Dark Horse Announces New ‘Usagi Yojimbo’ Mini-Series And Omnibus Editions

Stan Sakai's name has been in the news lately as the Cartoon Art Professional Society has been raising money to help pay the medical bills for his wife, Sharon, who suffers a debilitating illness. That financial setback hasn't stopped the prolific creator of Usagi Yojimbo from working, however. Indeed a new, six-issue miniseries titled Usagi Yojimbo: Senso is set to start in August. Plus, in celebration of the character's 30th anniversary, Dark Horse will publish The Usagi Yojimbo Saga, a series of omnibus collections will gather the samurai rabbit's adventures.

Here's how Dark Horse described Sakai's new Usagi mini-series, which puts a slightly different spin on the character:

Twenty years in his future, Miyamoto Usagi fights as a general for Lord Noriyuki, against the treacherous Lord Hikiji. In the fury of the final battle, a metal rocket crashes to earth—and inside is an enemy that neither side could have ever imagined! Witness the final fates of your favorite Usagi characters, in this all-new samurai epic with a startling science fiction twist!

The first issue comes to comic shops August 6.

The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Vol. 1 comes out October 15 and includes Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 2 #1-#16 and Vol. 3 #1-#6. It will be available in both hardcover and paperback editions.