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Post by shaxper on Feb 21, 2016 8:55:36 GMT -5
 Published: February 1997 Synopsis: Usagi recounts the battle that cost Lord Mifune his life and, for the first time, reveals how he got the scar over his left eye. Notes: Originally published in watercolors for the hardcover edition of Book 4: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy Origin of Usagi's scar Discuss the issue and/or post full reviews below! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 29, 2016 9:50:43 GMT -5
Man, I think I need to track down a version of this with the watercolors! The story itself is a pretty thrilling look at the battle where Usagi lost his lord but I can only imagine how much more evocative it would be in Stan's water colors.
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Mar 29, 2016 9:56:48 GMT -5
Man, I think I need to track down a version of this with the watercolors! The story itself is a pretty thrilling look at the battle where Usagi lost his lord but I can only imagine how much more evocative it would be in Stan's water colors. I think the watercolor version appears in The Art of Usagi Yojimbo. I'm not positive, though, so I'll check later today. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 29, 2016 10:01:01 GMT -5
Man, I think I need to track down a version of this with the watercolors! The story itself is a pretty thrilling look at the battle where Usagi lost his lord but I can only imagine how much more evocative it would be in Stan's water colors. I think the watercolor version appears in The Art of Usagi Yojimbo. I'm not positive, though, so I'll check later today. I think I'm going to need to pick that up even if it doesn't have this story, it looks awesome. |
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Post by stillpoint on Oct 29, 2016 0:31:23 GMT -5
The inks in the flashback are by Sergio Aragones. I remember thinking that the horses' faces looked like those in Groo. In fact, all of it looks Groo-ish. Really drives home the influence an inker has.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 29, 2016 9:30:15 GMT -5
The inks in the flashback are by Sergio Aragones. I remember thinking that the horses' faces looked like those in Groo. In fact, all of it looks Groo-ish. Really drives home the influence an inker has. I did not know this. The original was in watercolor, wasn't it? Maybe Sergio inked the black and white version that shows up in the trades. |
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Post by usagigoya on Oct 29, 2016 12:29:26 GMT -5
This issue actually had three short stories.....
Feb/1997 - issue #10 - Return to Adachi Plain (Revised from watercolor version in Book 4 s/n edition with inks by Sergio Aragones)
Feb/1997 - issue #10 - The Crossing (featuring Jei San)
Feb/1997 - issue #10 - Patience of the Spider (featuring General Ikeda)
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Post by shaxper on Oct 29, 2016 17:36:52 GMT -5
Feb/1997 - issue #10 - Patience of the Spider (featuring General Ikeda) Wasn't that Ikeda's first appearance? |
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Post by stillpoint on Nov 1, 2016 0:03:41 GMT -5
Feb/1997 - issue #10 - Patience of the Spider (featuring General Ikeda) Wasn't that Ikeda's first appearance? I'm pretty sure it is. However, I did not know "Return to Adachi Plain" was originally watercolored; I guess I've read it only in later collections. |
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Post by randomjc on Mar 12, 2017 20:38:47 GMT -5
I'm going to admit how dense, and quicklyrics I've digested these, I never realized this was a scar. Feel pretty stupid, lol.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 13, 2017 9:08:06 GMT -5
I'm going to admit how dense, and quicklyrics I've digested these, I never realized this was a scar. Feel pretty stupid, lol. No, I had the exact same reaction when I first read this. I'd always assumed it was an expressive eyebrow. |
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Post by randomjc on Mar 13, 2017 9:55:41 GMT -5
I'm going to admit how dense, and quicklyrics I've digested these, I never realized this was a scar. Feel pretty stupid, lol. No, I had the exact same reaction when I first read this. I'd always assumed it was an expressive eyebrow. I skimmed all the way back and it looked very obvious in retrospect. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 13, 2017 10:20:47 GMT -5
I'm going to admit how dense, and quicklyrics I've digested these, I never realized this was a scar. Feel pretty stupid, lol. Don't... I wondered for a long time whether it was a scar or whether Usagi was prone to frowning. (The scar isn't always visible, in any case). |
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Post by randomjc on Mar 13, 2017 12:02:24 GMT -5
I'm going to admit how dense, and quicklyrics I've digested these, I never realized this was a scar. Feel pretty stupid, lol. Don't... I wondered for a long time whether it was a scar or whether Usagi was prone to frowning. (The scar isn't always visible, in any case). It's ok. I feel dense most days. For a minute reading it I thought that the scar was just a new thing being added, and only on looking back did I truly see just how much it was there. |
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Post by brutalis on Feb 12, 2018 8:16:35 GMT -5
Just read this yesterday. For the black and white version Aragone's inking makes this very different looking and helps to highlight this as Usagi's memories. Gonna have to track down a watercolor version to see just how different it may look. A lot of story packed into so few pages showing how much depth Stan has a true writer/artist combo.
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