Après la mini-série Usagi Yojimbo: Senso (« l’ultime aventure du lapin samurai »), l’éditeur Dark Horse relance en mai la série de Stan Sakai à partir du 145ème numéro.
[quote]Usagi Yojimbo #145
Writer: Stan Sakai
Artist: Stan Sakai
Cover Artist: Stan Sakai
THE RABBIT RONIN RETURNS!
Stan Sakai triumphantly returns to his signature creation, just in time for Usagi to find himself caught up in a fight between his thief friend Kitsune and a ninja intent on getting the mysterious scroll Kitsune has stolen, at any cost!
“Sakai is a master of his craft and to see him return to Usagi after his hiatus is an absolute joy.”—IGN[/quote]
[quote]Usagi Yojimbo #146
Writer: Stan Sakai
Artist: Stan Sakai
Cover Artist: Stan Sakai
THE RABBIT RONIN RETURNS!
Everyone seems to want Kitsune dead tonight as the secret of merchant Inouye’s stolen scroll is revealed! And Usagi’s allies and enemies change by the minute when he learns of an old enemy’s role in the intrigue![/quote]
[quote]Usagi Yojimbo #147
Story by Stan Sakai
Art by Stan Sakai
Cover by Stan Sakai
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
Release Date Jul 15th, 2015
The shadow lord Hikiji’s latest conspiracy pits the rabbit ronin’s friends against one another, as “The Thief and the Kunoichi” concludes! One of them may die tonight, unless Usagi, Chizu, and Kitsune can stop a secret treaty!
*The Usagi Yojimbo Saga and Usagi Yojimbo: Senso both made best-of-2014 lists![/quote]
Ce qui est bizarre, c’est que je n’ai pas de date pour le 26, mais que j’ai le 23 septembre pour le 27 (qui serait à 7€).
Pour ceux que ça intéresse, l’ISBN/EAN du 27 : 9782888907299
[quote]Usagi Yojimbo #149
Usagi is hired to deliver a valuable stone named Distant Mountain to Lord Akakane, a practitioner of suiseki, the art of stone appreciation. But first the rabbit ronin must run a deadly gauntlet of bandits and samurai sent by a rival collector!
A self-contained tale of the rabbit ronin!
Writer: Stan Sakai
Artist: Stan Sakai
Cover Artist: Stan Sakai
Publication Date: October 21, 2015
b&w, 24 pages; Ongoing[/quote]
STORY BY Stan Sakai
ART BY Stan Sakai
COVER BY Stan Sakai
PUBLISHER Dark Horse Comics
COVER PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE DATE Nov 18th, 2015
Usagi meets a European swordsman for the first time, a traveler who makes his mark by defeating Lord Odo’s best samurai! But when the stranger demands to witness a ritualized-suicide ceremony and chooses Tomoe’s old tea master as the victim, the rabbit ronin is caught between honorable tradition and compassion!
• 24 pages, no ads!
• Perfect jumping-on point for new readers![/quote]
Story by
Stan Sakai
Art by
Stan Sakai
Cover by
Stan Sakai
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Jan 20th, 2016
Usagi escorts a merchant’s daughter to the town where she is betrothed to a merchant’s son. While the parents are thrilled that the union will unite the two businesses, Usagi has his work cut out for him when Koroshi, the league of assassins, is hired to see she never arrives at her destination![/quote]
Story by
Stan Sakai
Art by
Stan Sakai
Cover by
Stan Sakai
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Mar 16th, 2016
In his effort to save a village, Usagi’s fate takes a turn when he must defend a kappa—a supernatural creature that would normally be his enemy—from an even deadlier threat: a renegade of its own species! The trail leads him to the monster’s lair with his only weapons: two swords and some cucumbers![/quote]
Story by
Stan Sakai
Art by
Stan Sakai
Cover by
Stan Sakai
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
May 18th, 2016
When Usagiprotects a Komori ninja during a raging storm, he never guesses that he will cross paths with her again . . . but many months later, fate places them on opposite sides of a trade agreement gone wrong. Usagi must protect the merchant, while the ninja has been hired to stop him. With the negotiation on the line, which side will emerge victorious?
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Story by
Stan Sakai
Art by
Stan Sakai
Cover by
Stan Sakai
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Jun 22nd, 2016
The rabbit ronin arrives at an isolated temple and is surprised to find none other than the virtuous Inspector Ishida, investigating a brutal murder! Their only clue is a mysterious, massive, and potentially sentient painting depicting the torments of Hell. Legend has it that this, the hell Screen, will seek vengeance on any who displease it! What will happen when Usagi and Inspector Ishida attempt to solve the murder?
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Story by
Stan Sakai
Art by
Stan Sakai
Cover by
Stan Sakai
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Jul 20th, 2016
While the vicious murder of a samurai at a remote temple is investigated, the assassin returns! Now with two murders to solve in connection with the Hell Screen, Inspector Ishida is no closer to finding the killer. Meanwhile, the son of the Screen’s painter surfaces at the temple! Usagi acts as bait to lure the culprit in . . . but has the killer been under their noses the entire time?
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Story by
Stan Sakai
Art by
Stan Sakai
Cover by
Stan Sakai
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Aug 24th, 2016
The conclusion of “The Secret of the Hell Screen”!
After acting as bait to lure a killer out of hiding, Usagi is attacked! With the darkness pressing in on him, he must survive an arduous fight with this mysterious assailant. Will he live to discover the secret of the ghastly Hell Screen?
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[quote]USAGI YOJIMBO #158
Writer/Artist: Stan Sakai
During an intense famine, Usagi comes across a mother and son being accosted by bandits. After rescuing them, he escorts them on a treacherous journey to reunite with her husband—to an outlying mountain range rife with unpredictable weather and aggressive, starving animals! Just when Usagi thinks all of their troubles are behind them, he learns their hidden secret . . .
A new one-issue story!
"One of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found.” —Stan Lee
Format: FC, 24 pages; Ongoing
Price: $3.99[/quote]
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai
During his travels, the rabbit ronin comes across a little girl cowering behind a tree. At first thinking she is alone, Usagi swiftly takes her under his protection after finding her father lying dead nearby. Unbeknownst to him, there are killers after her that will stop at nothing to obtain the information her father bestowed upon her prior to his death.
New self-contained issue!
“Beautiful and exciting in every possible way. Highest possible recommendation.”—SciFiPulse
Description: Fugu, or pufferfish, is a delicacy but can be fatal if not prepared properly. When a shogun’s agent is murdered, fugu poisoning is suspected – and Usagi’s friend, a fish merchant, is the primary suspect, as he prepared the deadly dish! Will Usagi and Inspector Ishida clear him of suspected wrongdoing, or will they find the evidence to convict him?
