Usagi Yojimbo/TMNT: The Complete Collection Announced!

[AlZarkovski]

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The complete Usagi Yojimbo / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle story collection!

Comics master Stan Sakai has been curating crossover stories between his creation, Usagi Yojimbo, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for decades, and now every one of those stories is collected in one place! This beautiful tome is the perfect addition for any Usagi Yojimbo or TMNT fan!

While Usagi Yojimbo embarks on the warrior's pilgrimage throughout Edo-era Japan, using his samurai skills to help those in need, four teenage brothers in a half shell from the sewers of New York City protect their home from crime utilizing their ninja capabilities. Both fighting for good and prevailing over evil, it's only fitting that they meet up and join forces.

Paperback: 132 pages
Publisher: Dark Horse Books (October 9, 2018 )
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1506709508
ISBN-13: 978-1506709505

https://www.amazon.com/Usagi-Yojimbo-Teenage-Mutant-Turtles/dp/1506709508/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523296178&sr=1-6&keywords=ninja+turtles

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Nice!

Glad I haven't bothered to pick up a trade of the TMNT/Usagi IDW story yet... this will be a much better addition to the shelf. :tcool:

[CyberCubed]

Does this include the Peter Laird drawn Usagi crossover, or just Stan Sakai's?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Does this include the Peter Laird drawn Usagi crossover, or just Stan Sakai's?

It doesn't say, but I'm willing to bet it does.

[neatoman]

Does this include the Peter Laird drawn Usagi crossover, or just Stan Sakai's?

I didn't doubt it would. Now that you brought it up I'm questioning wheter or not I should buy that edition coming out this week.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I didn't doubt it would. Now that you brought it up I'm questioning wheter or not I should buy that edition coming out this week.

I'd wait. I actually held off on getting the previous editions because I didn't want to double dip if something better came along later. I'm not a huge Usagi fan, so I could wait. :trazz:

[Powder]

If this really is ALL of them, then count me in.

[CyberCubed]

The listing is 132 pages so can't we figure it out? The recent IDW crossover was 40 pages, wasn't it? And a lot of the old Mirage crossovers were only like 10 pages each.

What else could be there besides sketch pages or stuff?

[DevilSpooky]

Paperback only? :tcry:

[Andrew NDB]

Wait, so Dark Horse is putting this out?

[oldmanwinters]

Wait, so Dark Horse is putting this out?

Makes me wonder if IDW and Dark Horse entered into a "we publish one, you publish one" agreement kinda like how IDW and DC have handled the various Batman/TMNT crossovers.

[TurtleWA]

This looks cool! Hopefully it offers something unique though. I’ve been wanting to get into reading more Usagi. Thinking about picking up the collected editions. I’m not sure why I would get this though. I think most of the TMNT stories are already collected in the currently available Usagi stuff. And I have the IDW crossover already. Hmm. :tconfuse:

[Leebo]

At only 132 pages this is going to look small compared to the other books in this series, the previous volumes are all 500 or more pages. Maybe this is just the first of several smaller books for usagi.

[Nortock Diab]

We can expect :

- Turtle Soup vol.1 #1 short-story (Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew)
[4 pages]

- Peter Laird Usagi Yojimbo vol.2 #10 back-up story (The Crossing)
[8 pages]

- Shell Shock TPB short story (The Treaty)
[6 pages]

- Usagi Yojimbo vol2. #1-3 (Shades of Green)
[3*20 pages]

- Recent crossover TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo (Namazu, or the Big Fish Story)
[~40 pages]

- Possible crossover pin-ups (one from the early days from Donatello Micro-series #1 and one from Tales vol.2 #25)

Regarding The Crossing, Stan Sakai would have said :
"Namazu will be printed in color but the other stories will be b/w. There may be some color pin-ups, but I'm not sure. The only story that readers may not be familiar with is The Crossing by Peter Laird, which, to my knowledge, has not been reprinted since it was published in Fantagraphics' UY #10."

To be confirmed, I was told of this and couldn't find where he would have said that.

[Mayhem]

The above came straight from Stan's mouth himself, so you can trust it ;)

[Nortock Diab]

:twink:
I bet you are the one who sent me this quote on Facebook :tgrin:.
Did Stan say this on Facebook as well? I would be curious to read the whole thread.
Thanks!

