{"product_id":"usagi-yojimbo-volume-39-ice-and-snow-9781506740966","title":"Usagi Yojimbo Volume 39: Ice and Snow","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/i\u003e returns to Dark Horse with this graphic novel! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the events of \"The Green Dragon,\" Usagi and Yukichi are still in the snowy mountaintops of Northern Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey are led to the hut of a strange woman hermit who allows them to spend the night. Meanwhile, the maniacal Jei and his familiar, Keiko, are on Usagi's trail, and they stumble upon a bandit lair and subdue the band of cutthroats and thieves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStan Sakai brings his beloved rabbit \u003ci\u003eronin \u003c\/i\u003eseries back to Dark Horse--featuring full color by colorist team Hi-Fi! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow\u003c\/i\u003e #1-#5.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStan Sakai\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/i\u003e, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has appeared on television as a guest of the \u003ci\u003eTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e; and as toys, on clothing, in comic books, and in a series of trade paperback collections. In 1991, Stan created \u003ci\u003eSpace Usagi\u003c\/i\u003e, the adventures of a descendant of the original Usagi, dealing with the samurai in a futuristic setting. Stan is also an award-winning letterer for his work on Sergio Aragon?s's \u003ci\u003eGroo: The Wanderer\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e Sunday newspaper strips, as well as for \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of a Parents' Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, two Spanish Haxturs, an American Library Association Award, and a National Cartoonists' Society Division Award. \u003ci\u003eUsagi Yojimbo Book 12: Grasscutter \u003c\/i\u003ewas used as a textbook in Japanese history classes at the University of Portland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894697922834,"sku":"9781506740966","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8784e7b1-5109-4031-8172-1a2278f3016f.jpg?v=1738259118","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/usagi-yojimbo-volume-39-ice-and-snow-9781506740966","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}