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Usagi Yojimbo FCBD 2020 (Usagi Yojimbo
Join Usagi on an exciting adventure as he meets his most unusual traveling companion yet... Chibi Usagi! The two worlds of Usagi Yojimbo meld for a hilarious story that's perfect for kids and long-time fans of Usagi alike!
Rating: Teen
Rating: Teen
28 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 2, 2020
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Stan Sakai
923 books367 followersStan Sakai (Japanese: 坂井 スタンSakai Sutan; born May 25, 1953) is an artist who became known as an Eisner Award-winning comic book originator.
Born in Kyoto, Sakai grew up in Hawaii and studied fine arts at the University of Hawaii. He later attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He and his wife, Sharon, presently reside and work in Pasadena.
He began his career by lettering comic books (notably Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier) and became famous with the production of Usagi Yojimbo, the epic saga of Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai rabbit living in late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth-century Japan. First published in 1984, the comic continues to this day, with Sakai as the lone author and nearly-sole artist (Tom Luth serves as the main colorist on the series, and Sergio Aragonés has made two small contributions to the series: the story "Broken Ritual" is based on an idea by Aragonés, and he served as a guest inker for the black and white version of the story "Return to Adachi Plain" that is featured in the Volume 11 trade paper-back edition of Usagi Yojimbo). He also made a futuristic spin-off series Space Usagi. His favorite movie is Satomi Hakkenden (1959).
Born in Kyoto, Sakai grew up in Hawaii and studied fine arts at the University of Hawaii. He later attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He and his wife, Sharon, presently reside and work in Pasadena.
He began his career by lettering comic books (notably Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier) and became famous with the production of Usagi Yojimbo, the epic saga of Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai rabbit living in late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth-century Japan. First published in 1984, the comic continues to this day, with Sakai as the lone author and nearly-sole artist (Tom Luth serves as the main colorist on the series, and Sergio Aragonés has made two small contributions to the series: the story "Broken Ritual" is based on an idea by Aragonés, and he served as a guest inker for the black and white version of the story "Return to Adachi Plain" that is featured in the Volume 11 trade paper-back edition of Usagi Yojimbo). He also made a futuristic spin-off series Space Usagi. His favorite movie is Satomi Hakkenden (1959).
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November 16, 2021
Free Comic Book Day books should also be this good. Not only does it tell the casual comic book reader that IDW now publishes the tales of Usagi Yojimbo, in color to boot, there also exist a chibi version for a much younger audience.
The world situation this past two years may have increased my manga reading, but the first time I encountered tengu, yokai, and other Japanese mythological monsters was through Sakai's works in both Usagi's adventures and the notes he included with the letter pages in every issue.
Now, I see the same thing being done with comic book stories about monster from any pantheon, whether its about Japanese monsters with Peach MoMoko's Demon days and Davison's essays, or about Filipino supernatural creatures with Trese. There are way more stories of other international pantheons out there, and I should probably read more of them, too.
The world situation this past two years may have increased my manga reading, but the first time I encountered tengu, yokai, and other Japanese mythological monsters was through Sakai's works in both Usagi's adventures and the notes he included with the letter pages in every issue.
Now, I see the same thing being done with comic book stories about monster from any pantheon, whether its about Japanese monsters with Peach MoMoko's Demon days and Davison's essays, or about Filipino supernatural creatures with Trese. There are way more stories of other international pantheons out there, and I should probably read more of them, too.
December 2, 2021
Cute story featuring some of the usual Japanese folklore and chibi Usagi characters.
December 20, 2021
I love me some Usagi Yojimbo. I actually paid $1 for this. It was worth it
September 3, 2021
Rabbit bodyguard.
Idw comics freebie for fcbd. Suitable for all ages. Good color artwork. Features chibi or childlike versions of the usagi character meeting with the series regular. This series features space ships, dinosaurs and Japanese monsters. On its 35th anniversary?
Idw comics freebie for fcbd. Suitable for all ages. Good color artwork. Features chibi or childlike versions of the usagi character meeting with the series regular. This series features space ships, dinosaurs and Japanese monsters. On its 35th anniversary?
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews