Usagi Yojimbo: Homecoming
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Summary
Volume Two of the new series sees Usagi return to his home province to pay his respects， but ghosts from his past have other plans。
In Tatami， Usagi returns to his home province only to find intrigue and betrayal！ An important tea ceremony is about to take place， but what sinister plan does Lord Hikiji have for it and how are the Neko ninja clan involved？
Then， in Mon， long ago， Lord Hikiji defeated Usagi's Lord Mifune to take control of the Northern Province。 Usagi， now traveling through his old territories， still wears the mon （a family crest） of his former lord。 But， there are those who still remember the Great Wars with bitterness and threaten to kill any samurai loyal to Mifune。 What happens when they come across Usagi？
In The Return， Usagi is on a pilgrimage to his late lord's gravesite， however， wearing the Mifune clan crest in Lord Hikiji's territory has made him an enemy。 Traveling through this dangerous land he has made his way to the one place he had been avoiding--the village in which he grew up。 Bittersweet memories awaken with his long-time love， until the village becomes embroiled in a plot to assassinate an emissary of the shogun。
Collects issues #8-14 of the all-new full-color Usagi Yojimbo series published by IDW。
In Tatami， Usagi returns to his home province only to find intrigue and betrayal！ An important tea ceremony is about to take place， but what sinister plan does Lord Hikiji have for it and how are the Neko ninja clan involved？
Then， in Mon， long ago， Lord Hikiji defeated Usagi's Lord Mifune to take control of the Northern Province。 Usagi， now traveling through his old territories， still wears the mon （a family crest） of his former lord。 But， there are those who still remember the Great Wars with bitterness and threaten to kill any samurai loyal to Mifune。 What happens when they come across Usagi？
In The Return， Usagi is on a pilgrimage to his late lord's gravesite， however， wearing the Mifune clan crest in Lord Hikiji's territory has made him an enemy。 Traveling through this dangerous land he has made his way to the one place he had been avoiding--the village in which he grew up。 Bittersweet memories awaken with his long-time love， until the village becomes embroiled in a plot to assassinate an emissary of the shogun。
Collects issues #8-14 of the all-new full-color Usagi Yojimbo series published by IDW。
Reviews
Zack B。
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I've said for a while that my problem with this series is that for some time now it hasn't had any grander story arcs or any resolution for Usagi's past。 However， this volume seems to be setting up a storyline that should hopefully finally address some of those things。 Lord Hikiji is involved again in a plot to overthrow the shogunate and there is a storyline involving Usagi once again returning to his home village and exploring his past connections there。I hope that these plot points are actual I've said for a while that my problem with this series is that for some time now it hasn't had any grander story arcs or any resolution for Usagi's past。 However， this volume seems to be setting up a storyline that should hopefully finally address some of those things。 Lord Hikiji is involved again in a plot to overthrow the shogunate and there is a storyline involving Usagi once again returning to his home village and exploring his past connections there。I hope that these plot points are actually expanded on and not just left to simmer here because Usagi Yojimbo is one of the greatest long-running series in comics but it also seems deathly afraid of resolutions so here's hoping this really leads to something exciting in the next few volumes。 。。。more
Peter Christian
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For a wandering duelist， Usagi sure doesn't really seem to do any duels， nor visit any sword schools or ever practice his own technique。 It seems he and Miyamoto Musashi parted stories long long ago。 The first story is rather bland and boring。The second one was more interesting， which isn't saying a lot， but it has a ton of issues。 It read like a romanticised American variant of medieval Japan， completely misunderstood。 Usagi acts decidedly honourless in this one: He lies， cheats and， by cover o For a wandering duelist， Usagi sure doesn't really seem to do any duels， nor visit any sword schools or ever practice his own technique。 It seems he and Miyamoto Musashi parted stories long long ago。 The first story is rather bland and boring。The second one was more interesting， which isn't saying a lot， but it has a ton of issues。 It read like a romanticised American variant of medieval Japan， completely misunderstood。 Usagi acts decidedly honourless in this one: He lies， cheats and， by cover of darkness， assaults and murders men who thought he was their ally。 All because they wanted to avenge the death of Lord Mifune - who used to be Usagi's lord。