Thursday, December 10, 2009

Miyamoto Usagi

Miyamoto Usagi, the Ronin rabbit from the award winning comic Usagi Yojimbo which was created by Stan Sakai.  Set primarily in the Japanese Edo period (7th Century, otherwise known as the "shogun" period) Usagi wanders the land on a musha shugyo (warrior's pilgrimage) occasionally selling his services as a bodyguard.  Usagi Yojimbo takes much of its inspiration from swordsman Miyamoto Musashi as well as icons of Japanese cinema such as Lone Wolf and Cub....with a little Sergio Aragones' "Groo the Wanderer" thrown in for go measure.

Original sketch by Mark Feltham
Inks and Colors by Phillipthe2

Original sketch by megatigertron
Inks and Colors by Phillipthe2

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