Usagi Yojimbo TPB (1987-2020 Dark Horse/Fantagraphics) 1st Edition comic books

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Fantagraphics 1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Book One: Ronin!" Story and art by Stan Sakai. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, B&W. NOTE: Vol. 1-7 published by Fantagraphics - Vol. 8-Up published by Dark Horse Cover price $9.95.

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Fantagraphics 1st Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Samurai!" Story and art by Stan Sakai. The bunny's back! This long-awaited collection features Usagi's origins as a wandering rabbit warrior in feudal Japan, and introduces many members of the cast of characters. If you're unfamiliar with this multiple Harvey and Eisner winning comic for all ages, then get your history lesson right here! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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Fantagraphics 1st Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Wanderer's Road!"

Story and art by Stan Sakai.

Perhaps the best samurai rabbit story ever told. With "The Tower" (introducing Spot the Wonder Lizard), "Return of the Blind Swordspig," the hilarious Groo tribute "The Tea Cup," and a crossover with the Ninja Turtles!

Usagi Yojimbo Book 3 collects full-length Usagi stories from issues #7 through #12 of the original Fantagraphics series, including "The Tower" (which introduces Usagi's traveling companion Spot the Wonder Lizard), "Return of the Blind Swordspig," "A Mother's Love," "Blade of the Gods," "The Shogun's Gift," and the hilarious Groo tribute "The Tea Cup," co-starring the amoral mercenary rhino Gen. ("Gen does what Gen does best!")

Plus, the little-seen Usagi team-up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, "Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew," written and drawn by Sakai. A must-have for adventure lovers of all ages! Black-and-white comic throughout

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 152 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Published by Fantagraphics.

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Fantagraphics 1st Edition - Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy!" NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary.

Story and art by Stan Sakai. Introduction byAlejandro Jodorowsky.

The novel-length "The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy" is jam-packed with lethal sword battles alternating with humor, horror, suspense and slapstick. This beautifully crafted, exciting volume is a great starting point for new readers!

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 The 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!

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 180 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Published by Fantagraphics.

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Fantagraphics 1st Edition - Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. "Circles!" Story and art by Stan Sakai. Flashbacks to Usagi's childhood village (in the title story 'The Circle'), is a crucial segment in the Usagi canon and has been out of print for many months now. Jam-packed with lethal sword battles alternating with humor, horror, suspense and slapstick, this beautifully crafted and exciting volume (with an introduction by Jeff Smith) is both an excellent starting point for new readers, and an absolute necessity for Usagi completists! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

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Fantagraphics 1st Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Gen's Story!" Story and art by Stan Sakai. Set in a fanciful 17th century Japan populated by animals, Usagi Yojimbo follows the title character in his eternal quest for honor and peace. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Shades of Death!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo (1993-1995 2nd Series) #1-6. Guest-starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Story and art by Stan Sakai. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles travel through time to team with Usagi in 17th-century Japan. Collecting the first six issues of the Mirage-published Usagi Yojimbo, out of print since 1993. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 200 pages, B&W. NOTE: Vol. 1-7 published by Fantagraphics - Vol. 8-Up published by Dark Horse. Cover price $14.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Brink of Life and Death!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo (1993-1995 2nd Series) #15-16 and Usagi Yojimbo (1996- 3rd Series) #1-6. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Dark Horse is proud to present this epic story of good versus evil. Sakai's unique blend of storytelling and Japanese legend has made a unique niche for itself. The tenth in a series of successful Usagi trade paperbacks! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Seasons!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo (1996- 3rd Series) #7-12. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Summer fields burning with fires of treachery. Chill autumn nights echoing with demonic screams. Winter snows stained red with the blood of honor. Follow Stan Sakai's Eisner award-winning Usagi Yojimbo through a cycle of short stories continuing the ronin rabbit's journeys through feudal Japan. Ten tales in all, an essential collection for all seasons! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 14 - 1st printing. "Demon Mask!" Introduction by Paul Dini. Story and art by Stan Sakai. The close of 16th century Japan was a violent age, as rival feudal lords fought for land and power. Miyamoto Usagi braved many a battle only to lose his lord and find himself a masterless samurai, or ronin. While many ronin became bandits or mercenaries, Usagi chose the warrior pilgrimage: wandering the land, fighting injustice, seeking enlightenment. Eisner Award winner Stan Sakai has crafted a truly original and delightful work, an all-ages adventure epic that creates a world of excitement, mystery, and imagination, while building each story on painstaking research of Japan's history, culture, and mythology. Demon Mask is a collection of diverse Usagi stories, featuring a graveyard encounter with creatures from Japanese folktales, a whodunit clash with a mysterious masked assassin, a young adventure-lover insistent on receiving Usagi's sword training, a peasant village terrorized by a ravaging Spider Woman, and more. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Duel at Kitanoji!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo (1996- 3rd Series) #53-60. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Nothing comes easy for rabbit ronin Usagi, not even being a spectator at the planned duel between his former teacher Katsuichi and Katsuichi's rival Nakamura Koji. Before the duel even begins, Usagi becomes embroiled in a dispute between Koji and a local fencing school. 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. This volume of Usagi Yojimbo includes the entire "Duel at Kitanoji" story, and a handful of other great shorts. And, as a special treat for our longtime fans, this collection features - for the first time - preliminary sketches and designs by Sakai. With an appreciation by MAD magazine cartoonist Jack Davis! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 19 - 1st printing. "Fathers and Sons!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo (1996- 3rd Series) #69-75. Introduction by Matt Wagner. Story and art by Stan Sakai. 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. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 20 - 1st printing. "Glimpses of Death!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo (1996- 3rd Series) #76-82. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Wandering ronin Usagi Yojimbo is alone once again, having emerged from his travels with young Jotaro. His brief respite from danger was not destined to last long, for adventure in feudal Japan waits for no one! 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. ? Featuring a rare short story starring Katsuichi and young Usagi which has never seen print in the Usagi comics series! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 21 - 1st printing. "The Mother of Mountains!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo (1996- 3rd Series) #83-89. Story and art by Stan Sakai. 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! ? Introduction by film director John Landis! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in.,184 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 22 - 1st printing. "Tomoes Story!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo: Color Special (1989 Fantagraphics) #1-3 and Usagi Yojimbo (1996- 3rd Series) #90-93. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Learn why Tomoe is the most valuable retainer of Lord Noriuki of the Geishu Province, then plunge into a terrifying ghost story where a string of mysterious murders points to a woman dead for ten years. Finally, experience the mesmerizing beauty of a formal tea ceremony, as Usagi and Tomoe share this spiritual event to mark the rabbit ronin's departure from the province to resume his travels. Introduction by Heidi MacDonald of Publishers Weekly and features the newly redrawn "Tomoe's Story" introductory tale! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in.,184 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Dark Horse 1st Edition - Volume 31 - 1st printing. "Hell Screen!" Collects Usagi Yojimbo (1996- 3rd Series) #152-158.

Story and art by Stan Sakai.

In this thrilling volume, the rabbit ronin teams up with-and faces off against-a multitude of unexpected characters: destitute bandits, a renegade kappa, and a komori ninja! Then, Inspector Ishida returns to investigate a ghastly painting known only as the Hell Screen! Foreword by Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Conan)!

Softcover, 208 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.99.