Preview: Teaming Up To Solve A Double Murder In ‘Usagi Yojimbo Saga’ Vol 8 TPB

by Brendan M. Allen

Dark Horse Books has revealed a preview of Usagi Yojimbo Saga Vol 8 TPB (Second Edition), out next week from writer/artist Stan Sakai

‘One of the most critically acclaimed, longest running, and beloved adventure comics!

The eighth volume in Stan Sakai’s prestige Usagi Saga collection includes three major storylines: ”Two Hundred Jizo,” in which Usagi and Inspector Ishida team up to solve a double murder; ”Thieves and Spies,” where Usagi joins forces with a thief and a samurai to thwart a black-market Ginseng trade; and ”The Hell Screen,” a thrilling tale that finds Usagi working alongside his natural enemy–a kappa–to cast out a violent renegade of the same species.’

Collects issues #139-#158 of Usagi Yojimbo Volume 3, “The Artist” and “Buntori” from Usagi Yojimbo Color Special #5, and the bonus story “Sukanku.”