Miyamoto Usagi's past comes to the fore in this latest volume of Dark Horse's definitive Usagi Yojimbo compilations. First, Usagi attends a duel between his former teacher, Katsuichi, and Katsuich's rival, and is drawn into a dispute involving a local fencing school. Next, Usagi struggles with the knowledge that his young traveling companion Jotaro is his son. Along the way, Sakai spins classic tales, as the Neko Ninja plot against Lord Noriyuki's life, fan-favorite character Sasuké the Demon Queller returns, and the manga classic Lone Wolf and Cub is homaged in "Lone Goat and Kid"! CollectsUsagi Yojimbo Volume Three #53-#75!

Miyamoto Usagi's past returns, as he fights alongside his former teacher and struggles with the knowledge that his traveling companion Jotaro is his son! The Neko Ninja and fan-favorite character Sasuké the Demon Queller reappear, and a manga classic is homaged in "Lone Goat and Kid"! Collects Usagi Yojimbo Volume Three, #53-#75! Only 1500 copies available of the signed and numbered limited edition hardcover.

Join everyone's favorite rabbit ronin as he continues his gripping exploits on the warrior's path! In this volume, Usagi teams up with fan-favorite guest star Inspector Ishida to solve a double murder at a roadside inn, then helps an allied clan protect its honor, and discovers that the soy sauce business can be as deadly as it is tasty! Featured in this collection is the story "Two Hundred Jizo," which celebrates Usagi's two hundredth consecutive appearance under the masterful pen of creator Stan Sakai!

Collects Usagi Yojimbo #139-#144, plus three additional, previously uncollected short stories: "Buntori," "The Artist," and "Sukanku"!

The third volume in Dark Horse's definitive Usagi Yojimbo compilations showcases Stan Sakai's epic series at its best! Usagi faces a terrifying new foe who wears a demon mask; the Eisner-winning "Grasscutter" storyline receives a sequel, "Return to Atsuta Shrine;" pickpocket Kitsune's history is revealed; fan-favorite character Sasuké the Demon Queller makes his debut; and a beloved ally long thought dead returns! Throughout, Sakai's storytelling constitutes a master class in the comics form! CollectsUsagi Yojimbo Volume Three #31-#52, along with stories from Dark Horse Presentsand more!

The rabbit ronin faces a menace from Mars in this extraordinary story from multiple Eisner award-winning creator Stan Sakai!

Fifteen years in his future, Miyamoto Usagi fights with Lord Noriyuki's Geishu clan, in an all-out war against the treacherous Lord Hikiji. In the fury of the final battle, a mysterious metal rocket crash-lands from the heavens, shattering both armies and igniting a new, more devastating conflict. It will take all the considerable fortitude, ingenuity, and heroism that Usagi and his loved ones can muster to combat the fearsome extraterrestrial war machines and halt the alien invasion.

In the end, not everyone will survive to tell the tale.

The adventures of Stan Sakai's beloved Miyamoto Usagi hit an early peak in this new deluxe compilation! Volume Two features the rabbit ronin's first encounters with the Lord of Owls, Inspector Ishida, and more, and is highlighted by the Eisner Award-winning Grasscutter, a grand tale assembling nearly all the series' characters in a struggle over the grasscutting sword of Japanese legend, with the fate of the nation in the balance! This omnibus collectsUsagi Yojimbo Book 11: Seasons, Usagi Yojimbo Book 12: Grasscutter, and Usagi Yojimbo Book 13: Grey Shadows.

Cofanetto che racchiude i primi due volumi di Usagi Yojimbo. Usagi Yojimbo racconta le avventure del coniglio Miyamoto Usagi, un samurai senza padrone. Gli incontri fatti durante il suo pellegrinaggio nel Giappone feudale del XVIII secolo lo porteranno a lavorare occasionalmente come guardia del corpo. Ogni lavoro accettato però è solo l'inizio di un'avventura con cui Usagi potrà fronteggiare ninja, mostri malvagi e creature mitologiche.

L'immortale leggenda nazionale giapponese diventa fumetto! I creatori Mike Richardson (The secret) e Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) rendono reale il meraviglioso racconto di una vendetta, sotto la sapiente guida editoriale di Kazuo Koike, l'autore di 'Lone Wolf and Cub'. L'epica missione dei fedeli guerrieri giapponesi per vendicare il loro capo incarna il codice d'onore e '47 Ronin' racconta questa saga di lealtà e dovere in tutta la sua violenza.

