Usagi Yojimbo #53

In "Vendetta," Usagi Yojimbo faces a personal reckoning as he tracks down the four ronin responsible for his father’s death—only to find three of them now part of a brutal gang. With the odds stacked against him and his own honor on the line, Usagi must navigate a dangerous alliance to survive. Written and illustrated by Stan Sakai, this 2001 issue delivers a tense, character-driven story with the artist’s signature blend of action and quiet intensity, and the cover by Stan Sakai captures the weight of the moment in stark, expressive lines.