Usagi Yojimbo #14

The "Grasscutter" saga continues in this 1997 Dark Horse issue, with Stan Sakai's cover presenting a heavily armored samurai — a feline warrior in full feudal regalia, sword in hand — standing before a dramatic red banner backdrop. Behind him, a sailing ship burns on the water, flames tearing through its masts in a scene that evokes the chaos of ancient naval warfare. As the fourth prologue to the Grasscutter arc, this issue promises the kind of richly detailed feudal world that makes Sakai's work so rewarding.