Usagi Yojimbo #16
In "Showdown," Stan Sakai delivers a poignant flashback that deepens the mystery of Kitsune, the cunning thief traveling with Gen. As her latest heist goes awry, the memory of her past as a street-smart orphan rises, revealing the humble, hard-won origins of her skills. With Sakai handling every aspect of the art and lettering, the story unfolds with quiet precision, grounded in the world of Usagi Yojimbo’s timeless samurai landscape.
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As a thief, all that matters is skill and quarry, and few know this as much as the master thief, Kitsune. While on the road with her new traveling partner, Gen, the lady of pocket picking finds her own pockets picked, which makes her nostalgic. And so begins the story of Kitsune's youth. The daughter of a prosperous merchant fallen on bad times, Kitsune grew up homeless on the street, stealing to survive. Though she is certainly an expert at thievery now, she wasn't always.
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