"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. His movie and television work includes cameo roles in most of the Marvel Comics movies, co-creating and hosting the TV reality show Who Wants to Be a Superhero?, and voice work on many of the Marvel animated series, including Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, and Super Hero Squad Show. Stan Lee is the co-creator of many of the Marvel Comics iconic heroes, including Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Daredevil, Thor, Doctor Strange, Nick Fury, and the X-Men. (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. 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. If you buy the first book in this series, you'll want the rest. The costumes, landscapes, and buildings are beautifully drawn, creating such a sense of realism it's easy to forget the hero is a rabbit. Sometimes violent, sometimes funny, Usagi's adventures are filled with fascinating historical detail. Hes a rabbit bodyguard, a samurai who wanders. The stories themselves can stand alone, but taken together they begin to form an ongoing saga of treachery and revenge. Get FREE shipping on Usagi Yojimbo: Book 1 by Stan Sakai, from. The 10 stories in this first collection introduce Usagi, the evil Lord Hikiji, and a host of other characters. Cats, snakes, rhinos, and ninja moles plot and fight their way across a land ravaged by civil war. With the Komori (Bat) Ninja Clan behind them, Usagi, Yukichi, and Chizu flee over the snow-covered pass. He's a rabbit bodyguard, a samurai who wanders the mountains, plains, and villages of a 17th-century Japan populated almost exclusively by anthropomorphic animals. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. 1 chronicles this time of settling unrest and political intrigue, told through the story of a wandering and masterless samurai named Miyamoto Usagi, aka Usagi Yojimbo! One of the great classics of the last 20 years, perfect for all ages. The samurai is the ruling class throughout the land, following a warrior's code of honor known as Bushido. ![]() Book 1 Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. This is one of Fantagraphics' very best sellers, and is also where Usagi started―don't miss out! The setting is 17th century Japan, when the age of civil wars has barely ended and the Shogun has established power. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. 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! With over fifty graphic novels in print, the samurai rabbit is more popular than ever! This is the seminal Usagi book collecting all the classic original Usagi stories from Albedo, Critters, Doomsday Squad, and the Usagi Yojimbo Summer Special.
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