Usagi Yojimbo racconta le avventure del coniglio Miyamoto Usagi, un samurai senza padrone. Gli incontri fatti durante il suo pellegrinaggio nel Giappone feudale del XVIII secolo lo porteranno a lavorare occasionalmente come guardia del corpo. Ogni lavoro accettato però è solo l'inizio di un'avventura con cui Usagi potrà fronteggiare ninja, mostri malvagi e creature mitologiche.

'Stan Sakai's tales of the rabbit ronin are collected in an omnibus format featuring over six hundred pages of samurai adventure, including the complete Mirage Publishing series and the beginning of the Dark Horse Comics series'--

The complete adventures of wandering swordsman samurai rabbit Nilson Groundthumper and his companion Hermy as they face thieves, wizards, and monsters throughout Medieval Europe.

Japan's enduring national legend comes to comics! The tale of the 47 Ronin and their epic mission to avenge their wronged master epitomizes the samurai code of honor, and creators Mike Richardson and Stan Sakai have done justice to their story! Meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated, this collection of the acclaimed miniseries recounts this sweeping saga of honor and violence in all its grandeur. Opening with the tragic incident that sealed the fate of Lord Asano, 47 Ronin follows a dedicated group of Asano's vassals on their years-long path of vengeance!

* From Mike Richardson (Star Wars: Crimson Empire) and Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)!

* Tons of bonus art and behind-the-scenes extras!

'If you're a fan of the samurai genre then this is a no-brainer... if you've never given it a chance then this is the perfect gateway book to the genre.' —Comic Bastards

'Stan Sakai makes Japan all the more exciting with this comic, and Richardson's narrative builds an epic tale reminiscent of Kurosawa's greatest films.' —Graphic Policy

Caught between warring gang lords, Usagi and master swordsman Kato must pick a side to protect the villagers, only to find themselves betrayed.

Continues the adventures of the stunt pilot turned superhero as he balances his relationship with Betty with his continuing duty to fight evil and injustice.

More newly remastered, classic adventures of the rabbit ronin in a beautiful new edition! A samurai's sword is more than his weapon — it is his soul. As such, he must prove himself worthy of possessing a daisho, a matched pair of swords. In his years as a warrior, fighting injustice and honing his spiritual and martial skills, Miyamoto Usagi has more than earned his swords. After braving many a battle and surviving tremendous bloodshed, Usagi continues his warrior pilgrimage. This volume finds him the reluctant participant in a duel for blood money and, later, enraged at the theft of his swords, Usagi pledges a new oath — to track the leader of a roving band of brigands and retrieve his daisho.

Created in 1984 as a supporting character for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stan Sakai'sUsagi Yojimbo has vaulted to the very forefront of iconic modern comics characters and is a perennial favorite amongst both children and adult fans. Stuffedwith engaging supporting characters, villains, and even a romantic interest ortwo, Usagi Yojimbo chronicles the action-packed wanderings of a masterlesssamurai (a “ronin”) in feudal Japan — as told with funny-animals. (If Pixarand the late Akira Kurosawa were to collaborate on a movie, it might very welllook like this.)

For the first ten years of his career, the battling bunny was published byFantagraphics Books. In honor of his 25th anniversary, Fantagraphics is releasing a deluxe slipcase set collecting the firstseven Usagi books, including the earliest stories; the origin story, “Samurai”; “The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy,” a fullgraphic novel; and literally dozens more. With over 1000 pages of story, this is the complete, definitive, early Usagi.But that's not all! This Special Edition (our third in a line of books revisiting Fantagraphics' most beloved classics,following Palestine: The Special Edition and Ghost World: The Special Edition) will also be brimming with extra material, some from the long-out-of-print hardcover editions of those first seven volumes, some brand new. Just a few of thegoodies are a complete full-color gallery of the more than 50 Usagi covers from that period (never-before-collected);many preparatory sketches, including Sakai's original first draft of the “Samurai” story; two “non-canon” Usagi storiesby Sakai co-starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (with whom Usagi also shared screen time in the TMNTs' TVseries); and an updated and expanded, long out-of-print and feature-length, career-spanning interview with Sakai fromthe pages of The Comics Journal.

