Finally making it out of the frozen mountains, Usagi and Yukichi come across a merchant being attacked by four brigands. They rescue the supposed merchant only to discover much later that he is really a criminal with a huge bounty on his head! Of course, wherever there is a huge reward you will find bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog... and other unscrupulous trackers!
Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #1 ponders the dangers of helping strangers without knowing all the facts, shows how the necessities of life drive people into moral gray areas, and introduces a character linked with a revered historical personage. Read Full Review
In other words, in this 275th issue of the series, Stan Sakai has found yet another way to effortless hook readers into another Usagi adventure. Read Full Review
Overall Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #1 was a satisfying warm-up to a new Usagi Yojimbo adventure. A new threat emerges that promises to be a challenge for Usagi like we have not seen in some time. Forty years strong and Stan Sakai shows no signs of slowing down. Read Full Review
Plot
This story continues just after the events of USAGI YOJIMBO: ICE AND SNOW where Usagi and Yukichi finally get away from the cold of the mountains and their dangers.
Usagi and Yukichi assist a person who is attacked by four swordsmen, this person defends himself and is helped by a Crow, Usagi and Yukichi help him defeat his attackers, each one went their own way, they only know that the crow's name is Yatagarasu.
Upon arriving at the town, Usagi and Yukichi meet the bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog, who explain that the warrior they helped who has a crow is the assassin JIMMU.
Gen and Stray Dog offer Usagi to help them catch Jimmu and collect the reward, but Yukichi does not approve of this, he beli more
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