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Zach is joined by the host of the I Read Comic Books podcast, Mike Rapin to discuss the much heralded, deeply beloved stories of a ronin Samurai rabbit: Usagi Yojimbo!Delving into several of the original stories from the 1980s, Zach and Mike talk the history of the comics beginnings, gush over Sakai's brilliant work and talk about why the series has stood the test of time for over 40 years.---------------------------------------------------Want to hear more from Mike? Check out I Read Comic Books!And go here to see the amazing IRCB 10th anniversary Zine titled: Totally Not A Cult: An Anthology Art Zine curated by IRCB---------------------------------------------------Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://www.patreon.com/tctwl---------------------------------------------------Listen to my other podcast!TFD: NerdcastAnd I am also part of the team over at...I Read Comic Books!---------------------------------------------------Want to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpa---------------------------------------------------Follow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Tiktok!The Comics that We LoveFollow on Twitter!@Z_Irish_Red
Miyamoto Usagi's most personal battle begins in part one of Circles, as he at last returns home! On the way to his village, Usagi encounters a fellow student of the hermit sensei Katsuichi, and learns the great teacher's true fate. Meanwhile, the greatest threat the rabbit ronin has ever known threatens his loved ones in the village! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/usagi-podjimbo/message
Take a journey with a wandering samurai rabbit, Miyamoto Usagi!
On this episode of Usagi Podjimbo I take a look at the first crossover from the Teenage Mutant Ninnja Turtles meets Usagi Yojimbo in Turtle soup #1 & Usagi Yojimbo#10 (The treaty) Leonardo falls through a portal, crossing time and space, before popping up in the world of Miyamoto Usagi. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/usagi-podjimbo/message
This week the fellas discuss the Noodles Arc! Diving into our month of sad comics, Usagi Yojimbo depicts the journey of animals who have replaced humans! Miyamoto Usagi wanders the land on a warrior's pilgrimage, occasionally selling his services as a bodyguard. Our story this week deals with Usagi's meeting and eventual parting with Spot, the Wonder Lizard. What tragedy do we find in these pages? Are they happy sad, or a deeper sad? Find out that much and more on this week's episode!
This week, the Comic Talkers continue Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle month with a Forgotten Hero Segment. This segment allows the Comic Talkers to shine a light on a hero that has been forgotten throughout the years. This time, they will talk about the Samurai Rabbit himself, Miyamoto Usagi from the Usagi Yojimbo comic. He was created by Stan Sakai and first appeared in comics in Albedo Anthropomorpthics #2 in November 1984. Special Thanks to our friend Michael Regalo for making our new official theme song. Please follow him on Instagram @michaelregalo. Also, please follow Michael's Band, Running on Empty on Instagram @emptyonrunning. Join in on the conversation and get the latest updates on the podcast by following Comic Talkers on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @comictalkers. You can listen to Comic Talkers on: Anchor - https://anchor.fm/comictalkers Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/.../comic-talkers/id1560772306 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0mLHZQajx81j0iFDqD1vGE Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/.../aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vc... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Stan Sakai's beloved Samurai Rabbit, Miyamoto Usagi (aka Usagi Yojimbo) takes center stage for our next Character Spotlight. We also cover all the latest TMNT news, enjoy!
