Created in 1984 as a supporting character for the Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo is a perennial favorite amongst children,especially boys, and adult fans. Usagi Yojimbo chronicles theaction-packed wanderings of a funny-anima; ronin in feudal Japan. In honor ofhis 25th anniversary, Fantagraphics is releasing a deluxe slipcase setcollecting the seven first Usagi books, including the earliest stories; theorigin story, "Samurai"; a full graphic novel; and literally dozens more. Thisis the complete, definitive Special Edition (our third in a line ofrepacking our most beloved classics). It will also have extra material, somefrom the long-out-of-print hardcover editions and some brand new: a completefull-color gallery of the more than 50 Usagi covers from that period(never-before-collected); many preparatory sketches; two "non-canon" Usagistories by Sakai co-starring the TMNT (with whom Usagi also shared screen timein the TMNTs' TV series); and a long career-spanning interview withSakai.