Character Design for Graphic Novels with Sensei Sakai!

go · Post by go » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:24 -0700

http://www.amazon.com/Character-Design- ... 484&sr=8-1

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:57 -0700

They asked about this so long ago, I had forgotten about this book. In fact, I have not seen it. I think they used some published UY art, and sent a few questions.

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 0:35 -0700

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2982/15741266hk5.png

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Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 0:51 -0700

Who would like to point out what is wrong with this sequence?

Post by **Mayhem** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:15 -0700

Well, they ran with the original page concept for issue one instead of the published one

(spotted that in the first post and thought something looked a bit odd!)

Always like the cover to issue #92, pity I missed out on getting it...

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:36 -0700

I don't think I had ever seen the page with Gen in place of Gunichi....

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 13:02 -0700

Steve Hubbell wrote:I don't think I had ever seen the page with Gen in place of Gunichi....

That three page fragment was the very first Usagi story I drew. This was back in 1982 or '83. It had Usagi fighting that rhino.

When I drew Samurai part 1 for Fantagraphics' UY #1, I reworked that sequence. However, I had already introduced a rhino character (Gen), so changed it to a warthog.

The original 3-pager will be in my Cartoon Art Museum show.

Post by **Mayhem** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 15:32 -0700

Steve Hubbell wrote:I don't think I had ever seen the page with Gen in place of Gunichi....

Really?! All three original pages featuring Gen (as noted by Stan) are in the "Art of Usagi" pages 35-37.

Krogu · Post by **Krogu** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 16:23 -0700

Heh, i like these characters short info's.
The Samurai was my first UY Book, i remember the first shots of Gunichi...

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 22:32 -0700

Mayhem wrote:
Steve Hubbell wrote:I don't think I had ever seen the page with Gen in place of Gunichi....
Really?! All three original pages featuring Gen (as noted by Stan) are in the "Art of Usagi" pages 35-37.

I guess I must have seen the page before, but then again, it has been a while since the last time I read through the Art of Usagi book (and my memory ain't what it... what was I talking about?).