A beautiful collection of Usagi Yojimbo comics now in color.

The artwork is beautiful. The details and colors are great,

The story is great. Seeing how Usagi grows to become the hero we all know was awesome to see. I enjoyed see how Usagi grows throughout the story. You see his hero story and see how embraces the life of a hero.

This is the first time I’ve read his backstory and I really enjoyed it. I know Usagi from the old Tmnt cartoons and comics.

I highly recommend this comic book collection because it’s a great samurai book, a story about a character who grows a lot, and becomes a hero.

I also really enjoy any book with Anthropomorphic characters.. It’s a story that’s definitely worth a read.

We have here a reprint of a classic manga series, now in all-color. I admit I hadn't heard of this series before, but it's quite an enjoyable story. While it's not a new concept, the classic samurai tale is told well here, showing Usagi's decision to train with a master, and his progression to samurai, then ronin after his employer is killed. The pace, for the most part, is a bit slow, but because of that, we get a good look at the history and customs of the time period. The characters are well fleshed-out, and the episodic nature of the text allows us to get a good feel for Usagi's personality. The art is light and fun, in contrast to the seriousness of the story, and the details are amusing- the little dinosaur-like lizards are adorable! Overall, a solid, contemplative read with bursts of action.

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This trade is the beginning of Usagi Yojimbo's story, but now in color. This collects issues 1-7.

I have been reading the single issues as they come out monthly. Usagi Yojimbo is one of my husband's favorite characters and has been reading him ever since he first saw him in a Ninja Turtles special. This gives Usagi Yojimbo's background and it is super interesting.

The art is great. Throughout the panels there is this little dinosaur that keeps popping up. It is so adorable and I always smile when I see him.

The book also defines Japanese words when they are used. This is really nice for people who aren't as familiar with Japanese culture. Unlike other books, Sakai does this every time so if you don't remember it from the last time it was used you will not have to go back and look it up.

Creative Team:
Writer, artist, and letter Stan Sakai
Colors by Ronda Pattison
Published by IDW

Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo: Origins is a full-color reissue of the anthropomorphic samurai's earliest adventures. The art work is beautiful, the background full of details, with motion and architecture all rendered clearly, even at this early stage. The stories ring familiar to fans of the samurai canon, hey that guy is like Zatoichi, oh this is from that, but it does not matter because again the art but the writing makes the characters interesting, and as the suspense builds in each story the reader is swept along. I have read that Netflix might be developing Usagi for a series, which is great, and this would be a good start to become familiar with the next big series.

The only things I knew about Usagi before this book were from TMNT 2003 animated tv series. I was interested to read about his backstory.