Usagi Yojimbo Volume 27: A Town Called Hell

author: Stan Sakai

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.29

book published: 2013

rating: 4

read at: 2013/07/11

date added: 2013/07/11

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai is such a treasure. The most amazing thing is that in Volume 27 of a collection the stories are still fresh and still delight the senses.



The world of Usagi Yojimbo takes place in late 16th Century Japan and all the characters are animals. Usagi is a Ronin rabbit who roams from town to town trying to stay out of trouble. In the main story 'A Town Called Hell,' Usagi enters a town with two warring warlords. He attempts to bring a truce with one of the warlords and a samurai, but is double crossed when the warlord lies. There is also a humorous story of a talkative old woman and a Nukekubi (a spirit that looks like a head), and how Usagi brings them together in a mutual friendship. There are other stories, but they are for you to discover. Just beware of eating too many sweets.



Included is a cover gallery and a brief bio of Stan Sakai.Usagi Yojimbo first showed up in 1984, and Stan Sakai's line drawings are clean and uncluttered, but with tons of line drawing in the details of buildings and forests. His writing and lettering are impeccable. If you've never read Usagi Yojimbo, you could easily start here. Most of the stories are stand alone. The Town Called Hell story continues, but is concluded throughout this volume. One other story hints at a continuation, but is not included here. Highly recommended.





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