Recently I attended the Stumptown Comicfest in Portland OR. There I had the privilege to meet my favorite author/artist of all time STAN SAKAI. I'm not really big on getting autographs or meeting celebrities, but I wasn't gunna miss a chance to meet the nicest guys in comics these days.
In case you guys don't know who Stan Sakai is, he is the writer/artist of the greatest comic in the known world Usagi Yojimbo. Usagi Yjimbo is the tale of a lone wandering samurai name Miyamoto Usagi who ventures through feudal Japan. Did I mention he's a rabbit? Yea that's a right, a Rabbit. I'm such a sucker for anthropomorphic animals. Usagi Yojimbo has supplied me with hours upon hours of enjoyment and happiness, so when i had the chance to meet the writer of this masterpiece I was first in line. Literally, I was the first fan there on opening day to greet him. Being the fanboy that I am, of course I had to out do all the other geeks there by giving him a present for creating my favorite hero. The gift came from the creative mind of my girlfriend Makayla. She is a master at the art of Nerdigurumi. We came up with the idea of crocheting him a little Usagi doll, and boy did he love it! We watched him play with it even after we recieved our autographs and moved on. I was so proud to have given him so much joy after the endless amount of joy he has given me. I really hope he placed it on his mantel or on his drawing table, but more than likely he threw it in a box somewhere never to be seen again, but I can hope.
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Behold the greatest Usagi Doll in all the land. |
Thats awesome ! I met him in 1999 and he drew me a quick sketch on a comic book backboard.
ReplyDeletefreaking sweet as hell...I've been trying to track down the 2004 version for a while... by any chance did you get your hands on the limited statue? It's amazing.
ReplyDeleteI got the statue of young Usagi riding on Katsuichi's shoulders, it's very cool.
ReplyDeleteI got the watch and a t-shirt and many issues, he autographed all the books I bought through Heritage Books - and calendars etc etc. I like the reality of the costumes among other things
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