{"product_id":"space-usagiisbn-9781506744483","title":"Space Usagi","description":"\u003cb\u003eUsagi must recover the Shirohoshi clan’s secrets before the enemy Kajitori gain access! Continues directly after \u003ci\u003eSpace Usagi: Death and Honor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rabbit \u003ci\u003eronin\u003c\/i\u003e's classic adventures in space continue—now in color! Taking place directly after the \u003ci\u003eSpace Usagi: Death and Honor\u003c\/i\u003e arc, Stan Sakai’s second \u003ci\u003eSpace Usagi\u003c\/i\u003e series sees Miyamoto Usagi continuing to defend the Shirohoshi clan in the far future from scheming rivals, the Kajitori. New friends, like space pirate Rhogen, and new enemies, led by Empress Amateh, are introduced in this miniseries now colored by longtime collaborator Emi Fujii! This collection also includes new stories by Julie Sakai and Stan Sakai, featuring \u003ci\u003eSpace Usagi\u003c\/i\u003e’s Akemi character!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis limited edition hardcover includes a numbered tip-in sheet featuring art by and signed by Stan Sakai!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eSpace Usagi: White Star Rising\u003c\/i\u003e #1–#3.“Sixteenth-century Japan is never so entertaining as in Stan Sakai’s tales of Miyamoto Usagi.”—NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sakai is a total pro and a consummate craftsman.”—Rolling Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Humbly presented, but a paragon of its art.”—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sakai delivers on the action, humor, and layers it all with his signature mix of Japanese mythology and anthropomorphic animals.”—ComicsVerse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I think Usagi Yojimbo 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\u003cb\u003eStan Sakai\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Julie. He has two children, Hannah and Matthew, and two stepchildren, Daniel and Emi. Stan received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and furthered his studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStan’s creation \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared in the comic book \u003ci\u003eAlbedo Anthropomorphics \u003c\/i\u003e#2 in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and has been made into toys and seen on clothing, and his stories have been collected into more than three dozen graphic novels and translated into sixteen languages.","brand":"Dark Horse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305061273829,"sku":"NP9781506744483","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506744483.jpg?v=1730759273","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/space-usagiisbn-9781506744483","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}