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I own 31 Artist Edition style books, and 23 of those have been produced by IDW, with my latest book being the Stan Sakai Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter Artist's Select Edition that I picked up at SDCC this last week So clearly I am biased towards these books and towards the work and care the Dunbier[...]

Dark Horse comics, in celebration of 35 years of Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, will publish a hardcover collecting over 300 covers from the long-running comic Called Usagi Yojimbo: 35 Years of Covers, the collection is billed as "a complete compendium of Stan Sakai's greatest covers." The book is set to hit stores on November 13th,[...]

The books will be the same books as the original Artist's Editions except smaller, 9X12, and cheaper. The next big announcement involved the recently announced movement of Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo from its longtime publishing home at Dark Horse to IDW IDW will be releasing Usagi Yojimbo Artist Select: The Complete Grasscutter Sakai has kept all[...]

And as part of a new event this Summer, the Infinity Warps will return for a story running across six Marvel annuals (old school style), written by Al Ewing, with art by Carloses Villa and Gomez, and maybe more, called Secret Warps. We've previously joked that the Infinity Warps were actually invented by legendary X-Men scribe[...]

In a serious blow to Dark Horse's martial arts skilled anthropomorphic animal output, Stan Sakai is moving his beloved samurai rabbit comic Usagi Yojimbo to rival publisher IDW beginning in June For IDW, which already publishes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics in three different continuities, the move pretty much allows them to corner the market[...]

You can, however, preview Terminator: Sector War #1, Ether: Copper Golems #4, and Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #5, so check 'em out below! TERMINATOR: SECTOR WAR #1 Two Terminators went back in time to 1984, one to kill Sarah Conner, and another targeting NYPD Officer Lucy Castro, a rookie cop assigned to one of the worst sections[...]

The answer, sadly is no, but that didn't stop a full room of people from having grand old time listening to Groo The Wanderer artist Sergio Aragones, writer Mark Evanier, and letterer Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) be in classic form for this SDCC panel They started the panel sharing what was coming up for Groo[...]

Stan Sakai's new seven-part Usagi Yojimbo series continues with issue #4 due out on June 20th Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden follows our hero on his way to see Inspector Ishida, Usagi is confronted by Shogunate guards… a sign of the times While unraveling a pair of murders in town later, Usagi and Ishida become wary[...]

Dark Horse announced today that they will release a collection of all of Stan Sakai's crossovers between Usagi Yojimbo and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles And they really mean all of them! A press release reveals the finer details: Throughout the last three decades, comics master Stan Sakai has penned many crossover stories full of action-packed adventures[...]

Inspector Ishida and Usagi Yojimbo investigate the murder later The inspector believes this is related to the arrival of a religious group called "Kirishitans" that have spread throughout the land. Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1 cover by Stan Sakai and Tom Luth This issue of Usagi Yojimbo, which opens the Hidden miniseries, is interesting in how historically[...]

Woods (Ladycastle, Niobe), continue Lara's story after Rise of the Tomb Raider and the previous Dark Horse series! This volume collects issues #1–#4 of the 2017 Dark Horse Comics series Tomb Raider: Survivor's Crusade. Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #2 (of 7) Stan Sakai (W/A/Cover) On sale Apr 18 b&w, 28 pages $3.99 Miniseries Usagi and Inspector Ishida identify the recent murder victims[...]

Samurai Usagi Yojimbo has been recruited to the case While Nezumi shows no malice towards the town or its protectors, he does not want to be caught, and he even poses a challenge for the great samurai. In the background, the Black Goblin Gang is making some dangerous moves. Usagi Yojimbo #163 cover by Stan Sakai and[...]

We've got quite a treat here today, an exclusive early look at pages from Usagi Yojimbo #161, the first issue from Stan Sakai after his hiatus that started last December I believe this is the 220th issue since he created the character and world back in 1984. Usagi Yojimbo is set in the early days of[...]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are currently engaged in a crossover with Stan Sakai's rabbit samurai Usagi Yojimbo The only trouble is that not enough Turtles fans know who Usagi is — which is where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Facebook page comes in They posted the following video educating the page's 1.5 million followers on[...]