I get that the village where Usagi （and Mariko， who looks nothing like she used to） grew up， but still， it was definitely not a very samurai move。 Very folk hero though。 Amazingly shameful。This crappy ronin then tries to justify his actions by calling the vengeful samurai "evil" - even though we know the famous quote of it being better to serve an evil lord well than serve a good lord half-assedly （I paraphrase）。 How is the memory of a samurai dishonoured by the deaths of some worthless peasants？ It makes no sense。 That entire storyline is a big no。 It remains a charming little comicbook， however。 Maybe this is nitpicking， but as time goes by， the simple mistakes Stan Sakai are continuously making are starting to bother me a lot。 Year in and year out， the same horrible errors。 At least he finally fixed the British-tea-finger grip （look back a few books and everyone holds their sword without little finger）， but Usagi's sword is strangely short at times， the wrappings on the hilts of his swords is oddly huge， the scabbard of the swords aren't drawn in certain angles， the two swords of a samurai are the same length with same length hilt （its supposed to be a long and a short sword）， hands looks weird and EVERYONE wields their traditionally two-handed swords one-handed。I also swear these comics are getting sloppier。 The sword strokes Usagi uses make no sense， there's no great flow through the combat from one panel to next。 There's a town where the tiles of the houses aren't drawn in。 A panel where Mariko has two left hands。 A closeup of Usagi pushing the sword from the scabbard， with sound line "click" and the sword not actually leaving the scabbard lock。 Makes no sense。 Unnecessary translations like writing "saya*" in the bubble and "*= scabbard" - it literally just means scabbard and it *is* one， so why the translation？ The landscapes are gorgeous as always， effective and brilliant。Also I'm not sure I didn't like Usagi better in black and white。All in all， I fear I may be done with Usagi Yojimbo。 。。。more
Michael Emond
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I don't know how Stan keeps writing volume after volume of thrilling， engaging and character driven tales of this Ronin rabbit but he does。 And I am sure glad he does。 This one has more entertaining tails :） but the one that stands out is the titular Homecoming where Usagi comes back to his home province to find that loyalty to his family and village outweighs his loyalty to his dead master。 We get to see a lot of past characters and it is a thrilling ending。 I came late to this series but I hav I don't know how Stan keeps writing volume after volume of thrilling， engaging and character driven tales of this Ronin rabbit but he does。 And I am sure glad he does。 This one has more entertaining tails :） but the one that stands out is the titular Homecoming where Usagi comes back to his home province to find that loyalty to his family and village outweighs his loyalty to his dead master。 We get to see a lot of past characters and it is a thrilling ending。 I came late to this series but I have gobbled up every volume I can get my eyes on in the past year。 Love it so much。 This is another worthy entry into this long series whose quality has not waned。 。。。more
John
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The scars of betrayal， the struggles of loyalty。
Jenn Marshall
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This is volume 2 of the Usagi Yojimbo Homecoming series which has issues 8-14 of the series。 It follows Usagi Yojimbo as he goes home to pay his respects。 I only recently started reading Usagi Yojimbo。 I remember him from the cameos he would make in the TMNT cartoon。 My husband is a huge fan and now I can totally see why。I love how Stan Sakai explained Japanese culture。 He uses the Japanese words instead of English ones for Japanese cultural things that English just doesn't have the right words This is volume 2 of the Usagi Yojimbo Homecoming series which has issues 8-14 of the series。 It follows Usagi Yojimbo as he goes home to pay his respects。 I only recently started reading Usagi Yojimbo。 I remember him from the cameos he would make in the TMNT cartoon。 My husband is a huge fan and now I can totally see why。I love how Stan Sakai explained Japanese culture。 He uses the Japanese words instead of English ones for Japanese cultural things that English just doesn't have the right words for。 Then it is explained at the bottom of the page。 The stories are usually short arcs that are wrapped up in a few issues， but there is one overall theme that goes through the entire book。 It makes it very easy to get sucked in。I read the single issues as they were released and even though this was my second time reading them I loved it just as much。 I can't wait to get my hands on the trade！Creative Team:Writer， Artist， and Letterer: Stan SakaiColors: Tom Luth 。。。more
Gretchen
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