Usagi Yojimbo #38

Stan Sakai's cover for issue #38 brings together a compelling trio of anthropomorphic samurai figures — Usagi himself front and center in his teal kimono, gripping his swords with focused intensity, flanked by a stern lion-like warrior carrying a staff and a scarred rhinoceros companion in a purple patterned robe. The story is titled "Reunion," and this assembled group portrait feels like exactly that — characters with shared history standing shoulder to shoulder. Published by Dark Horse in 2000, this is Sakai's singular world of feudal Japan rendered with warmth, wit, and unmistakable craft.