Index of stories listed by book (tpb)

[Steve Hubbell]

Book 01 – Ronin
The Goblin of Adachigahara
Lone Rabbit and Child
The Confession
Bounty Hunter
Horse Thief
Village of Fear
A Quiet Meal
Blind Swordspig
Homecoming
Bounty Hunter II

Book 02 – Samurai
Introduction – Mark Evanier
Samurai part 1
Samurai part 2
Samurai part 3
Samurai part 4
Samurai part 5
Samurai part 6
Samurai part 7
Samurai part 8
Samurai part 9
Kappa
Zylla
Silk Fair

Book 03 – The Wanderer’s Road
Introduction – Robert Asprin
The Tower
A Mother’s Love
Return of the Blind Swordspig
The Blade of the Gods
The Tea Cup
The Shogun’s Gift
Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew

Book 04 – The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy
Introduction - Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Clouds Gather
The Winds Howl
Downpour
Thunder and Lightning
In the Heart of the Storm
Storm Clouds Part
Fate of the Blind Swordspig

Book 5 – Lone Goat and Kid
Introduction – Stan Lee
Frost and Fire
A Kite Story
Blood Wings
The Way of the Samurai
Lone Goat and Kid

Book 06 – Circles
Introduction – Jeff Smith
The Bridge
The Duel
Yurei
My Lord’s daughter
Circles

Book 07 – Gen’s Story
Introduction – Sergio Aragones
Kitsune
Gaki
Broken Ritual
The Tangled Skein
Gen
The Return of Kitsune
The Last Ino Story

Book 08 – Shades of Death
Introduction – William Stout
Shades of Green
Jizo
Shi
The Lizard’s Tale
Usagi’s Garden
Autumn
Battlefield

Book 09 - Daisho
Introduction - James Robinson
The Music of Heaven
The Gambler, the Widow, and the Ronin
Slavers
Daisho (part 1)
Mongrels
Daisho (part 2)
Runaways
The Nature of the Viper

Book 10 – The brink of Life and Death
Introduction – Kurt Busiek
Origin Tale
Kaiso
A Meeting of Strangers
Black Soul
Noodles
Wrath of the Tangled Skein
The bonze’s Story
Bats, the Cat, and the Rabbit
Chrysanthemum Pass
Lightning Strikes Twice

Book 11 – Seasons
Introduction – Lynn Johnston
The Withered Field
A Promise in the Snow
The Conspiracy of Eight
Snakes and Blossoms
Return to Adachi Plain
The Crossing
Patience of the Spider
Lord of the Owls
The First Tenet
Obakaneko of the Geishu Clan
Green Persimmon

Book 12 – Grasscutter
Introduction – Will Eisner
prologue 1 - Izanagi and Izanami
prologue 2 - Susano-o
prologue 3 - Yamato-Dake
prologue 4 - Dan-No-Ura
chapter 1 - Jei
chapter 2 - Heike Gani
chapter 3 - Inazuma
chapter 4 - Noriyuki and Tomoe
chapter 5 - Ikeda
chapter 6 - Tomoe and Ikeda
chapter 7 - Usagi and Jei
chapter 8 - Sanshobo

Book 13 – Grey Shadows
Introduction – Max Allan Collins
My Father’s Swords
The Demon Flute
Momo-Usagi-Taro
The Hairpin Murders
The Courtesan
Tameshigiri

Book 14 – Demon Mask
Introduction – Paul Dini
The Inn on Moon Shadow Hill
A Life of Mush
Deserters
A Potter’s Tale
The Missive
Mystery of Demon Mask
Kumo
Reunion
Death and Taxes
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Tournament
Netsuke
The Leaping Ninja
Tsuru

Book 15 – Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine
Introduction - Greg Rucka
Prologue
chapter 1 - A Whisper of Wings
chapter 2 - Scent of the Pines
chapter 3 - The Hunger for Death
chapter 4 - Visions in the Shadows
chapter 5 - The Feel of Salt
chapter 6 - In the Realm of Senses

Book 16 – The Shrouded Moon
Introduction – Scott Shaw!
Showdown
Escape!
Three Seasons
The Shrouded Moon
Kitsune’s Tale

Book 17 – Duel at Kitanoji
Introduction – Jack Davis
Vendetta
The Return of the Lone Goat and Kid
Images from a Winter Day
Koji
Crows
Duel at Kitanoji
A Lesson in Courtesy
(concept sketches for cover art)

Book 18 – Travels with Jotaro
Introduction – Peter Laird
Out of the Shadows
Ghost Warriors
Komainu
Tamago
Usagi and the Tengu
Sumi-E

Book 19 – Fathers and Sons
Introduction – Matt Wagner
Fathers and Sons
Bells
Kill the Geishu Lord
Pride of the Samurai
Hokashi

[Shishio]

Thanks for taking the time to compile that. Or cutting and pasting it, or whatever you did.

[Angelcake the Fox]

Wow, Stan Lee did the introduction to Book Five?

Sweet!

Just out of curiosity, did he write EXCELSIOR! at the end of the introduction? Just curious. X3

[Todd Shogun]

You can find out here: http://usagiyojimbo.com/casl/lettercolumn.html

All editorials, letter columns, and collected book introductions are available in electronic form at the UY Letter Column page!

[Steve Hubbell]

Thanks for taking the time to compile that. Or cutting and pasting it, or whatever you did.

I spent most of Easter at my brother's home, and I took advantage of being there to copy the content pages of the 19 volumes of Usagi Yojimbo I've given my nephews over the last several years. Then I typed them all into the computer when I got home.

[tayocham]

Hmmm...I've read 1, 2, 4, 6, 16 and 19.

I really wish I'd read 6 before 19, heh.

[estee]

Wow, great job Steve. It certainly puts the entire Usagi saga in persepective. As well as seeing all the creators that have appreciated this book over the years. Matt Wagner wrote two!

[Gaffey]

Thanks Steve.

Matt Wagner wrote two!

That's just a typo.

Max Allan Collins wrote the Grey Shadows intro.

http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/casl/letter ... ok_13.html

[Steve Hubbell]

Thanks Steve.

Matt Wagner wrote two!

That's just a typo.

Max Allan Collins wrote the Grey Shadows intro.

http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/casl/letter ... ok_13.html

Thanks for catching that. I was in a bit of a hurry and didn't notice the mistake. The typo has been corrected!

Does anyone know if the 4 page "Origin Tale" from volume 3, issue #1 is reprinted in book #10? I thought it was, but I managed to leave it off the notes I made yesterday when I had the book in front of me.

Abayo.....

[Gaffey]

Does anyone know if the 4 page "Origin Tale" from volume 3, issue #1 is reprinted in book #10?

Yeah, it's the first story before Kaiso.