shaxper
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Post by shaxper on Mar 13, 2016 10:41:59 GMT -5
Published: Dark Horse Presents #140, February 1999 Synopsis: Usagi aids a village of farmers in delivering their taxes before a bang of greedy brigands can steal them, but not all is what it seems. Notes: Discuss the issue and/or post full reviews below!
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 1, 2016 18:28:14 GMT -5
The art was a little sketchier than usual but the story was a lot of fun. It's not often that Usagi gets tricked(other than by Gen) so it was fun to see that he isn't always on top.
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Post by stillpoint on Nov 15, 2016 2:28:19 GMT -5
This is only an 8-page story, and maybe the twist is telegraphed a bit by the peasant's understated reaction when his comrades are attacked, but I think this is a gem. Not only--as thwhtguardian said--is Usagi rarely deceived, but the old peasant doubles down on the con game by expecting payment for being a guide.
My favorite part, however, is how Usagi's anger at being powerless to stop the attack is portrayed. He stares grimly down from the cliff's edge for 3 or 4 panels, and when he later encounters a different set of bandits, his expression is wonderfully dark and threatening but not crazed. Then he demands they step aside because he's "in no mood to be gracious". Unusual bravado from Usagi. (Spoiler: they don't step aside.)
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Post by brutalis on May 7, 2018 8:29:48 GMT -5
This one shows Usagi's general naivety and gullibility at times in being taken advantage of (does he even recognize this happened?) by the villagers and the peasant. Gen would have never fallen for their trickery. In the end though Usagi does end up protecting the gold even if he doesn't know it.
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