"Included in this paperback collection are the beloved Chibi Usagi stories "Attack of the Heebie Chibis," "Attack of the Teenie Titans," "The Story of Chibi Usagi and the Big Bad Jei," "Chibi Usagi and the Goblin of Adachi Plain," and "Chibi Tomoe and the Zó Ninja" – as well as all color Chibi Usagi pinups[...]
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Today, LOLtron presents Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #5, hitting stores on Wednesday, August 21st Behold, the synopsis:
The conclusion of "The Crow" story arc features an all-out battle between the bounty hunters and the bandits! Though greatly outnumbered, Usagi and the bounty hunters are confident they can even the odds by taking the criminals by surprise[...]
Today, we're hopping into Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #4, hitting stores on Wednesday, July 17th Prepare your feeble minds for this synopsis:
Usagi, Gen, and Stray Dog have discovered where the rival bounty hunter group—led by the ruthless Inuyashi—is holding Yukichi hostage The rescue attempt leads to a huge confrontation, but they receive news that may[...]
NECA is back and continuing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Usagi Yojimbo with a special black and white samurai figure. Usagi Yojimbo was created by Stan Sakai back in 1984 and is a comic book series set in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. The series follows Usagi's adventures as he travels the land, upholding his[...]
Releasing on Thursday, June 13th, it's TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo: SMA #1 That's right, our favorite samurai rabbit is stuck in New York City, more lost than a hipster without a fixie bike In case you need a synopsis to refresh your memory or you just love to bask in the glorious absurdity of comics, here it[...]
Today, we're diving into the third issue of Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow, hitting stores on Thursday, June 13th Yes, that's right, prepare for a Bonanza of Bunny Banditry Here's that riveting synopsis to get you through the day:
The bandit Jimmu and his band attack a merchant caravan, as observed by some bounty hunters who are[...]
A new Usagi Yojimbo, Crow, from Stan Sakai The return of Minor Threats from Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum and Scott Hepburn Monsters Are My Business And Business Is Bloody from Cullen Bunn and Patrick Piazzalunga Operation Sunshine from Henry Zebrowski, Marcus Parks and David Rubin And Dudley Datson from Jamal Igle Take a look…
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NECA has something for Usagi Yojimbo fans as they are ending off the Year of the Rabbit with some style Usagi Yojimbo is a comic book series that was created by writer and artist Stan Sakai The series debuted back in 1984 and became one of the longest-running independent comic book series Inspired by feudal[...]
These rabbits are selling fast and can be found right here; stay tuned for a standard Space Usagi later on.
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The Space Usagi Yojimbo Figures are Vanishing Fast!
"Attention Usagi Yojimbo fans! Are you[...]
Dark Horse also has launches for Subgenre by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres, Tear Us Apart by Jay Baruchel and Alessandro Micelli, Usagi Yojimbo: Ice & Snow by Stan Sakai, and Saint John by Dan Schkade and Brennan Wagner in association with Portland Gear.
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Stan Sakai, his own studio Dogu Publishing and Dark Horse Comics are publishing a new Usagi Yojimbo comic book in September And this time the legendary rabbit rōnin who got some Netflix time as Samurai Rabbit is bringing his cousin for Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen #4 was solicited as having a variant cover by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman Which is not uncommon, he's done a lot for IDW in recent years, including variant covers and co-writing IDW's best-selling title in recent years, The Last Ronin.
But this time Kevin Eastman seems he surprised IDW rather by[...]
Welcome to our preview of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo Wherewhen #1! The Turtles are nowhere to be found in this all-Usagi preview, but that doesn't mean there's not plenty of action to be found Joining me for this preview is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron While I'm sure LOLtron will provide its usual[...]
Stan Sakai is creating a new Usagi Yojimbo crossover series with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wherewhen, coming from IDW Publishing in March 2023 And it seems that it will include an Old Bunny Usagi, twenty years into his future IDW has also managed to hang on to the Sonic The Hedgehog license for five[...]
Today, we have a press release from IDW announcing a crossover between two of the properties they haven't lost to another publisher yet: Usagi Yojimbo and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.* The new series, written and drawn by the legendary Stan Sakai with colors by Hi-Fi, will launch in March and is titled Teenage Mutant Ninja[...]
