Recently I decided to purchase the upcoming 'Usagi Yojimbo: Special Edition' slipcased set. The series, written and drawn by Stan Sakai, follows the adventures of Miyamoto Usagi, a ronin in feudal Japan. The series is immensely popular for its storylines, artwork, action and humor and has quickly become a favourite of mine. 'Usagi Yojimbo' mixes Japanese history, animals and samurai action all together to create a truly unique series, featuring the battle between good and evil, demons and other monsters and of course some very cool sword fights.
The new slipcased edition collects the first 7 'Usagi' books originally published by Fantagraphics, in two hardcover volumes. Also included with the stories are an interview with Sakai, a cover gallery in colour and various sketches and designs for the many different characters in the series.
The boxset can be found here at Amazon and here at the Fantagraphics website. It isn't being given a huge printing run, to keep it exclusive, so if you want a copy, I suggest you pre-order one now!
On another note, Stan Sakai will be in Australia from the 2nd to the 5th of December for the MiDFur convention in Victoria. Details can be found here, and while i'm kind of creeped out by all that furry stuff myself, i'm considering braving the "unique" people there to meet Sakai.
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