Usagi Yojimbo Ice and Snow Vol. 39

Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow Vol. 39

Usagi Yojimbo returns to Dark Horse with this graphic novel!

Following the events of “The Green Dragon,” Usagi and Yukichi are still in the snowy mountaintops of Northern Japan.

They are led to the hut of a strange woman hermit who allows them to spend the night. Meanwhile, the maniacal Jei and his familiar, Keiko, are on Usagi’s trail, and they stumble upon a bandit lair and subdue the band of cutthroats and thieves.

Stan Sakai brings his beloved rabbit ronin series back to Dark Horse—featuring full color by colorist team Hi-Fi!

Collects Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow #1–#5.

Biographical Notes:

Stan Sakai His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has appeared on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and as toys, on clothing, in comic books, and in a series of trade paperback collections.

In 1991, Stan created Space Usagi, the adventures of a descendant of the original Usagi, dealing with the samurai in a futuristic setting. Stan is also an award-winning letterer for his work on Sergio Aragonés’s Groo: The Wanderer, the Spider-Man Sunday newspaper strips, as well as for Usagi Yojimbo.

Title Notes:

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN JAPANESE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND FOLKLORE and for fans of samurai and all-ages action/adventure stories.

Perfect for Stan Sakai fans (Usagi Yojimbo, The Adventures of Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy, The Rocketeer, Marvel Strange Tales, 47 Ronin) and the Netflix show Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.