Joshua Stone lets us know from Wondercon at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles panel… Bobby Curnow announced that there will a TMNT and Usagi Yojimbo crossover in July, with Stan Sakai doing everything but coloring They will be fighting Jei, a Usagi villain This is going to be a crossover between the Usagi who knew the[...]

We start off with Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo #159 and then we have Sergio Aragones' Groo: Fray of the Gods #3 Both of these books will hit comic shops on November 23rd. USAGI YOJIMBO #159 Writer: Stan Sakai Artist: Stan Sakai Cover Artist: Stan Sakai During his travels, the rabbit ronin comes across a little girl cowering behind[...]

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Usagi Yojimbo #157 will be in shops August 24th and wraps up the Secret of the Hell Screen story arc. After acting as bait to lure a killer out of hiding, Usagi is attacked! With the darkness pressing in on him, he must survive an arduous fight with this mysterious assailant Will he live to discover[...]

And after a 3-year hiatus, his creation Usagi Yojimbo is back The series picked up with issue #145 and #148 has just been solicited along with the cover image to the left. A one-armed samurai tells Usagi of his losing duel with an invincible warrior who severs the sword arm of his victims and wears their[...]

Usagi Yojimbo #146 arrives in shops on June 17th, concluding part 2 of "The Thief and the Kunoichi" Written, illustrated, and with cover art by the great Stan Sakai, this storyline follows the hunt for a stolen scroll with Kitsune under fire. Dark Horse describe #146 thus: Everyone seems to want Kitsune dead tonight as the secret[...]

For the first time since February 2012, Dark Horse is bringing back Usagi in his ongoing series with Usagi Yojimbo #145 The fantastic next chapter in the long-running series by Stan Sakai will focus on a new story about Usagi caught in a fight between his friend Kitsune and a ninja The catch is that[...]

All raw copies, no slabbing here, no variant covers, no artificial collectibility, just the standard books that, if you have them in your collection, could pay your rent for a few months. And they are… Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 $2513 – the film seems to have given this comic new wings, soaring over the traditional topper… The[...]

Frazer Brown writes: Stan Sakai's beloved and iconic Samuarai Leporidae Usagi Yojimbo has been making his stage debut last Friday at London's Southwark

There are zombies in this week's issue of The Walking Dead. We cannot yet say when the zombies will return but enjoy them while you can. While the Usagi Yojimbo Special has its own undead invading peaceful meditation Somedays you just can't get rid of a ghoul. Judge Dredd also has to find some inner peace rather than[...]

This is Bill Sienkiewicz's painting of Usagi Yojimbo, being sold on eBay (currently on $888) to raise money for the family of Usaji's creator Stan Sakai. But there's plenty more to buy Here are a few examples, sold and unsold… [...]

People love cats on the internet (as do I), and let's face it, there's no better place for piracy! But it's always been my hope to make something more. I grew up reading comics, and among my favorites were always ones like Groo and Usagi Yojimbo The blend of fantastical adventure and comedy appealed to me[...]

Earlier this year, Dark Horse announced The Sakai Project, the publisher's planned Usagi Yojimbo tribute book to benefit comic book creator Stan Sakai, who's family have been beset by healthcare issues. Well, at last week's Comics PRO retailer event in Altanta, Georgia, they revealed that the book is increasing in size to 160 pages at a[...]

Dark Horse is releasing the hardcover benefit book The Sakai Project: Artists Celebrate Thirty Years of Usagi Yojimbo this summer on July 23rd in conjunction with the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS) and all proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai to help with medical needs for their family It's a[...]

From lettering Groo the Wanderer with Sergio Argones and Mark Evanier to his own creation Usagi Yojimbo, Stan has set the high-water mark for creator-owned comics. Now Stan is dealing with one of the pitfalls of doing creator-owned comics… his wife Sharon has been battling a debilitating illness for a while that has included a long[...]

It's been a while since I read Usagi Yojimbo It always struck me as a kind of Groo-lite, just not as funny or inventive And why buy Usagi when there was already Groo? 121 issues later it's a different story Groo is an occasional treat, possibly past its best, but Usagi seems on top of its[...]