Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #4

Writer: Stan Sakai Artist: Stan Sakai Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: July 17, 2024 Cover Price: $4.99 Critic Reviews: 2 User Reviews: 2
8.8Critic Rating
10User Rating

Usagi, Gen, and Stray Dog have discovered where the rival bounty hunter group-led by the ruthless Inuyoshi-is holding Yukichi hostage. The rescue attempt leads to a huge confrontation, but they receive news that may force the vicious enemies to form an uneasy alliance.

  • 9.6
    The Comicbook Dispatch - dragoncache Jul 17, 2024

    Stan Sakai muses on the importance of family, societys need to care for orphans, and the link between money and happiness in Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #4. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett Jul 17, 2024

    With its straightforward and clear storytelling different permutations on three-tier pages throughout Sakai blends simplicity with depth, making Usagi Yojimbo consistently excellent comic book reading. Read Full Review

  • 10
    Dave DSG Jul 17, 2024

    Plot
    Usagi pays a young man named Isamu to give her the location of the castle where Inuyoshi is keeping Yukichi trapped.

    Usagi, Gen and Stray Dog free Yukichi, Inuyoshi's men pounce on them, but before starting the battle, a messenger from Inuyoshi warns that Jimmu has an army and kidnapped Iwata's food shipment, so Inuyoshi prefers make an alliance with Usagi to stop Jimmu.

    Usagi's exciting colorful story arc that has all the ingredients that Stan Sakai has been perfecting: mystery, sword fighting, Japanese mythology, horror and that hypnotizing and dizzying narrative rhythm.

    Art
    It is a mix of naive art, with caricatures but with the unique imprint of Stan Sakai, which never disappoints and show more

  • 10
    motorik Jul 20, 2024

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