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Post by usagigoya on Feb 8, 2016 18:05:58 GMT -5
Even though Stan Sakai has been the sole creator for the Usagi Yojimbo series for over thirty years, writing, drawing, and lettering each and every story published, a fairly large number of artists (both fans and professions) have tried their hand at drawing the Ronin Rabbit.
This is the place to show off that artwork.....
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Post by usagigoya on Feb 8, 2016 18:08:55 GMT -5
And to start it all off, here are a batch which were auctioned off back in 2014 during the big CAPS Benefit Auction to raise money to help Stan and Sharon Sakai with medical expenses. Round 19  HUWJ MATSUMURA  JASON ASALA Round 17  JON J. MURAKAMI  ANSON JEW Round 13  ANDY GENEN (ND) Round 8  KEAN SOO Round 6  LAKATOS ISTVAN |
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Feb 8, 2016 19:03:25 GMT -5
Do you own all those pieces, Steve?
I don't have any Usagi art from other artists, but I know Usagi-Chan (from the main dojoboard) has a cool sketch by Art Baltazar (when we met Art Baltazar, I asked for a Lobster Johnson sketch; if I ever meet him again, it'd be cool to get an Usagi character). I'll ask her if I can post a picture.
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Post by shaxper on Feb 8, 2016 20:15:00 GMT -5
This thread makes me want to open up The Sakai Project again. What an amazing showcase of Usagi tributes! Steve, thank you for sharing these! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 8, 2016 20:54:25 GMT -5
This thread makes me want to open up The Sakai Project again. What an amazing showcase of Usagi tributes! Steve, thank you for sharing these! I love the Sakai Project book, the amount of talent showcased there was amazing so much so that it's my go to convention book now, I've had several of the artists who contributed sign their page in the book. One of favorites though is this image from Mignola celebrating 20 years of Dark Horse Comics:  |
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Post by shaxper on Feb 8, 2016 21:08:26 GMT -5
This thread makes me want to open up The Sakai Project again. What an amazing showcase of Usagi tributes! Steve, thank you for sharing these! I love the Sakai Project book, the amount of talent showcased there was amazing so much so that it's my go to convention book now, I've had several of the artists who contributed sign their page in the book. One of favorites though is this image from Mignola celebrating 20 years of Dark Horse Comics: I would love to see Mignola do a short Usagi story one day. I also want to see Guy Davis do another one. His Lone Goat and Kid short was brilliant! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 8, 2016 21:11:57 GMT -5
I love the Sakai Project book, the amount of talent showcased there was amazing so much so that it's my go to convention book now, I've had several of the artists who contributed sign their page in the book. One of favorites though is this image from Mignola celebrating 20 years of Dark Horse Comics: I would love to see Mignola do a short Usagi story one day. I also want to see Guy Davis do another one. His Lone Goat and Kid short was brilliant! I'd love to see that, and vice versa as I'd love to see Stan do a Hellboy short. |
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Post by shaxper on Feb 8, 2016 21:14:01 GMT -5
I would love to see Mignola do a short Usagi story one day. I also want to see Guy Davis do another one. His Lone Goat and Kid short was brilliant! I'd love to see that, and vice versa as I'd love to see Stan do a Hellboy short. Stan on Young Hellboy. I'd lose my mind! |
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Post by usagigoya on Feb 8, 2016 21:36:47 GMT -5
Round two, consisting of various Usagi artwork by artists other than Stan Sakai.... Katie Cook - 2007 Motor City Comic Con  Jon J. Murakami - 2015 Free Comic Book Day drawing  Savy Lim - 2014 purchase through Facebook, proceeds went to the CAPS Benefit Fund  Dougie McCoy - 2011 commission arranged through Facebook  Chris Houghton - 2012 Motor City Comic Con  Chris Schweizer - 2011 commission arranged through Facebook  Nate Piekos - 2005 purchased by mail - this was published in Usagi Yojimbo #96  Jimmy Wallin - 2009 purchased through Facebook with proceeds going to the CAPS Benefit Fund, part of an illustrated interview with Stan Sakai published in Bild & Bubbla #177 (Sweden)  Mark Brill - 2012 purchase through Facebook after it was entered in a Usagi Draw-off Challenge ran by the Oz Comics Facebook Community  Amy - 2005 gift from an extraordinary artist and fellow Dojo member  |
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Post by shaxper on Feb 8, 2016 21:41:35 GMT -5
Chris Schweizer - 2011 commission arranged through Facebook I SO want a print of this! |
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Feb 9, 2016 10:20:16 GMT -5
I'd love to see that, and vice versa as I'd love to see Stan do a Hellboy short. Stan on Young Hellboy. I'd lose my mind! Or Stan on Lobster Johnson.  |
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Post by shaxper on Feb 9, 2016 10:51:39 GMT -5
Stan on Young Hellboy. I'd lose my mind! Or Stan on Lobster Johnson. I actually never got far enough in Hellboy and BPRD to get to know LJ. Don't hate me  |
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Post by usagigoya on Feb 9, 2016 12:25:01 GMT -5
Stan on Young Hellboy. I'd lose my mind! Or Stan on Lobster Johnson. Did Stan contribute a piece to the recent Hellboy 100 book? |
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Feb 9, 2016 13:54:14 GMT -5
I'm not sure. I never got the book. I'll ask on the CBR Hellboy fan community.
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Post by maichan on Feb 9, 2016 14:44:26 GMT -5
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