EDITORIAL
by Kim Thompson, ED.

Kim Thompson was the editor (– ED.) during the time Fantagraphics Books produced the comic Usagi Yojimbo.

Hey, Usagi-freaks ,

You guys are probably sick and tired of my endless nattering on these introductory pages, so I'll keep this one short and sweet. If you haven't yet, be sure to check out Space Usagi, on sale now from Mirage – as I write this, the second issue has just been released and the third one is on its way. It's a fun change-of-pace story that I'm sure you'll enjoy. Also special congratulations to cover artist Tom Luth, who has colored just about every piece of color Usagi art ever done, for being nominated as "Best Colorist" in the 1992 Eisner Awards. Tom was nominated for both his work on last year's Usagi Yojimbo Color Special and a whole year's worth of Groo the Wanderer, which means that if he wins the award, it will be in the form of a tiny straitjacket. Talk about going from the sublime to the ridiculous!

And finally, a plug: if you enjoy Usagi (and if you don't, what the heck are you doing reading this??), you'll more than likely enjoy a fresh and entertaining new comic called Bone, written, illustrated, and self-published by Jeff Smith. So, I'll take my leave by saying, as we do here in humid Seattle, keep you chin up and don't let the rain get Usagi. (You-soggy...get it? Oh, boo! hisssss yourselves.)

– KIM THOMPSON, ED.