On the show this week, we welcome Stan Sakai and the creative force behind the new Netflix series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles. Yeah, we can hardly believe it, either. After decades of anticipation, Miyamoto Usagi, the classic comic book character, finally has his own show. Kinda. But don't let that "kinda" worry you. It's all good. Adaptation is a scary concept when you love something as much as we love Usagi Yojimbo. Stan Sakai's comic is legendary. Few have ever dabbled in his world. The idea that showrunners Candie Langdale and Doug Langdale were able to play with his rabbit ronin makes us jittery. However, having watched the ten Samurai Rabbit episodes currently available, we can breathe a massive relief. This cartoon is good. Real good. And a big reason behind why the show works so well is how it circumvents fannish nitpicks by jumping into Miyamoto Usagi's future, following his brash, teenage descendant Yuichi Usagi instead. Samurai Rabbit skews a little younger than the comics, but it's not totally absent of corpses or stakes. Also, the series cleverly challenges Miyamoto's legacy through Yuichi's idolization. In this episode, we first chat with Stan Sakai and art director Khang Le about the thematic and artistic twists this series pulls from the Usagi Yojimbo comic book. We then chat with Candie Langdale and Doug Landale about their anxiety in adapting such a precious franchise. And, um, we might get some hints about how Samurai Rabbit encourages Stan Sakai's desire to see other creators play with his toys. Relevant Links to this Week's Episode: Lisa's Comics Bookcase interview with Jadzia Axelrod & Jess Taylor Our Conversation with Chris Samnee & Laura Samnee CBCC 54: Miyamoto & Tomoe - Grasscutter CBCC 55: Miyamoto & Tomoe - The Mother of Mountains CBCC 56: Miyamoto & Tomoe - Tomoe's Story CBCC 57: Miyamoto & Tomoe - Senso Be sure to stay updated on all things Stan Sakai by visiting his Twitter HERE, his Instagram HERE, and his Website HERE. You can follow Candie Langdale and Doug Langdale on their Twitter HERE, their Instagram HERE, and their Website HERE. You can follow Khang Le on his Instagram HERE and his Website HERE. Oh! And don't forget to watch Samurai Rabbit, produced by Gaumont Animation, now streaming on Netflix. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts. SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY JOINING OUR PATREON COMMUNITY. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Aaron Prescott @acoolhandfluke, podcast banner art by @Karen_XmenFan.
Miyamoto Usagi is not a bunny who delivers eggs. He is a bunny who delivers justice across the wilds of Edo-era Japan. In this episode, which also features recurring guest Penn Genthner, we'll get into the poetry of Stan Sakai's writing and why, despite an insanely high body count, Usagi Yojimbo is an epic for nearly everyone. Happy Easter!
Episode #408! Cool Stuff episode! First up, Scott shows off the new slip-cased hardcover Grass of Parnassus by Kathryn and Stuart Immonen. The complete former web comic is now fully collected and is AdHouse Books final offering. Back in the early 2000s, the Wachowski siblings founded Burleyman Entertainment. Their breakout comic was Geof Darrow's Shoalin Cowboy. However that imprint also included the comic Doc Frankenstein drawn by Steve Skroce. Now all 6 issues are collected with 60+ pages of new material all in a deluxe over-sized hardcover from Burleyman. Scott talks about the British television series The Night Manager based on the 1993 novel by John le Carre. DL has two space themed books to showcase. Steve Ditko Space Wars from Vanguard Publishing reprints more than 20 comics from Ditko's days at Charlton Comics. Space Usagi by Stan Sakai tells the tale of a descendant of Miyamoto Usagi set in a future that continues aspects of Feudal Japan. Give it a listen!
Description Returning guest John Darowski joins Joe to discuss the long-running comic book series Usagi Yojimbo. Created by the legendary writer/artist Stan Sakai, the series features anthropomorphic characters set in a world based on 1600s Japan. Miyamoto Usagi—a long-eared rabbit—is … Continue reading →
This week on Loaned Out, Mike and Brendan discuss Usagi Yojimbo, a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit rōnin, Miyamoto Usagi, whom Sakai based partially on the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Usagi wanders the land on a musha shugyō (warrior's pilgrimage), occasionally selling his services as a bodyguard.Usagi Yojimbo is heavily influenced by Japanese cinema; it has included references to the work of Akira Kurosawa (the title of the series is derived from Kurosawa's 1960 film Yojimbo), as well as to icons of popular Japanese cinema, such as Lone Wolf and Cub, Zatoichi, and Godzilla.Welcome to the Loaned Out Podcast, the continuing story of two friends making it through all the pop culture homework we've given to each other. Hosts Brendan and Mike take turns reviewing each other's pop culture recommendations. Be sure to like and subscribe, don't forget to tell a friend.Email: https://loanedout.buzzsprout.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LoanedPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/loaned_out_podcast/Learn more at https://loanedout.buzzsprout.com/
In this episode, Myth Takes, our miniseries on comics and mythology, continues with a look at Stan Sakai's Eisner Award-winning Grasscutter saga from Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 3, issues #13-22, published by Dark Horse Comics! Usagi Yojimbo, Sakai's long-running series featuring rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi, draws from Japanese history and folklore to create a fully realized world populated by anthropomorphic rabbits, cats, bears and other animals, all rendered in Sakai's detailed yet accessible art style. Can Usagi keep Grasscutter, the legendary sword of the gods, out of the hands of a shadowy cabal—and survive an encounter with his mysterious nemesis, the sinister and murderous wolf Jei? And can he and his friends find safe passage to that Hidden Fortress of comic-book epics known as ... The Comics Canon? Discussed in This Episode: Runaways (the Usagi story, not the Marvel comic) The Hidden Fortress Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits Groo the Wanderer Space Usagi and Senso from The Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Join us in two weeks as we discuss Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!
