Usagi Yojimbo #18

This fourth chapter of the "Grasscutter" saga brings together three familiar figures from feudal Japan — Usagi the rabbit ronin, sword at his side, flanked by the young Lord Noriyuki and the composed cat warrior Tomoe Ame, all three dressed in period robes and wearing expressions that suggest serious business ahead. Stan Sakai's cover art captures the trio with his signature warmth and precision, framing them against a traditional wooden façade that evokes the world of Edo-period Japan he has made so vividly his own. A great entry point into one of 1998's most rewarding ongoing storylines in anthropomorphic comics.