UY 104: Chapter 2 of the Jei Story Arc

Post by **Todd Shogun** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 19:43 -0700

I've posted the cover for UY 104 on the Coming Up page. No real synopsis yet, but this issue will most likely conclude the origin portion of the upcoming Jei story arc. This issue, like 103, will not feature Usagi himself. He only appears on the cover. It's Jei all the way...

estee · Post by **estee** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 22:09 -0700

Coooool!!

MikeM · Post by **MikeM** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:57 -0700

I am so looking forward to this story arc!
Jei is awesome.....for a bad guy

Post by **Todd Shogun** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:25 -0700

I just posted the color version of the cover for UY 104. I gotta say I really like the way Stan is portraying Usagi in the two latest covers (103 and 104). The lighting effect is quite awesome and really sets the tone for the new series...(even though Usagi will not actually be in the two Jei Origin issues).

Thomas Froehling · Post by **Thomas Froehling** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:00 -0700

Yes Todd, you're right, this cover really showes the spirit of the story; I think it's the darkest cover Usagi ever had, isn't it? Chilling...and how well it reflects the silent horror which we expect to wittness, the descend of a faithful priest to become the creature Jei...

Awesome (has anybody ever counted the usage of this word here in this Dojo?

)

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:20 -0700

I'm assuming the masked demons we see on the front cover are the elusive "gods" that Jei's always referring to...

Post by **Todd Shogun** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:05 -0700

I just posted the synopsis to UY 104....

http://usagiyojimbo.com/comingup.html#uy104

sschroeder · Post by **sschroeder** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 16:05 -0700

New information:

Expected release date: July 25.
Will contain the David Petersen piece.

Spoilers below!

From Dark Horse for July, 2007:

USAGI YOJIMBO #104

STAN SAKAI (W/A)
On sale July 25
b&w, 24 pages
$2.99
Ongoing

Time is running out for Lord Goyo’s sick daughter and so is the patience of her father! Entrusting the fate of his offspring to the renowned healer Priest Jizonobu, Lord Goyo’s faith has soured as his child’s mysterious malady has progressed from bad to worse. To be fair, the Lord has offered the Priest one final incentive—heal the girl, or see his temple destroyed and all within it killed!

As the Lord’s daughter slips closer to death, there is little Jizonobu can do. Desperate for a cure, the Priest seeks out the hermit Ibaraki and the malefic gods to which he prays. Perhaps the girl’s deliverance lies hidden within the shadows of the hermit’s dark ways. Yet surely Jizonobu must know that for every good deed there must be a payment!

• Also this issue, a full-color back cover pinup by David Petersen, creator of the critically acclaimed series Mouse Guard!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:14 -0700

USAGI YOJIMBO #104

STAN SAKAI (W/A)
On sale July 25
b&w, 24 pages
$2.99
Ongoing

Time is running out for Lord Goyo’s sick daughter and so is the patience of her father! Entrusting the fate of his offspring to the renowned healer Priest Jizonobu, Lord Goyo’s faith has soured as his child’s mysterious malady has progressed from bad to worse. To be fair, the Lord has offered the Priest one final incentive—heal the girl, or see his temple destroyed and all within it killed!

As the Lord’s daughter slips closer to death, there is little Jizonobu can do. Desperate for a cure, the Priest seeks out the hermit Ibaraki and the malefic gods to which he prays. Perhaps the girl’s deliverance lies hidden within the shadows of the hermit’s dark ways. Yet surely Jizonobu must know that for every good deed there must be a payment!

Wow. Lord Goyo sounds like a real...what's a polite way of saying it?

No, wait. There isn't a polite way of saying it.

A father's gotta love his daughter, but come on...