Usagi Yojimbo Origins, Vol. 3: Dragon Bellow Conspiracy

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Presenting one of Usagi's greatest story arcs in an all-new full-color edition for the first time, giving new readers the perfect opportunity to explore the groundbreaking series, while offering long-time fans a new reading experience. "Dragon Bellow Conspiracy" stands out among the early issues as the first novel-length storyline, combining all of the characters that had previously appeared separately into one epic tale! A sinister plot to overthrow the Shogun percolates and one of Usagi's friends is captured! The ensuing machinations will draw in not only Usagi, but also bounty hunter Gen and the blind swordspig, Zato-Ino! Beginning with these early issues find out why this series has won 10 Eisner Awards, two Harvey Awards, an American Library Association Award and has been called by Stan Lee, "one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found." Dragon Bellow Conspiracy collects the six-issue story from Usagi Yojimbo Vol. One, issues #13-18, originally published in black and white by Fantagraphics from December 1988 to October 1989.

Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, and grew up in Hawaii. Stan received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii and furthered his studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Stan's creation, Usagi Yojimbo, first appeared in the comic book Albedo Anthropomorphics #2 in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and has been made into toys, seen on clothing, and his stories have been collected in more than three dozen graphic novels and translated into 16 languages. Stan is the recipient of a Parents' Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, an American Library Association Award, two Harvey Awards, five Spanish Haxturs, eight Will Eisner Awards and two National Cartoonists Society Silver Reubens. In 2011 Stan received the Cultural Ambassador Award from the Japanese American National Museum for spreading Japanese history and culture through his stories. Stan was awarded the inaugural Joe Kubert Excellence in Storytelling Award in 2018 and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2020. Stan, in partnership with Gaumont USA, is currently developing an Usagi animated series for Netflix.