Usagi Yojimbo Book 1 - Hardcover

Sakai, Stan

4.15

4,433 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560971320 ISBN 13: 9781560971320

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 1997

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This seminal book collects the classic original Usagi stories chronicling a time of settling unrest and political intrigue, told through the story of a wandering and masterless samurai named Miyamoto Usagi, AKA Usagi Yojimbo!

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Review:

While I enjoyed Sakai's artwork in the first volume, this second trade collection is even stronger. ... Usagi Yojimbo is a great addition to the canon of samurai stories, and is definitely highly recommended for anyone who is a fan of wandering ronin or just good storytelling. --Rob McMonigal"

As a fan of samurai fiction (to the point of having a Seven Samurai tattoo) and comics, I can t recommend Stan Sakai s beautifully drawn, note-perfect reinvention of the genre highly enough. --Kevin Church"

Fans of comics set in historical Japan should definitely check this out. You'll be glad you did. I think it would also be a good fit for manga fans looking to try a non-Japanese comic. I enjoyed this book a lot, and look forward to reading more. "

These bittersweet adventure stories offer entertaining reading, especially for young Asian-Americans who feel excluded from mainstream juvenile literature.

One of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found.--Stan Lee

About the Author:

Stan Sakai is a third-generation Japanese American and multiple Eisner-Award-winning cartoonist, creator of the popular and long-running Usagi Yojimbo comic book. (Usagi Yojimbo is a recurring "guest star" in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle universe.) Born in Japan, he grew up in Hawaii and lives in Pasadena, CA.

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