Usagi Yojimbo #86

In "The Treasure of the Mother of Mountains Chapter Four," Usagi Yojimbo faces his toughest trial yet as he and Tomoe Ame are forced into slave labor in Lord Sanada’s brutal gold mine. With Sanada’s cruelty escalating and his ruthless enforcer Noriko "the blood princess" revealed to be Tomoe’s own cousin, the tension mounts as young Motokazu risks everything to rescue her. Written and illustrated by Stan Sakai, this gripping chapter continues the saga with the same masterful storytelling and detailed artwork that define the series, and the cover by Stan Sakai captures the story’s dark intensity.