Episode 137 – Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter

<p>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!</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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?</p> <p><strong>Discussed in This Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Runaways (the Usagi story, not the Marvel comic)</li> <li>The Hidden Fortress</li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Morning:_Cartoons%27_Greatest_Hits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Morning: Cartoons’ Greatest Hits</a></li> <li>Groo the Wanderer</li> <li>Space Usagi and Senso from The Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends</li> <li>Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles</li> </ul> <p>Join us in two weeks as we discuss Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm!</p> <p>Until then:<br /> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-comics-canon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise</a>!<br /> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comics-canon/id1074541605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate us on Apple Podcasts</a>!<br /> <a href="mailto:letters@comicscanon.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Send us an email!</a><br /> Hit us up on <a href="https://twitter.com/thecomicscanon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> or <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/thecomicscanon/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a>!</p> <p>And as always, thanks for listening!</p>