[Nortock Diab]

I did not notice the introduction by Peter Laird!
That's a really nice addition :tgrin:.

[Shargor]

According to Dark Horse, the book will include 1987’s “Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew,” 1988’s “The Crossing,” 1989’s “The Treaty” 1992’s “Shades of Green” and “Namazu,” published in 2017 by TMNT license-holder IDW Publishing. It’s also said to include bonus material by Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai.

Officially confirmed: https://www.cbr.com/usagi-yojimbo-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-team-up-collection/

[Allio]

so aside from the Turtle Soup/Rabbit stew in the Namazu hard cover collection what else has been collected recently?

Or was that it?

[DrSpengler]

so aside from the Turtle Soup/Rabbit stew in the Namazu hard cover collection what else has been collected recently?

Or was that it?

From what I can tell, there are four major editions of this thing.

1) Original floppy one-shot, just containing Namazu (from IDW)

2) Hardcover version of one-shot, containing Namazu and Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew (IDW)

3) Special Edition hardcover of one-shot, containing Namazu, Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew, and The Treaty (IDW)

4) TMNT/Usagi trade paperback that this thread is about containing Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Crossing, the Treaty, and Shades of Green 1-3 (Dark Horse)

Jeez. I liked the story and all, but these releases, all in rapid succession, all containing just a liiiiiiiittle bit more than the last release, really milked the hell out of things. I kinda like that Dark Horse cut IDW off at the pass and just released an edition with EVERY TMNT/Usagi crossover in it.

Otherwise, we probably could've looked forward to IDW putting out the Super Special Edition, featuring Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Treaty, and the Crossing, followed a month later by the Super Duper Special Edition, featuring Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Treaty, The Crossing and Shades of Green Part 1, followed two months later by the Hyper Super Duper Special Edition, featuring...

You can see where I'm going with this.

[oldmanwinters]

From what I can tell, there are four major editions of this thing.

1) Original floppy one-shot, just containing Namazu (from IDW)

2) Hardcover version of one-shot, containing Namazu and Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew (IDW)

3) Special Edition hardcover of one-shot, containing Namazu, Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew, and The Treaty (IDW)

4) TMNT/Usagi trade paperback that this thread is about containing Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Crossing, the Treaty, and Shades of Green 1-3 (Dark Horse)

Jeez. I liked the story and all, but these releases, all in rapid succession, all containing just a liiiiiiiittle bit more than the last release, really milked the hell out of things. I kinda like that Dark Horse cut IDW off at the pass and just released an edition with EVERY TMNT/Usagi crossover in it.

Otherwise, we probably could've looked forward to IDW putting out the Super Special Edition, featuring Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Treaty, and the Crossing, followed a month later by the Super Duper Special Edition, featuring Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Treaty, The Crossing and Shades of Green Part 1, followed two months later by the Hyper Super Duper Special Edition, featuring...

You can see where I'm going with this.

I was cool waiting a few weeks for #2, and paying about the same price for it as the original floppy release's retail price. I already own all the older stuff, so I guess I'll just wait for the next Usagi/TMNT crossover.

[CyberCubed]

At least Peter Laird's Usagi crossover is finally being collected, to my knowledge its never been reprinted anywhere before now. It's almost worth it for that alone.

[John Pannozzi]

http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?p=59549#p59549When DH negotiated the TMNT/UY: Namazu crossover, they also included the right to publish a complete crossover book. I think the rights had a deadline, though, and that is why it is coming out so soon on the heels of the Namazu expanded edition.

Namazu will be printed in color but the other stories will be b/w. There may be some color pin-ups, but I'm not sure. The only story that readers may not be familiar with is The Crossing by Peter Laird, which, to my knowledge, has not been reprinted since it was published in Fantagraphics' UY #10.

Hare Today, Hare Tomorrow will not be in this collection because, though it was published by Mirage, it is a Usagi Yojimbo/Space Usagi story.

The Compleat (yes, I wanted it spelled this way) TMNT/Usagi Crossover book is scheduled for the fall.

[Nortock Diab]

Thanks.

I don't remember Hare Today, Hare tomorrow to feature the TMNT anyway...

