Usagi Yojimbo 29: Two Hundred Jizo

Join everyone’s favorite rabbit ronin as he continues his gripping exploits on the warrior’s path! In this volume, Usagi teams up with fan-favorite guest star Inspector Ishida to solve a double murder at a roadside inn, then helps an allied clan protect its honor, and discovers that the soy sauce business can be as deadly as it is tasty! Featured in this collection is the story ＂Two Hundred Jizo,＂ which celebrates Usagi’s two hundredth consecutive appearance under the masterful pen of creator Stan Sakai!

Collects Usagi Yojimbo #139-#144, plus three additional, previously uncollected short stories: ＂Buntori,＂ ＂The Artist,＂ and ＂Sukanku＂!

Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and as toys, on clothing, in comic books, and in a series of trade paperback collections. Stan is also an award-winning letterer for his work on Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer, the Spider-Man Sunday newspaper strips as well as Usagi Yojimbo. He is the recipient of a Parents’ Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, two Spanish Haxturs, an American Library Association Award, and a National Cartoonists’ Society Division Award. The author lives in Los Angeles CA.