Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai

Comics have a rich tradition of featuring anthropomorphic characters on worldly adventures, but few have reached the cultural success of Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo. Its Eastern influences are clear from the start; Usagi Yojimbo is set in the Edo period of feudal Japan and stars Miyamoto Usagi, a rabbit sellsword wandering the countryside. Sakai’s artwork recalls classic Japanese pieces, updated for a more traditional approach to storytelling that echoes the evolution of manga over time. Usagi Yojimbo, which made its debut in 1984, is one of the longest running OEL manga series to date, and new issues are still being released through Dark Horse Comics. And throughout the book’s 30-plus years of existence, Sakai has never disappointed; whether he’s experimenting with the medium, toying between historic adventures, sci-fi epics or humorous one-offs, or even letting Usagi Yojimbo hop into crossovers with a certain young adult group of irradiated reptiles, Sakai’s creation and work stands tall as a prominent fixture in the comic community.

from: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/10-essential-oel-manga-that-belong-in-every-comic.html