Usagi Yojimbo continues to be among my Top Five comics. While other titles come and go on my list of favorites, Stan Sakai’s rabbit samurai remains one of those books that I immediately grab from my latest pile. I really think that if some folks could get over the fact that Sakai uses 'funny animals' as his main characters the sales on this book would rival many of the lesser titles from the Big Two.

The current story line involves the “Lone Goat & Kid” characters created by Sakai in homage to the manga classic “Lone Wolf and Cub”. As in the original book, Yagi (the Lone Goat) is a samurai hunted by a corrupt lord and his men. Traveling with son, Gorogoro, Yagi seeks to remain free and to raise his son as best he can in the Way of the Warrior. For the first time, this pair meets Jotaro, Usagi’s son (although Jotaro himself is unaware of this fact, thinking that Usagi is his uncle). At the end of the previous storyline, Jotaro had become separated from his father and was in fact, feared killed. Discovering that his son remains alive, Usagi attempts to trail the lad, unaware that Jotaro is in mortal danger.

If you're hesitating picking up a book that already has a long history and such a large cast you might want to check out the Usagi Yojimbo website. I don't think that you'll be disappointed.