The essential collection of Dan Brereton's groundbreaking Nocturnals graphic novels and stories continues in this second hardcover volume, presenting over 250 pages of material we couldn't fit into Volume 1! Doc Horror's inhuman crew of avengers, including his spirited daughter, Evening, and her pumpkin full of haunted toys, tackle creatures hiding in the roughest hidden towns, the depths of the Earth, even the bottom of the sea. The nighttime world is teeming with dangers the sleeping populace is dimly aware of and only the Nocturnals are equipped to fight. This handsome, must-have volume - for newcomers and completists alike - includes two mini-series: The Dark Forever, with story and art by Dan Brereton, and Gunwitch: Outskirts of Doom, with story by Brereton with art by Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin, Death Jr.), as well as the Halloween special Troll Bridge, and the stories Spectres and Beasts. Extras include an afterword by creator Dan Brereton with Nocturnals insights and inspirations.

The discovery of gold ignites a struggle of striking proportions as a power-mad tyrant's lust for wealth threatens to destroy not only Usagi Yojimbo and his companion Tomoe but an entire innocent village! When plague strikes a border town in the mountains of the Geishu Province, Lord Noriyuki sends his loyal bodyguard Tomoe to investigate. Once there, she and her retinue discover a truth far more terrible. Meanwhile, back at the castle, the sycophantic Lord Horikawa sets in motion a plot to eliminate Tomoe his own way. Only the rabbit ronin Usagi could extricate a friend from a predicament this perilous-if he hadn't ended up landing in the same one himself! Usagi and Tomoe must use every ounce of skill and wit if they are to survive 'The Mother of Mountains,' an adventure in the spirit of the award-winning epic 'Grasscutter' by internationally celebrated storyteller Stan Sakai!

In the tradition of celebrated collections The Art of Sin City and The Art of Hellboy, Dark Horse is proud to showcase the work of multi award-winning creator Stan Sakai in The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, offered in a softcover format for the first time. The sold-out hardcover edition, timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the creation of Sakai's signature character, Usagi Yojimbo, was met with an overwhelming response from thousands of fans around the world. This softcover edition will be printed on the same high-quality paper stock and will feature scores of never-before-seen pieces, a long out-of-print twelve-page primer illustrating how Stan creates each of his Usagi stories, 48 full-color pages of Stan's beautiful painted artwork and more. Additionally, some of the biggest names in comics pay tribute to their favorite rabbit ronin in a fantastic gallery section, with pinups by Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Jeff Smith, Sergio Aragones and Matt Wagner, among others!

In this volume of the internationally acclaimed series, master storyteller Stan Sakai treats readers to intriguing tales of Usagi on his own and catches up with a bevy of fan-favorite characters - 'whodunit' maestro Inspector Ishida has another puzzling mystery to solve, bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog are each on the tail of the possessed swordswoman Inazuma, bodyguard Tomoe has a new political rival in Lord Noriyuki's court, and Priest Sanshobo's temple is plagued by a vile demon! Throughout these stories we follow Usagi as he is roped into a covert smuggling operation, escorts a cantankerous old woman through dangerous territory, assists an inventor with a visionary flying machine and once again encounters a vengeful young samurai.

With over fifty graphic novels in print, the samurai rabbit is morepopular than ever! This is the seminal Usagi book collecting all theclassic original Usagi stories from Albedo, Critters, Doomsday Squad, and the Usagi Yojimbo Summer Special.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 ofcivil wars has barely ended and the Shogun has established power. Thesamurai is the ruling class throughout the land, following a warrior'scode of honor known as Bushido. Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 1chronicles this time of settling unrest and political intrigue, toldthrough the story of a wandering and masterless samurai named MiyamotoUsagi, aka Usagi Yojimbo! One of the great classics of the last 20years, perfect for all ages.

Nothing comes easy for rabbit ronin Usagi, not even being a spectator at the planned duel between his former teacher Katsuichi and Katsuichi's former rival Nakamura Koji. Before the duel even begins, Usagi becomes embroiled in a dispute between Koji and a local fencing school that demands the samurai challenge its master. Along the way, Usagi discovers a devastating secret - a weakness in Koji's style. It's a secret that could save his teacher's life, but at the cost of his own honor.

As rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi and his irritable samurai companion Gen travel across feudal Japan, they put their lives on the line once again when they learn of a plot to kill their friend, the thief Kitsune.

Reteams Usagi Yojimbo, the samurai rabbit, with his rhino samurai companion, Gen, as they journey to the sacred shrine of Atsuta to return the powerful sword Kusanagi to its final resting place. A Graphic Novel. Original.

In a new series of adventures, the sixteenth-century samurai rabbit has a graveyard encounter with creatures from Japanese folktales, a run-in with a masked assassin, a conflict with a ravaging Spider Woman, and more.

Follows the adventures of a masterless rabbit samurai, Miyamoto Usagi, in Japan at the turn of the seventeenth century, as he stands up for justice and truth in a time of social and political unrest.