Après trois ans passés chez IDW, le lapin samouraï de Stan Sakai sera prochainement de retour chez Dark Horse. Le créateur de Usagi Yojimbo supervisera également sa propre ligne de comics, sous la bannière Dogu Publishing.
The goals of the Dogu imprint include: to create a space for up-and-coming creators and artists to be featured, and to expand the UsagiYojimbo universe through working with other artists and writers. The expanding Usagi universe is sure to bring about exciting tales to please both new and longtime Usagi readers alike.
Le retour de Usagi Yojimbo chez Dark Horse se fera donc en septembre 2023, avec une première mini-série intitulée Ice & Snow.
Usagi and Yukichi are still in the snowy mountaintops of Northern Japan, following Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo story arc, “The Green Dragon.” They are led to the hut of a strange hermit who allows them to spend the night at her home to shelter from the snow storm. Meanwhile, the maniacal Jei and his familiar, Keiko, are on Usagi’s trail when they stumble upon a bandit lair and subdue a band of cutthroats and thieves.
Usagi and Yukichi are still in the snowy mountaintops of Northern Japan, following Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo story arc, « The Green Dragon. » 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 when they stumble upon a bandit lair and subdue the band of cutthroats and thieves.
A new story starring Usagi Yojimbo and the new character, his cousin, Yukichi!
Follows directly after the story The Green Dragon.
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Colorist:
HiFi Colour Design
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai, Skottie Young, Paolo Rivera
The yokai, Yuki Onna, is on a rampage and attacks a gang of bandits who are searching for Usagi and Yukichi. She kills many of them, but comes face to face with their leader, Jei, the Blade of the Gods. Meanwhile, Usagi and Yukichi, suffering from the effects of the fight with Yuki Onna, are holed up in her small hut dreading her return!
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Colorist:
HiFi Colour Design
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai, Matthew Armstrong, Jared Cullum
Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Publication Date:
December 06, 2023
Format:
FC, 32 pages; Miniserie
Jei and his now small band are hot on the trail of Usagi and Yukichi and finally track them down desperately trying to escape across a frozen lake. However, they are further down the snow-covered mountains and the ice is not as thick as they thought.
Usagi Yojimbo returns to Dark Horse comics!
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Colorist:
HiFi Colour Design
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai, David Petersen, Jared Cullum
Stan Sakai wraps up the new « Ice and Snow » miniseries with a single-issue epilogue story. Recovering from their battles with Jei, his henchmen, and an angry yokai, Usagi and his newly-found cousin Yukichi continue their journey across Japan. Usagi Yojimbo returns to Dark Horse with new color comics and an exciting new story arc!
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Colorist:
HiFi Colour Design
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai, Emi Fujii, David Petersen, Jared Cullum