Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow #1
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| Writer | Stan Sakai |
| Artist | Stan Sakai |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
Usagi and his cousin Yukichi are still in the snowy mountaintops of Northern Japan, following Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo story arc, "The Green Dragon." They 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 when they stumble upon a bandit lair and subdue the band of cutthroats and thieves.
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ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Sep 27, 2023Ice and Snow #1 keeps the high level of quality that they've come to expect from Sakai, weaving a tale of serene beauty mixed with understated horror, maintaining Usagi Yojimbo's well-earned reputation as one of comics' best series. Read Full Review
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9.5
Nerd Initiative - Derek Hoskins
Sep 27, 2023This is one of my favorite books of 2023. If you are a fan of Usagi Yojimbo, samurai, action, or Saturday Morning Cartoons, do yourself a favor and read this one! I cannot wait to see where this story goes next and I can say that I will be picking up every Usagi Yojimbo title going forward. This issue created a fan! Read Full Review
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8.6
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Matthew Sardo
Sep 27, 2023USAGI YOJIMBO: ICE AND SNOW #1 is a great introduction to the world created by Stan Sakai, and I would recommend this issue for first time readers. Read Full Review
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8.4
Comic Watch - Mike Eakins
Sep 27, 2023Regardless of who houses Usagi Yojimbo, the story remains the same. Simplicity in its greatest form, and Stan Sakai is the best at it. Read Full Review
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8.0
Razorfine - Alan Rapp
Oct 09, 2023The setting may be cold and icy, but things are quickly heating up. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.5
HOT DOG! Looks like another winner on its way!!! Can't wait to see where the story goes!
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9.0
Stan Sakai notes in the issue's concluding remarks that the titular rabbit rÅnin is nearing his 40th anniversary and yet, somehow, Ice and Snow #1 is the first one I've ever read in the series' 270-issue library. With such a vast world already established, I'd by lying if I said I wasn't intimated to jump in at this point. Sakai, however, crafts such an approachable story that I immediately felt like I was returning to spend time with old friends. There's still plenty included leaving me wanting to keep up with this next saga while also digging into the vaults to catch up on and learn more about Miyamoto Usagi's past adventures. It blows my mind that in today's comic book world, there is a "mainstream" comic still written, illustrated more
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9.0
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