Space Usagi: Warrior - by Stan Sakai (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The thrilling conclusion to the Space Usagi comics trilogy in color for the first time!

After the unexpected death of his father, young Lord Kiyoshi is on a mission to secure his reign and collect the hidden Shirohoshi clan treasure, with friend and protector Miyamoto Usagi at his side. But when space pirates and shape-shifting aliens interrupt the mission, a straightforward task becomes a battle of life, death, and honor! Then in a special new three-part backup story by Shawn Daley, Usagi is stranded on a strange planet where unbreakable crystals hide a dark secret.

Featuring Stan Sakai's emotive line art and stunning hand lettering with colors by Emi Fujii, experience the world of Space Usagi like never before! Includes a bonus story by Shawn Daley!

Review Quotes

"Sixteenth-century Japan is never so entertaining as in Stan Sakai's tales of Miyamoto Usagi."--NPR's Best Books of 2014

"Stan Sakai has successfully brought to American comics a collection of Japanese fables well told in the American style. Usagi Yojimbo is an enduring work. Bravo."--Will Eisner

"Sakai is a master of his craft."--IGN.com

"To say that Stan Sakai is an amazing storyteller seems silly this far into his fantastic career, but it is the truth. His characters are wildly expressive, and his skills as a cartoonist are as sharp as ever."--Comicosity

"I don't think there's much that I could write about Stan Sakai's masterwork series that hasn't been said . . . you are going to fall in love with this world, with this storyteller who will keep you guessing and enthralled."--Fanbase Press

"This is the definition of a timeless work of art."--Multiversity Comics

"[Stan's] work seems both effortless and worked over; he is a true master of comics."--Multiversity Comics

"Usagi Yojimbo continues to be the best adventure comic in the world today."--Newsarama

"Sixteenth-century Japan is never so entertaining as in Stan Sakai's tales of Miyamoto Usagi."--NPR

"Sakai is a total pro and a consummate craftsman."--Rolling Stone

"Humbly presented, but a paragon of its art."--Booklist

"Sakai delivers on the action, humor, and layers it all with his signature mix of Japanese mythology and anthropomorphic animals."--ComicsVerse

"I think Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found. Stan's style of artwork, his crisp incisive writing, and his thoroughly professional pacing, all done in a relaxed and absorbed manner, have provided comics with something so rarely seen in this field--a new literary and artistic approach to illustrated storytelling."--Stan Lee

"Stan Sakai is able to spin a web of emotions with few words . . . nothing is lost as each sentence has a meaning and purpose towards the larger narrative. The art is equally gorgeously simple . . . a must read for any comic book fan."--Graphic Policy

About the Author

Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Julie. He has two children, Hannah and Matthew, and two stepchildren, Daniel and Emi. Stan received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and furthered his studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.

Stan's creation Usagi Yojimbo first appeared in the comic book Albedo Anthropomorphics #2 in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and has been made into toys and seen on clothing, and his stories have been collected into more than three dozen graphic novels and translated into sixteen languages.