Yokai: Who Got Their Copy Today? (Possible Spoilers)

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 23:26 -0700

I still have not received my copies yet. I was sent an advance copy, but mailed it to Dr Conway to whom I dedicated the book.

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:16 -0700

Where can I get a copy of this version of Yokai?

Hello everyone! Here's our update for Thursday, November 12, 2009.

USAGI YOJIMBO HC YOKAI $14.95
-Usagi must brave a haunted castle to rescue a kidnapped husband. The first original graphic novel for this long-running comic series, by multiple Eisner & Harvey award winner Stan Sakai.

http://modernmyths.livejournal.com/78363.html

abarron · Post by **abarron** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:43 -0700

Been in touch with play.com and its gonna be about 6 weeks but my LCS should have copies next week so will wait and see

Thomas Froehling · Post by **Thomas Froehling** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:11 -0700

Must be an extremly limited extra special printing (Number 1 of 2) for the ultra hard core super fans....
..and surely he's mistyped the comma, for the price tag for that would be $14.950,00!

Steve Hubbell wrote:Where can I get a copy of this version of Yokai?

Hello everyone! Here's our update for Thursday, November 12, 2009.

USAGI YOJIMBO HC YOKAI $14.95
-Usagi must brave a haunted castle to rescue a kidnapped husband. The first original graphic novel for this long-running comic series, by multiple Eisner & Harvey award winner Stan Sakai.
http://modernmyths.livejournal.com/78363.html

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:45 -0700

You know, I'm not sure Usagi has ever had to save a lost husband before. New territory for the masterless samurai!

estee · Post by **estee** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 13:08 -0700

My review is up.

Click the link in my sig.

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 13:11 -0700

Got my copy of Yokai from Amazon today. Haven't read it yet; I'll probably save it for some time this weekend.

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 18:43 -0700

estee wrote:My review is up.

Click the link in my sig.

Great review. Thanks for sharing.

I enjoyed your review of Sava too. Believe it or not, I hadn't been aware of that story until I saw your sig

estee · Post by **estee** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:46 -0700

I try to review everything Usagi related, as I believe more people should be aware of just how awesome this book is.

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 14:05 -0700

Amazon finally posted my review of Yokai (2 days later!).

madman31 · Post by **madman31** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 18:46 -0700

Got to read it last night. The package is very nice, and it's a fun story. The part I enjoyed the most, of course, is seeing a full-length story in color. Should you ever decide to do another one, Stan, I'd love to have some of the long-standing characters present in it as well, although Sasuke is one of my favorites.

And this is a minor thing, I realize, but thanks for making it the same size as the other HCs.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:16 -0700

madman31 wrote:Got to read it last night. The package is very nice, and it's a fun story. The part I enjoyed the most, of course, is seeing a full-length story in color. Should you ever decide to do another one, Stan, I'd love to have some of the long-standing characters present in it as well, although Sasuke is one of my favorites.

I think Stan was going back-and-forth between a story about Jei, and the Yokai tale. Maybe he's saving Jei for a future HC.

Terrific book, by the way. The watercolors were gorgeous, and Usagi's first reaction to the Witch Queen ("oh, my") had me in hysterics. Speaking of the Witch Queen, I've studied yokai before, but I don't remember anyone like her. Is she an actual figure in Japanese mythology?

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 14:59 -0700

Stan Sakai wrote:I still have not received my copies yet. I was sent an advance copy, but mailed it to Dr Conway to whom I dedicated the book.

I hope that I don't get identified as a "little cockroach" if I ever have a book dedicated to me.

I read Yokai yesterday evening, and it lived up to my expectations. I hope we see another full-color story like this at some point. I'm looking forward to learning more about Sasuke in any case.

bayard073 · Post by **bayard073** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 17:52 -0700

Just got home and read it. I love the water colors! Very beautiful book.

thowell · Post by **thowell** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 18:51 -0700

I liked it also; Stan clearly had a lot of fun drawing the monsters (my faves were the big orange ogre and the salamander), and the reveal about Sasuke's past was very intriguing. I didn't think that the watercolor shading on Usagi or the woman in the forest worked all that well, though. I thought in particular that the woman was wearing some sort of mask at first!