by Kevin Wolf   I never thought I’d be reviewing an Usagi Yojimbo volume for www.graphicmedicine.org. This long running series (1984 to present; Issues 1 – 284+; 41+ graphic novel collections; in Japanese the title of the series means “rabbit bodyguard”) tells the story of an anthropomorphic samurai rabbit named Miyamoto Usagi who wanders the countryside of medieval Japan during the Edo period (early 17th century) on a musho shugyō (warrior’s pilgrimage). Some supernatural Japanese mythologies, samurai stories, romance, and spoofs often accompany Usagi in his wanderings. I’ve been reading Usagi’s story since at least the 1990s and have collected… Read More