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Usagi Yojimbo Volume 21 Kindle & comiXology

by Stan Sakai (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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The discovery of gold ignites a struggle of striking proportions as a power-mad tyrant's lust for wealth threatens to destroy not only Usagi Yojimbo and his companion Tomoe but an entire innocent village!

When plague strikes a border town in the mountains of the Geishu Province, Lord Noriyuki sends his loyal bodyguard Tomoe to investigate. Once there, she and her retinue discover a truth far more terrible. Meanwhile, back at the castle, the sycophantic Lord Horikawa sets in motion a plot to eliminate Tomoe his own way. Only the rabbit ronin Usagi could extricate a friend from a predicament this perilous-if he hadn't ended up landing in the same one himself!

Usagi and Tomoe must use every ounce of skill and wit if they are to survive "The Mother of Mountains," an adventure in the spirit of the award-winning epic "Grasscutter" by internationally celebrated storyteller Stan Sakai!

* Introduction by film director John Landis!

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01D3C4MT6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books; 1st Fantagraphics Books Ed edition (April 13, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 13, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 394827 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 184 pages

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Sakai began his career by simply lettering comic books as he perfected his art and began working in the industry.

He also wrote and illustrated The Adventures of Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy; a comic series with a medieval setting, influenced by Sergio Aragones's Groo the Wanderer. The characters first appeared in Albedo #1 in 1984, and were subsequently featured in issues of Critters, GrimJack, Amazing Heroes and Furrlough. Stan Sakai became famous with the creation of Usagi Yojimbo, the epic saga of Miyamoto Usagi, a samurai rabbit living in late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth-century Japan.

Usagi Yojimbo, first published in 1984, continues to this day.

It progresses with Stan Sakai as the lone author and nearly sole artist (Tom Luth serves as the main colorist on the series, and Sergio Aragonés has made two small contributions to the series: the story "Broken Ritual" is based on an idea by Aragonés, and he served as a guest inker for the black-and-white version of the story "Return to Adachi Plain" that is featured in the Volume 11 trade paperback edition of Usagi Yojimbo). He also created a futuristic spinoff series Space Usagi.[10] His favorite movie is Satomi Hakkenden (1959). The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo presented an exhibit entitled "Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo" from July 9 through October 30, 2011.

Sakai wrote and illustrated the story "I'm Not in Springfield Anymore!" for Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #7 and illustrated the back cover of Treehouse of Horror #6. Sakai was the artist for Riblet, the back-up feature in the trade paperback of Stupid, Stupid Rat Tails.In 2013, Sakai illustrated the limited comic book series 47 Ronin, an adaptation of the famed story of the 47 Ronin written by Dark Horse Comics Publisher Mike Richardson and with Lone Wolf and Cub writer Kazuo Koikeas an editorial consultant. He resides in Pasadena, California.

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rebecca

Used but in awesome condition.

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2020

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Trent McNeeley

Another home run for Sakai

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2008

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Stan Sakai's "Usagi Yojimbo" has no shortage of fans, many of whom can do this book greater justice than I, so I'll keep this review brief. I've been a fan since 1998 when I first read "Daisho," and this latest installment just shows how Sakai's skills have improved over the years. I can't recommend this book highly enough, if just for the deeper look into the life of Tomoe.

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2013

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You can never go wrong with a Usagi book . Not all are equally good stories but always thought provoking The service was very quick and the condition was as advertised. I'll deal with them again

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shaxper

A sufficient action-packed 7 part adventure

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2009

Usagi Yojimbo is the kind of quality work that transcends time, genres, demographics, and even age groups. It crafts a delicate and beautiful balance between honor and savagery, cute innocence and dark brutality, simple heart-warming stories and multi-part epics that shape a dense continuity. Whether or not you've ever been a fan of feudal Japanese culture, furry anthro characters, or independent, non-superhero comics, Usagi Yojimbo is a comic that can't help but impress even the harshest critic.

It seems insulting to judge a creator's work for not being his or her best, but Stan Sakai has outdone himself, time and again, throughout Usagi Yojimbo's 25 year run, and The Mother of Mountains (vol. 21) fails to reflect this. It's a good story with plenty of action and plot developments, but it doesn't go the extra mile in the way that so many other amazing Usagi volumes have.

In the seven part story that takes up this entire volume, Usagi and Tomoe Ame find themselves trapped in a slave camp run by Tomoe's newly introduced evil cousin, Noriko. Noriko seems just a little too over the top for me: the meanest of the mean with little character substance to back it up. The story also introduces Motokazu, son of the deceased General Ikeada, who Tomoe looks after as he begins his slow rise through the Geishu ranks with the hope of one day becoming a samurai. He is likeable enough, but it's hard not to measure him against Jotaro (from vol. 18 and 19) nor the long procession of other compelling child characters introduced throughout the past few volumes. Like Noriko, he simply seems unnecessary as a new character, though this will hopefully change in later volumes.

My biggest disappointment for most of this volume is that it doesn't provide enough excitement for Tomoe and Usagi. The romantic tension between the two has been building since their first meeting in vol. 1 of this title, twenty years before this story. We spend most of the volume waiting for something...anything to happen between them, but nothing does. Fortunately, this changes toward the end of the volume. Stan gives us one special moment near the climax that still has loyal Tomoe fans squealing in delight to this day. This volume might be a must-read based on that fact alone, but I would have liked to see more.

In the end, The Mother of Mountains is a pretty good story, but it doesn't bring much to Usagi's long-range development. There isn't anything essential about this volume other than the introductions of Noriko and Motokazu, as well as one unforgettable Tomoe and Usagi moment. It's a strong volume in many respects, but I'd hesitate to call it an Usagi classic.

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Good product. Quality as expected.

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2018

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Good product. Quality as expected.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016

Great

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2015

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Highly recommend all of Stan Sakai's work.

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2015

Great collection of original material of the samurai ronin rabbit. The hardcover signed/numbered editions can go for a fortune. They are low numbered and not many shops picked them up when they first came out. Stan Sakai is a genius! The samurai rabbit is now 30+ years old, see why he has continued to be so popular! Is it as artsy as Maus or Watchmen, no, but a solid story with attention to detail and historical accuracy when possible. Highly recommended!

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