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Usagi Yojimbo: Book 2

By Stan Sakai
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Usagi Yojimbo: Book 2 dives into the origins of the wandering rabbit samurai in feudal Japan, unveiling a rich cast of characters. Filled with drama and humour, it showcases Stan Sakai's exceptional storytelling and artistic skills.
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This graphic novel is perfect for readers who enjoy samurai tales, anthropomorphic characters, and finely crafted comics blending drama with humour.

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This volume features Usagi's origins as a wandering rabbit warrior in feudal Japan, and introduces many members of the supporting cast.

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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 drama and humour, this is some of Stan Sakai's finest work.

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Stan Sakai is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest comic book creators, with Usagi Yojimbo hailed as a three-decade masterpiece of consistent quality and craftsmanship. Fans of samurai fiction and comics praise it as a beautifully drawn, authentic reinvention of the genre.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780930193881

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 324g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American artist and comic book creator. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, first appeared in 1984. Usagi has been on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as toys, on clothing, in comics, and in a series of trade paperback collections. He is a multiple Eisner-Award-winning cartoonist and the recipient of numerous national awards including an American Library Association Award and a Cultural Ambassador Award from the Japanese American National Museum. In 2020, Sakai was inducted into the Eisner Award Hall of Fame. He currently is an executive producer on the Netflix original CGI animated series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, which is based on "Usagi Yojimbo". He lives in Pasadena, CA. Mark Evanier is an American comic book and television writer, known for his work on the animated TV series Garfield and Friends and on the comic book Groo the Wanderer. He is also known for his columns and blog News from ME, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, such as his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, Kirby: King of Comics.

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