangers ; Noodles ; The wrath of the tangled skein ; The Bonze's story ; Bats, the cat, and the rabbit ; The chrysthanthemum pass ; Lightning strikes twice.

Summary:

"Stan Sakai's tales of the rabbit ronin are collected in an omnibus format featuring over six hundred pages of samurai adventure, including the complete Mirage Publishing series and the beginning of the Dark Horse Comics series"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject(s):

Samurai -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Graphic novels.

Samurai -- Fiction.

Japan -- History -- 1333-1600 -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Geographic Term:

Japan -- History -- 1333-1600 -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Japan.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

History.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Woodburn Public Library	SAKAI Usagi bk. 01	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Usagi Yojimbo is one of the longest running and best-loved comic adventures of all time. Running from 1984 to the present day, and showing no sign of diminishing in popularity, the rabbit ronin is now seen as a figurehead of the comic book scene, and crucial to bringing the ideas of feudal Japan to a wider western audience. Saga Volume 1 tells Sakai's story from the very beginning, and is also available in luxurious special edition format.

Author Notes

Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Sharon, and children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984.

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Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

The first Dark Horse volumes of Sakai's marvelous tales of rabbit samurai Usagi Yojimbo are reprinted in this deluxe volume. The complete art and text from the now out-of-print Shades of Death, Daisho, and The Brink of Life and Death are collected here, including guest introductions and Sakai's own story notes along with a brief character introduction and color covers from the original individual issues and graphic novels. This generous-sized tome features some of Usagi's earliest adventures with allies such as the rhino bounty hunter Gen and the foxy con artist Kitsune, as well as large doses of ninjas, brigands, and supernatural creatures. Sakai's crisp black-and-white art splendidly captures the characters, society, and natural world of an imaginary medieval Japan. Verdict Sakai's list of cartooning awards is long and many are for his "Usagi" series. This affordably priced volume belongs in all libraries with graphic novel collections.-Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Lib., Wisconsin Rapids (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.