Stan Sakai's "Usagi Yojimbo" is one of the great comic book series. Few compare, none top it. We begin our journey discussing the unrequited romance of Miyamoto Usagi and the Lady Tomoe Ame with the epic "Grasscutter" saga. Neither character meets on the page, but here is where we see them in their purest form. To see them alone is to know them together.To help us in our quest to understand our heroes, we consult "Let the Samurai Be Your Guide: The Seven Bushido Pathways to Personal Success" by Lori Tsugawa Whaley. As we discuss in this episode, winning the internal war determines the outcome of any external challenge. Stay true to yourself, and the path will clear before you.Comics covered this week: "Usagi Yojimbo" Volume 3, issues 13 - 22, written, illustrated, & lettered by Stan Sakai.Be sure to follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren.Support the podcast by joining our Patreon Community.Podcast logo by Aaron Prescott @acoolhandfluke, podcast banner & the Epic 50th Poster art by @Karen_XmenFan.
[Keg Week Pt 3] Welcome to the middle of our TMNT Keg Week, and return of Comic Patrol. What started out as a part two to our "Odd Crossovers" (Epi #34), quickly became a TMNT Crossovers episode based on two things: 1. How many crossovers the Turtles have been in since their conception, and 2. How much we fucking love the Turtles. These aren't every crossover they've ever been in, but there are definitely some standouts from Miyamoto Usagi to X-Files to Power Rangers, we've got em here. So listen up or eff off
On This Episode of Japan Station On this episode of the Japan Station podcast I sit down for a chat with the award-winning creator of the Usagi Yojimbo comic book series, Stan Sakai. About Stan Sakai Though born in Japan, Stan Sakai grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, before moving to California to pursue a career in comics. Once in California Stan went on to work with some of the most legendary figures in the comics industry, including Stan Lee and Sergio Aragones. Stan is best known as the creator of the long-running comic book series, Usagi Yojimbo. The series, which dates back to 1984, has won Stan a long list of prestigious awards, including five Eisner Awards. The main character of Usagi Yojimbo, Miyamoto Usagi, has also appeared in numerous crossovers with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Usagi Yojimbo is currently be developed into an animated TV series. Topics Discussed Stan's parents and why he was born in Japan The difference between the manga industry in Japan and the American comic book industry His work on the graphic novel adaptation of the story fo the 47 ronin (published by Dark Horse comics) How Stan got into the comic book industry The time the late-Stan Lee surprised Stan by calling him on the phone Stan's relationship with Sergio Aragones Stan's interest in Japanese history and culture Stan's wife Julie Fujii Sakai The incredible cute-ness of Chibi Usagi Usagi Yojimbo being developed into an animated TV series by Gaumont Valuable advice for aspiring comic book creators And much more! Follow Japankyo on Facebook and Twitter so you don't miss any updates!
