{"product_id":"usagi-yojimbo-saga-volume-8-second-edition-isbn-9781506724980","title":"Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 8 (Second Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the most critically acclaimed, longest running, and beloved adventure comics!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eighth volume in Stan Sakai's prestige \u003ci\u003eUsagi Saga \u003c\/i\u003ecollection includes three major storylines: ''Two Hundred Jizo,'' in which Usagi and Inspector Ishida team up to solve a double murder; ''Thieves and Spies,'' where Usagi joins forces with a thief and a samurai to thwart a black-market Ginseng trade; and ''The Hell Screen,'' a thrilling tale that finds Usagi working alongside his natural enemy—a \u003ci\u003ekappa—\u003c\/i\u003eto cast out a violent renegade of the same species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStan Sakai’s evocative artwork and gripping tales continue to enthrall readers of all ages. Collects issues #139–#158 of \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo Volume 3\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The Artist\" and \"Buntori\" from \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo Color Special\u003c\/i\u003e #5, and the bonus story \"Sukanku.\"“Sixteenth-century Japan is never so entertaining as in Stan Sakai’s tales of Miyamoto Usagi.”—NPR’s Best Books of 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stan Sakai has successfully brought to American comics a collection of Japanese fables well told in the American style. \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/i\u003e is an enduring work. Bravo.”—Will Eisner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I think \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found. Stan's style of artwork, his crisp incisive writing, and his thoroughly professional pacing, all done in a relaxed and absorbed manner, have provided comics with something so rarely seen in this field—a new literary and artistic approach to illustrated storytelling.”—Stan Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sakai is a total pro and a consummate craftsman.”—\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStan Sakai \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e; and as toys, on clothing, in comic books, and in a series of trade paperback collections. In 1991, Stan created \u003ci\u003eSpace Usagi\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eGroo: The Wanderer\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e Sunday newspaper strips, as well as for \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of a Parents' Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, two Spanish Haxturs, an American Library Association Award, and a National Cartoonists' Society Division Award. \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo Book 12: Grasscutter \u003c\/i\u003ewas used as a textbook in Japanese history classes at the University of Portland.","brand":"Dark Horse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305032208613,"sku":"NP9781506724980","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506724980.jpg?v=1730759181","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/usagi-yojimbo-saga-volume-8-second-edition-isbn-9781506724980","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}