Question concerning the trade collections

[Steve Hubbell]

So, if someone have all TPB's, he can say that he has ALL Stan Sakai Usagi work?!

Except for first 3 color specials, off course?

Yes, the trades collect all of the Usagi stories, including those done for other publications such as the one-pager in Oni Presents, appearances in those Dark Horse anthologies, etc.

UY Book 19 will take us all the way up to UY vol 3, #75 in the comic book series.

The three color specials will make up the first part of Book 22.

Was the watercolor story "The Guardian" from the Trilogy Tour II book (and The 20th Anniversary Art of Usagi Yojimbo Book) ever reprinted in one of the trades?

[Stan Sakai]

Was the watercolor story "The Guardian" from the Trilogy Tour II book (and The 20th Anniversary Art of Usagi Yojimbo Book) ever reprinted in one of the trades?

No, it was never printed in any of the trades. Printing a color section would increase the price of the book by far more than what I or DH are willing price it.

[Steve Hubbell]

Any chance of it getting the same treatment (re-inked) that "Return to Adachigahara" was given?

[Stan Sakai]

Any chance of it getting the same treatment (re-inked) that "Return to Adachigahara" was given?

Probably not. Besides the painted pages, I had a complete set of pencil pages for Return to Adachigahara. So it was pretty easy to ink those, especially when I asked someone else to do most of the inking.

This is not the case with The Guardian. There are no penciled pages, so I would pretty much have to redraw the entire story. The only situation that I can see where I would redo this story is if I expanded it as I did with One Night in the Cold. Besides, the Trilogy 2 Tourbook is still fairly easily available.

[Steve Hubbell]

As far as continuety goes, where would "The Guardian" fall in the sequence of stories so far?

[Stan Sakai]

As far as continuety goes, where would "The Guardian" fall in the sequence of stories so far?

It can pretty much fit almost anywhere. When I do these stand alone stories for other publications, I don't take continuity into account. I'm more concerned with finishing a job.

[bombcar]

Would it be possible to reprint the color series in a special printing, or are they still available on the open, non-collector's market?

[Stan Sakai]

Would it be possible to reprint the color series in a special printing, or are they still available on the open, non-collector's market?

I think Color Specials 2,3, & 4 are easily available. The first one is pretty hard to find. I will have copies at San Diego. If I am going to be at a con or signing near you, I'll bring them if asked.

I don't think there is enough of a demand to make reprinting the Color Specials economically feasible.

[bombcar]

Heh. I live in San Diego, so I'll be sure to stop "buy". Please reserve a copy of 1,2,3 & 4 for me.