Usagi Yojimbo #133

Rain lashes down as Usagi — the white rabbit ronin, swords drawn — battles a fierce crowd of armed animal warriors in front of a massive taiko drum, and the energy leaping off this Stan Sakai cover is palpable. Part two of the "Taiko" arc promises the kind of rain-soaked, outnumbered standoff that makes this long-running Dark Horse series such a pleasure. Sakai's linework is as expressive and kinetic as ever, every attacker's snarl and Usagi's determined scowl telling a story all on their own.