Shades of Green is a fantastic and clever story that also serves as an excellent crossover between two iconic comic book series. With no other help on the way, Kakera is forced to use his magic to summon four very special warriors to stand by their sides, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. To that end, they have surrounded the village and intend to kill everyone in order to get Kakera, and even the skilled Usagi and Gen will be unable to stand up to their numbers. Kakera reveals that the Neko Ninja are after him, as they hope to use his abilities to help rebuild their clan’s power after the events of The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy (volume 4). Usagi and Gen eventually wash up near a remote village and encounter the mysterious rat mystic, Kakera, who asks Usagi and Gen for his help. The story starts with Usagi and his frequent travelling companion, Gen, being ambushed out on the road by a horde of Neko Ninja, forcing them to dive into a river to avoid being killed. The first story is Shades of Green, and it is probably the most distinctive entry in this entire volume. Shades of Death contains issues #1-6 of the second run of the Usagi Yojimbo series, as well as containing stories from #7-8, and is made up of two major storylines and several shorter entries. I’m actually a big fan of the story notes that they started including in these volumes, as they contain some fascinating background information about some of the stories, including details about the various legends or elements of Japanese culture that Sakai focuses on in his story.
The only major difference is that the Dark Horse Comics volumes come with a story notes section at the back, as well as copies of all the covers for the various issues. The Dark Horse Comics/Mirage Comics printing style is similar to the style used by the previous publisher, Fantagraphics Books. However, the issues within this volume were originally printed by Mirage Comics, who did the entire second run of the Usagi Yojimbo series.
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This eighth volume of the series is particularly significant as it is the first volume to be published by Dark Horse Comics, who printed the series for over 22 years, and who were only recently replaced by IDW for the latest volume, Bunraku and Other Stories. Shades of Death follows on right after the events of the seventh Usagi Yojimbo volume, Gen’s Story, and continues to follow the adventures of the rabbit samurai, Miyamoto Usagi, in this alternate version of feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It’s been a little while since I’ve done a Throwback Thursday article so I thought I would go back to the old faithful that is the incredible Usagi Yojimbo series and review the eighth volume, Shades of Death. Reviewed as part of my Throwback Thursday series, where I republish old reviews, review books I have read before or review older books I have only just had a chance to read. If you’re looking for a perfect blend of great storytelling, humor, and historical adventure you’ll love USAGI YOJIMBO.Publisher: Dark Horse Books (Paperback – 1997) Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo is a genuine treasure, and the first issue is of THE HIDDEN is no exception.
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Stan’s style of artwork, his crisp incisive writing, and his thoroughly professional pacing, all done in a relaxed and absorbed manner, have provided comics with something so rarely seen in this field-a new literary and artistic approach to illustrated storytelling.” -Stan Lee “I think Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found. Usagi and Ishida are quickly pulled into a strange new case when they find two corpses mysteriously stripped of all identification-except for a talisman that leads to a startling discovery! The beginning of this new arc finds Usagi on his way to see Inspector Ishida, a friend who he’s already solved several mysteries with.
Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1 presents a clean entry point for new readers to hop onto this classic series beloved by fans and critics alike.
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And with the rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi’s appearance in Nickelodeon’s TMNT last summer and the option for his own TV series, now is the perfect time to start reading the saga of Sakai’s anthropomorphic samurai! Stan Sakai’s iconic series Usagi Yojimbo has been an ongoing epic masterpiece for nearly four decades.
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