Merry ComiXmas Week 6: USAGI YOJIMBO

"In a land of honor, a brave samurai,

A bunny named Usagi, quick on the sly.

With sword in paw, he’s ready for fun,

Battling through mischief, no murder on the run—

Just a friendly hero, making foes sigh!"

This holiday season, we're airing our 10 COMICS OF XMAS - an excuse to recommend and replay some our fav books that make a thoughtful gift for your loved ones (or great reading to comfort your dark and lonely nights)

USAGI YOJIMBO by Stan Sakai is perfect for the friend who just needs to read a happy ambiguously moral tale about a cartoon bunny samurai.

Miyamoto Usagi is not a bunny who delivers eggs. He is a bunny who delivers justice across the wilds of Edo-era Japan. In this episode, which also features recurring guest Penn Genthner, we'll get into the poetry of Stan Sakai's writing and why, despite an insanely high body count, Usagi Yojimbo is an epic for nearly everyone.

Stan Sakai's epic tale of the samurai Miyamoto Usagi was first published in 1984 and is ongoing today. We'll review a fraction of it, specifically the run from 1997, when Dark Horse took over as publisher from Fantagraphics, to 2003.