On his way to see Inspector Ishida, Usagi is confronted by Shogunate guards . . . a sign of the times. While unraveling a pair of murders in town later, Usagi and Ishida become wary as they find the corpses stripped of all identification–except for a talisman that leads to a startling discovery!
Part one of seven–the perfect place to start!
‹ ‹ Long story short, Usagi Yojimbo continues to be the best adventure comic in the world today. › ›–Newsarama
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai
Usagi and Inspector Ishida identify the recent murder victims and find that their backgrounds hint at a much larger conspiracy. With the key piece of evidence robbed off the corpses by a thief, however, our daring duo must race against the clock to retrieve it before the killers do!
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai
Investigating the deaths of two samurai, Usagi and Ishida stumble upon shogunate officials, smuggled contraband, foreign acquisition merchants, and insolent thieves! On the heels of unraveling exactly what everyone is after, however, the duo is stopped in their tracks–as assassins are afoot!
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai
The only person who knows the true contents of the mysterious box Usagi and Detective Ishida are tracking escapes from custody–and then hired assassins attack Usagi and Ishida! The realization that someone has been following them all along leads to a plan to seek help from a very unexpected source.
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai
C’est un Eisner Award qu’il a déjà obtenu plusieurs fois (plus que dans d’autres catégories, surtout).
Et pour les non-anglophones, c’est difficile d’apprécier son lettrage.
Usagi and Inspector Ishida resort to enlisting the help of Nezumi the thief in order to locate Oda, who is in hiding after the assassination attempt. Meanwhile, the mysterious foreign box falls into the possession of government agents. However, after an illuminating meeting, Usagi and Ishida find themselves suddenly hot on the trail of a secret that could topple the Shogunate.
Legendary comics creator Stan Sakai’s ongoing, original masterpiece!
Creators
Writer:
Stan Sakai
Artist:
Stan Sakai
Cover Artist:
Stan Sakai
At last, Usagi and Inspector Ishida have cracked the mystery surrounding the foreign box, revealing a secret so explosive it could eradicate the Shogunate. However, unbeknownst to the duo, the government isn’t as oblivious as they assumed and may just be one step ahead of the pair, ready to spring a trap!
The stunning conclusion to Stan Sakai’s ”Hidden” arc! Usagi and Inspector Ishida uncover the truth just as the Shogunate agents attack. Trapped by flames and assassins, not only are the pair’s lives in danger, but the secret they’ve just discovered may vanish with them as a raging fire threatens to annihilate the city–destroying everything and everyone within it.
Writer: Stan Sakai
Artist: Stan Sakai
Cover Artist: Stan Sakai
Publication Date: October 24, 2018
Format: b&w, 28 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.99