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Usagi Yojimbo #87Usagi Yojimbo Zone on the Dark Horse web-site wrote:Usagi Yojimbo has been captured! The greedy Lord Sanada is operating an illegal gold mine in the Geishu province and has put Usagi and Tomoe Ame to work as his slaves. Sanada has been killing those who would get in the way, and his deadliest enforcer-- Noriko "the blood princess"--is none other than Tomoe's own cousin! In this issue, master storyteller Stan Sakai's fourth installment of the six-part "The Treasure of the Mother of Mountains," the cruel sociopath Noriko reveals a devastating secret to her enslaved cousin. Meanwhile, the young page Motokazu fears for Tomoe's safety and rides off without permission to help her ... and has an unexpected adventure of his own!
Format: b&w, 32 pages
Pub. Date: Aug 31, 2005
Usagi Yojimbo #88Usagi Yojimbo Zone on the Dark Horse web-site wrote:GOLD! The slaves laboring in Lord Sanada's illegal mine-including rabbit ronin Usagi Yojimbo and Geishu bodyguard Tomoe Ame-finally hit pay dirt. But they are at the mercy of the vicious "blood princess" Noriko, who has something horrible in store for them, and all of the other slaves ...
Meanwhile, the young page Motokazu arrives at the "plague-quarantined" village. Even if he discovers Sanada's illicit operation, what can one child do against an army of deadly samurai? Will Geishu Lord Noriyuki act on his misgivings before it is too late?! Find out in part five of "The Treasure of the Mother of Mountains," the latest adventure from world-renowned creator Stan Sakai!
Format: b&w, 32 pages
Pub. Date: Sep 28, 2005
Usagi Yojimbo #89Usagi Yojimbo Zone on the Dark Horse web-site wrote:World-renowned storyteller Stan Sakai treats his readers to an all-out samurai brawl in this issue of Usagi Yojimbo! Fans of the rabbit ronin are well accustomed to Sakai's deft hand with dynamic fight scenes, and this issue gives him plenty to work with-Usagi and Tomoe, captured and forced to work in Lord Sanada's illegal gold mine, lead a slave revolt! But they face Tomoe's murderous cousin, Noriko "the blood princess,"and with her a horde of Sanada's deadly samurai. To make matters worse, the slaves only have shovels and hoes in their battle against lethal steel swords! And in the ensuing chaos, someone will be trapped inside the mine ... find out who in part six of "The Treasure of the Mother of Mountains”!
Format: b&w, 24 pages
Pub. Date: Oct 26, 2005
Unless it is a mis-type on the Dark Horse web-site, the next two issues (#'s 86 and 87) are listed to be an extra eight pages each...Usagi Yojimbo Zone on the Dark Horse web-site wrote:Internationally acclaimed storyteller and all-around nice guy Stan Sakai brings you the conclusion of his seven-part samurai adventure, "The Treasure of the Mother of Mountains”! This story arc has seen rabbit ronin Usagi Yojimbo and Geishu bodyguard Tomoe Ame captured and forced into slavery-and then leading a bloody slave revolt! A character is now trapped inside the illegal mine, and key players are injured and haunted. Who escaped from the mountain, and who didn't survive? Find out who's still alive and who wishes they were dead, this month in Usagi Yojimbo!
Usagi Yojimbo was nominated for four Eisner Awards in 2005, including Best Writer/Artist for Sakai!
Master storyteller Stan Sakai has won many industry awards over the past twenty years of Usagi, including a Parents'Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, a 2004 Young Adult Library Services Association award, and the prestigious National Cartoonists Society Comic Book Division Award.
Format: b&w, 24 pages
Pub. Date: Nov 30, 2005
