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Post by shaxper on Feb 15, 2016 10:56:19 GMT -5
 Published: April 1992 Synopsis: Usagi must help the tormented ghost of a general find its rest. Notes: Discuss the issue and/or post full reviews below! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 25, 2016 12:50:05 GMT -5
Right off the bat this is a pretty unique issue in that it's by Sakai but plotted by his good friend Sergio Aragones. I really love it when friends in the comic book world collaborate as the outcomes are almost always awesome and this story is no exception to the rule.
I love to hear a good ghost story, some would say live to hear them, and this is a great one. In many ways it follows a very typical plot structure, the stranger comes to a new town and learns it's ghostly past and helps the town face the spirit and help it pass on but the addition of the look into Japanese culture and the act of Seppuku makes it really stand out.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 25, 2016 13:39:36 GMT -5
This one always struck a deep emotional chord with me. A need for honor that deep, even beyond death, is stunning. Another great reminder that Usagi belongs to a culture very different from our own.
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