This week on Paneled, we're reading the original Usagi Yojimbo, reissued in 1987 as "The Goblin of Adachigahara." The rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi recounts a tale from his past and confronts a fiendish foe, but not everything is as it seems in Adachigahara. Theme Song: Sweet Georgia Brown by Latché Swing Sound effects: Free Sound Archive Music: Purple Planet, Lion Free Music
The audiobook version of Paneled features only the narration portion of the show with a brief introduction to the issue. This week on Paneled, we're reading the original Usagi Yojimbo, reissued in 1987 as "The Goblin of Adachigahara." The rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi recounts a tale from his past and confronts a fiendish foe, but not everything is as it seems in Adachigahara. Theme Song: Sweet Georgia Brown by Latché Swing Sound effects: Free Sound Archive Music: Purple Planet, Lion Free Music
This Week: This seminal book collects the classic original Usagi stories chronicling a time of settling unrest and political intrigue, told through the story of a wandering and masterless samurai named Miyamoto Usagi, AKA Usagi Yojimbo! Plus, We are joined by special guest: Amy from the English Class Hooligans Podcast. Next Week: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Animal Man Buddy Baker, has gone from "super" man to family man–but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? As these new abilities continue to terrify Buddy and his wife Ellen, things take a turn for the worse as Buddy begins a startling transformation of his own that will lead him on a journey into the heart of The Red. Collected here are the first 6 issues of this dramatic new series from writer Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and artist Travel Foreman (The Immortal Iron Fist)! Episode 117- Usagi Yojimbo is out on Now! Available on ITUNES, STITCHER, GOOGLEPLAY, PODBEAN, YouTube, and TUNEIN
This Week we start our month of Animal books in a theme we’re calling: Animal Farm. First up is We3. With nervous systems amplified to match their terrifying mechanical exoskeletons, the members of Animal Weapon 3 (WE3) have the firepower of a battalion between them. But they are just the program's prototypes, and now that their testing is complete, they're slated to be permanently "decommissioned," causing them to seize their one chance to make a desperate run for freedom. Relentlessly pursued by their makers, the WE3 team must navigate a frightening and confusing world where their instincts and heightened abilities make them as much a threat as those hunting them - but a world, nonetheless, in which somewhere there is something called "home." Next Week: This seminal book collects the classic original Usagi stories chronicling a time of settling unrest and political intrigue, told through the story of a wandering and masterless samurai named Miyamoto Usagi, AKA Usagi Yojimbo! Episode 116- We3 is out on Now! Available on ITUNES, STITCHER, GOOGLEPLAY, PODBEAN, YouTube, and TUNEIN
Mon recomienda a Pablo «Usagi Yojimbo», una serie regular que ya ha pasado de los 150 números.Usagi Yojimbo nos relata las aventuras de Miyamoto Usagi, un conejo ronin en un mundo similar al Japón de la era Edo pero poblado por animales antropomórficos. Cómic de culto, destaca sobre todo por algunas cosas:El autor del cómic, Stan Sakai, se encarga de absolutamente todo el proceso creativo. Guioniza, dibuja, entinta, rotula y hace él mismo las portadas. Incluso ha coloreado en los especiales a color. Esto hace que sea una obra intensamente personal y que en los 30 años que se lleva publicando los cambios de personajes o estilo sean totalmente orgánicosLa magnífica documentación. El cómic, aparte de una entretenidísima historia de aventuras, es un catálogo de costumbres, folclore e historia japonesas. Tanto es así que en 1990 recibió el premio Parents Choice Award por su valor educativo.Las referencias. El cómic está lleno de referencias a la historia japonesa, pero también a películas (Zatoichi, Yojimbo, los 7 Samurais...), cómics (Lone Wolf and Cub) e incluso novelas de detectives o películas apartadas del género como GodzillaDescárgalo AQUÍ 223 exTreBeO micropodcast (en mp3)[BOTÓN DERECHO + GUARDAR COMO]o ESCÚCHALO online pinchando directamente.Aunque es un cómic relativamente desconocido (aunque sus seguidores son muy fieles) el personaje protagonista le suena a mucha gente, sobre todo por su participación en los cómics y series de las Tortugas Ninja (que fueron tremendamente populares). Incluso apareció un muñeco de Usagi en la línea de juguetes de las TMNT del que se vendieron más de dos millones de ejemplares. Usagi Yojimbo ha ganado, entre otros muchos premios, 5 premios Eisner a lo largo de su carrera.En España se publicó por primera vez en los '90 en una edición de Planeta deAgostini que no puedo recomendar, ya que deshizo el orden original de los cómics para meter en el primer número las apariciones de las Tortugas Ninja, mucho más populares. Aunque las historias de Usagi suelen ser auto-conclusivas hacen la lectura muy confusa. En los últimos dos años, Planeta está sacando tomos integrales muy recomendables. Los dos primeros recopilan toda la primera década de la serie, la publicada en la editorial Fantagraphics. Y ya ha salido el primer tomo de Usagi Yojimbo Saga, que recopila los primeros años en Dark Horse. Cada uno de estos tomos tiene alrededor de 600 páginas a un precio de 35€TODOS NUESTROS PODCASTS EN IVOOX(y en iTunes)
Usagi Yojimbo celebrated a 30th Anniversary in 2014. In our first single-creator spotlight episode, we celebrate Miyamoto Usagi and his creator, Stan Sakai.