[Mayhem]

Was forgetting we'd relaxed the anon restrictions on the Usagi Dojo board (there was a spate of spam a few years ago that took ages to remedy) so that anyone not a member there can still read the posts. Thanks for posting and reminding me! (yes I'm an admin there heh)

[Shark_Blade]

Already have em on my Dark Horse app and the giant hardcopy of Usagi Collection. :tlove:

[usagigoya]

From what I can tell, there are four major editions of this thing.

1) Original floppy one-shot, just containing Namazu (from IDW)

2) Hardcover version of one-shot, containing Namazu and Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew (IDW)

3) Special Edition hardcover of one-shot, containing Namazu, Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew, and The Treaty (IDW)

4) TMNT/Usagi trade paperback that this thread is about containing Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Crossing, the Treaty, and Shades of Green 1-3 (Dark Horse)

Jeez. I liked the story and all, but these releases, all in rapid succession, all containing just a liiiiiiiittle bit more than the last release, really milked the hell out of things. I kinda like that Dark Horse cut IDW off at the pass and just released an edition with EVERY TMNT/Usagi crossover in it.

Otherwise, we probably could've looked forward to IDW putting out the Super Special Edition, featuring Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Treaty, and the Crossing, followed a month later by the Super Duper Special Edition, featuring Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Treaty, The Crossing and Shades of Green Part 1, followed two months later by the Hyper Super Duper Special Edition, featuring...

You can see where I'm going with this.

You forgot one.....

0. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Samurai Special (nn) July 2017 (IDW)
featuring "Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew" and "The Treaty"

Distributed only at the San Diego Comic Art Gallery show and included in the SDCC 2017 Exclusive Usagi Yojimbo figure package.

[pferreira]

Thanks for the heads up. Added to my Amazon wishlist. :)

[The Fifth Turtle]

So by purchasing the complete collection, I can pick up every story that Usagi and the turtles have ever been in together correct? Including the most recent crossover and dating back to the very first? (As in EVERYTHING?).

[Mayhem]

Believe so ;)

[Redrumh2o]

Soooo....is there a hardcover of this?

[funatic]

From what I can tell, there are four major editions of this thing.

1) Original floppy one-shot, just containing Namazu (from IDW)

2) Hardcover version of one-shot, containing Namazu and Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew (IDW)

3) Special Edition hardcover of one-shot, containing Namazu, Turtle Soup & Rabbit Stew, and The Treaty (IDW)

4) TMNT/Usagi trade paperback that this thread is about containing Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Crossing, the Treaty, and Shades of Green 1-3 (Dark Horse)

Jeez. I liked the story and all, but these releases, all in rapid succession, all containing just a liiiiiiiittle bit more than the last release, really milked the hell out of things. I kinda like that Dark Horse cut IDW off at the pass and just released an edition with EVERY TMNT/Usagi crossover in it.

Otherwise, we probably could've looked forward to IDW putting out the Super Special Edition, featuring Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Treaty, and the Crossing, followed a month later by the Super Duper Special Edition, featuring Namazu, Turtle Soup, The Treaty, The Crossing and Shades of Green Part 1, followed two months later by the Hyper Super Duper Special Edition, featuring...

You can see where I'm going with this.

Oof. Agreed. I've already triple-dipped on this. Held out for the first hardcover but then found David Petersen's variant of the floppy... then I couldn't resist getting Stan's special cover (with sketch and bookplate!) of the "Special" edition that just came out. Now this news drops right after that. I already own all the shorts in their original publications.... what am I doing!? :trolleye:

[Mewzard]

Soooo....is there a hardcover of this?

A good question. I'd prefer a hardcover option, if possible.

[Mayhem]

No hardcover sadly, it will be softcover only.

[Redrumh2o]

Im gonna hold out for a hardcover.....so far just about everything has come out hardcover eventually

[DevilSpooky]

Im gonna hold out for a hardcover.....so far just about everything has come out hardcover eventually

Same here, but I'll get this eventually if they don't release one though, this is too good to miss.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Might be a silly question, but is in it full colour?

[AlZarkovski]

Might be a silly question, but is in it full colour?
Post #23 in this thread.

[Allio]

15 isn’t too bad a price. Will probably pick this up and give my other copy to a friend