Stan Sakai's original series starring the rabbit _ronin_ is available online for the first time as part of Dark Horse's complete digital presentation of _Usagi Yojimbo_! In Frost and Fire,� Usagi is hired by a widow to retrieve her husband's swords, the symbol of his samurai class, so that they may be passed to his son. However, the rabbit _ronin_ discovers the swords in the possession of the peasant woman the samurai truly loved, and she has no intention of giving them up. In negotiating between the women, Usagi discovers an even darker secret: the fate of the swords' owner! It's the quality of Stan's scripting and artwork that really impresses me the most. In his writing, with an economy of dialogue, he manages to capture subtle and dramatic emotions as well to convey the sense of honor and tradition embodied in the centuries-old code of the Samurai.� Stan Lee

The bunny's back! Originally printed in the long out-of-print Usagi Yojimbo #1 through 4, this volume features Usagi's origins as a wandering rabbit warrior in feudal Japan, and introduces many members of the cast of characters. Brimming with exciting swordfights, authentic locales and costumes, drama and humor, this is some of Stan Sakai's finest work. If you're unfamiliar with this multiple Harvey and Eisner winning comic for all ages, then what rock have you been living under?! Get your history lesson right here.

Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo is a popular all-ages graphic novel series that chronicles the action-packed wanderings of a ronin in feudal Japan ― as told with anthropomorphic animals. For the first ten years of his career, the battling bunny was published by Fantagraphics Books. This slipcase set collects that entire run (previously published as seven trade paperbacks). With over 1000 pages of story, this is the complete, definitive, early Usagi with plenty of extras for fans and collectors.

"Celebrate Stan Sakai's beloved rabbit ronin with the Second Edition collections of the comic saga featuring brand new original cover art by Stan Sakai"--

One of the great epics in the comic book field stars a rabbit? That's right, Stan Sakai's enormous dramatic saga of death and treachery, of ambition and honor, is the comics equivalent of Akira Kurosawa's classics such as Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress. This volume of the Usagi series features the novel-length "The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy," which originally ran in six consecutive issues of the Usagi comics series. Jam-packed with lethal sword battles alternating with humor, horror, suspense, and slapstick, this beautifully crafted and exciting volume features all of the most popular supporting characters from the series, including Tomoe Ame, Gen the rhino, and Zato-Ino the blind swordspig. Both an excellent starting point for new readers, and an absolute necessity for Usagi completists!

Presenting the complete saga of rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi from the very beginning, in new, definitive color editions! Before his journey as a wandering, masterless samurai (ronin) began, Usagi underwent intense training under a mountain hermit, Katsuichi-Sensei, taking his first steps down the path of the warrior. Eventually, that path leads him to the pivotal battle of Adachigahara, which serves as the impetus for the host of amazing tales to come. Collected in full color as never before, discover--or rediscover--the critical origin of Stan Sakai's most beloved character as he tells his story, setting the stage for the decades-long epic that follows. Collects IDW's Usagi Yojimbo Color Classics #1-7, which presents 1987's "Samurai" storyline in color for the first time. Also collects "Kappa," "A Quiet Meal," "Blind Swords-Pig," and "Lone Rabbit and Child!"

Master storyteller Stan Sakai opens this brand-new collection with a deadly ambush on the fugitive Lone Goat Assassin and his child, Gorogoro. Lone Goat is victorious, but wounded-and his son is too young to help. Unable to seek proper medical attention, Lone Goat collapses in an abandoned house. What he needs is a knowledgeable ronin, and soon! Elsewhere, Usagi is in a desperate search for his young companion, Jotaro, who has eluded murderous kidnappers. His is a panic that only rises out of fatherly love, though he has kept the secret of Jotaro's parentage from the boy throughout their travels together. If they are able to continue on to Kitanoji Temple, will the rabbit samurai confess before they part ways? Featuring appearances by readers' favorite characters-including the deadly Neko Ninja. Collecting issues #69-#75 of the ongoing series.

Stan Sakai's original series starring the rabbit _ronin_ is available online for the first time as part of Dark Horse's complete digital presentation of _Usagi Yojimbo_! Held captive by the traitor who brought ruin to Gen's family and the noblewoman they served, Usagi and his rhino friend must escape and save herbut first they have to stop fighting each other! The bounty hunter's chance to restore his honor arrives at last, as Gen� concludes! I have been cartooning for over forty years and have followed the work of comic-book creators from all over the world. There is a handful of them that I always read with enjoyment, and _Usagi Yojimbo_ is one of them.� Sergio Aragon̩s

Stan Sakai's original series starring the rabbit _ronin_ is available online for the first time as part of Dark Horse's complete digital presentation of _Usagi Yojimbo_! Just as Tomoe Ame escapes the treacherous lord whose plot she's discovered, the rabbit _ronin_ finds himself prisoner of the Neko Ninja! Meanwhile, bounty hunter Gen at last catches up with the fugitive Zato-Ino, and the ensuing battle will leave him forever scarred. But all of these differences must be put aside when the true scope of the plot against the Shogun is revealed in part four of The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy�! Rendered with a grace that verges on the miraculous, _Usagi Yojimbo_ is a delicate echo of a Japan that is vanishing forever.� Alejandro Jodorowsky

Stan Sakai's original series starring the rabbit _ronin_ is available online for the first time as part of Dark Horse's complete digital presentation of _Usagi Yojimbo_! Miyamoto Usagi's most personal battle begins in part one of Circles,� as he at last returns home! On the way to his village, Usagi encounters a fellow student of the hermit _sensei_ Katsuichi, and learns the great teacher's true fate. Meanwhile, the greatest threat the rabbit _ronin_ has ever known threatens his loved ones in the village! As a storyteller, Stan Sakai is one of the few artists working in comics who completely understands the medium. Stan writes each installment of _Usagi Yojimbo_ as a tapestry that moves the characters and their relationships forward.� Jeff Smith