In 2019, Bleeding Cool reported what we called a "serious blow to Dark Horse's martial arts skilled anthropomorphic animal output" with the news that Dark Horse mainstay, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo was moving to rival publisher IDW in June, a move that coincided with the then-upcoming Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles TV show from Netflix.
Well now, it's[...]
Usagi and Yukichi rescue an art dealer from bandits in this preview of Usagi Yojimbo #28 But can Usagi survive the inevitably crypto-evangelizing? And does this guy have one of those new Spawn NFTs for sale? Asking for a friend Check out the preview below.
USAGI YOJIMBO #28
IDW PUBLISHING
MAR220511
(W) Stan Sakai (A / CA) Stan Sakai
The[...]
What other vintage comic books have a similar sort of profile? The debut of Stan Sakai's enormously popular Usagi Yojimbo in Albedo #2 comes to mind There's a beautiful high-grade copy of Albedo #2 (Thoughts and Images, 1984) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages up for auction in the 2022 May 1-2 Sunday & Monday Comic[...]
Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai has embraced the notion of expanding his comic book saga to other mediums since almost the very beginning. From a computer game during the Commodore64 era to a stage play a few years ago, the strength and clarity of Sakai's storytelling vision have long inspired others to help extend that[...]
It's hard to believe that it's been close to two years since Netflix and Usagi Yojimbo creator, writer & illustrator Stan Sakai announced they were teaming up to bring the long-running comic book series to life with Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles But that's all now in the past as today marks the animated series'[...]
I'll let Ray discuss the bigger picture of that some other time if he wishes, but in the meantime, a glance at Twitter tells me that there are a lot of Usagi Yojimbo fans who are just now finding out that this is a thing that's about to exist in the world, and some of[...]
Nearly 38 years after his debut in the now-rare and sought-after Albedo #2, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo is still going strong In this preview of Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat and Kid #4, Usagi Yojimbo… MAY DIE!!! If the bat-ninjas get their way, of course More importantly, how did DC Comics allow another publisher to publish[...]
Usagi Yojimbo will become one of the hottest characters in comics again, thanks to a new Netflix animated series coming later this year That naturally means, of course, that now is the time to start grabbing his comics, as you do not want to wait for the trailer to debut, for then it will be[...]
In this preview of Usagi Yojimbo #27, in stores Wednesday from IDW, Usagi and Yukichi defend a young woman in a haunted forest Check out the preview below.
USAGI YOJIMBO #27
IDW PUBLISHING
JAN220498
(W) Stan Sakai (A / CA) Stan Sakai
A Ghost Story (Part 1 of 1)
Usagi and Yukichi come upon a young woman, Shizuye, praying at a[...]
Usagi Yojimbo is having a moment right now A new figure is coming this spring from NECA, he has comics coming out monthly from IDW, and an animated series is coming to Netflix That has caused Albedo #2, which contains his first appearance, to skyrocket to heights it has not seen in some time Created[...]
And now, as Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo is about to be launched as a new Netflix series Samurai Rabbit, a new comic series by creator Stan Sakai aims to take on the legend, with Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat And Kid… while Star Wars: High Republic gets a Bake-Off special.
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Usagi Yojimbo is having a bit of a resurgence That is a great thing, the iconic work of Stan Sakai should always be appreciated, but there is a strong, renewed interest in the character right now An animated series is in the works, his appearance with the TMNT has led to a new action figure[...]
NECA has revealed a sculpt and announced that they have indeed licensed out Usagi Yojimbo from Stan Sakai so that a figure can come out in their mega-popular TMNT Cartoon line of figures After a long time speculating and teases galore, they revealed the sculpt of the figure this morning, and boy, is this going[...]
In this preview of Usagi Yojimbo #21, in stores Wednesday from IDW, Usagi and his new pal Yukichi have run afoul of a local martial arts school Now, the choice of the students is to commit suicide in disgrace or to kill Usagi and Yukichi Which will it be? Well, the book isn't called "random[...]
Out from IDW Publishing on Wednesday, June 16th, Usagi Yojimbo #20 by Stan Sakai introduces a new recurring character: Yukichi Yamamoto He and Usagi have met before when Yukichi was a young novice, but they'll have more to do than catch up on old times as they attempt to deliver some swords through enemy territory[...]