Updated Usagi Yojimbo bibliography

[Mayhem]

Cheers Steve, any idea on the sources for all of them? I have a few here myself, but wouldn't mind being able to track down the others if possible.

[Steve Hubbell]

WITTY WORLD (International Cartoon Magazine)
issue: 1 Jul/1987 magazine, 48 pgs.
Cover Art (1 page)
Cover illustration of Stan Sakai at his drawing board.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
AMAZING HEROES
issue: 187 Jan/1991 comic size magazine
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Cartoon Character (8 pages)
eight page story explaining Stan’s process of creating a new story from concept to finished art.

THE COMICS JOURNAL WINTER 2002 SPECIAL EDITION
issue: 1 Dec/2001 square bound magazine
It Begins (2 pages)
Stan Sakai shows "how he does it" during a typical day in his office.

CHAOS! COMICS, DARK HORSE COMICS, IMAGE COMICS
(WITH ASSISTANCE FROM ONI PRESS, TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS, AND OTHERS)
9-11: ARTISTS RESPOND
book: 1 Jan/2002 trade paperback
The Last Time I Was In New York (2 pages)
Stan Sakai, vividly recalling his last visit to New York City.

DARK HORSE COMICS
DARK HORSE MAVERICK 2000
issue: 1 Jul/2000 b/w comic, 48 pgs, annual
Norway (2 pages)
Stan Sakai provides a tour diary of a trip to Norway with Sergio Aragones.

AUTOBIOGRAPHIX
book: 1 Dec/2003 Trade paperback
France (6 pages)
Stan Sakai's story of his trip to France.

USAGI YOJIMBO
issue: 100 Jan/2007 b/w comic, 24 pgs.
Centennial Issue Celebrity Roast
Stan Sakai is honored by his friends and peers (with cameo appearences by various Dojo members).

RADIO COMIX
ART OF USAGI YOJIMBO
issue: 1 Apr/1997 b/w comic, 48 pgs
How I Create an Issue of Usagi Yojimbo (12 pages)
Revised and expanded version of the “Portrait of the Artist” story, with 4 new pages.

issue: 2 Jan/1998 b/w comic, 48 pages
Welcome to my Studio (2 pages)
Stan's illustrated tour of his office.

STAN SAKAI PRODUCTIONS
USAGI YOJIMBO SKETCHBOOK
issue: 3 2006 5.5 X 8.5 b/w sketchbook, 24 pgs.
Introduction (1 page)
Granada (3 pages)
Stan describes a trip to Spain with Sergio Aragones as well as the plot creation for the Usagi Yojimbo story “Sukanku”

issue: 4 2007 5.5 X 8.5 b/w sketchbook, 24 pgs.
Introduction (1 page)

WWW.USAGIYOJIMBO.COM
USAGI YOJIMBO DOJO: the Official Usagi Yojimbo website and online fan club!
issue: n/a Summer/1997 b/w, on-line story
San Diego Con (4 pages)
Stan Sakai's Adventures at the 1997 San Diego Comic Con

HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN
issue: 1 Sunday, July 15, 2001 newspaper
A Man And His Samurai Rabbit 1 page
article by: Gary Chun, illustrated by: Stan Sakai

[tru2gzus]

I thought it was about time this bad boy got moved back up to the top!

[Fanfan]

Sorry iam lazzy those last times,
what is the direct link of :
WWW.USAGIYOJIMBO.COM
USAGI YOJIMBO DOJO: the Official Usagi Yojimbo website and online fan club!
issue: n/a Summer/1997 b/w, on-line story
San Diego Con (4 pages)

[Steve Hubbell]

USAGI YOJIMBO DOJO: the Official Usagi Yojimbo website and online fan club!
issue: n/a Summer/1997 b/w, on-line story
San Diego Con (4 pages)

http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/conventions/sdcc-1997.html

[tru2gzus]

Okay, I just ran across this interesting item on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/DARK-FANTASY-17-Sta ... dZViewItem

Does anyone know what this may be? I thought of buying it if it's rare.

Thanks,
Sean

[tru2gzus]

This is probably more for the marketplace, but, I wondered if it was part of Stan's listings of appearances.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Comics-Interview-44 ... dZViewItem

[Steve Hubbell]

Dark Fantasy was a fanzine first published in 1973. Stan Sakai use to contribute to various fanzines during the early and mid 1970's. This is actually the first time I've heard mention of his inclusion in this particular one. Even though I have aquired a couple of the early fanzine appearences, I have never gotten around to adding them to my on-going bibliography (keep forgetting).

There are a couple pages of Stan's early fanzine work posted on the Dojo web-site here:
http://usagiyojimbo.com/sakai/reallifeart.html

and here:
http://usagiyojimbo.com/forum/viewtopic ... ght=escape

As far as the Comics Interview #44, it is pretty well known, but I have to admit that the ebay scan there is the worst I've ever seen....

A transcript of the interview can be found here:
http://usagiyojimbo.com/other/comint44.html

[Mayhem]

This is probably more for the marketplace, but, I wondered if it was part of Stan's listings of appearances.

Slightly better shot of the magazine here in my Usagi set heh...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayhemers/ ... 478145089/

[tru2gzus]

Thanks for the great responses. Steve, you are a well of information regarding Stan / UY!

[tru2gzus]

Ok, I came across this on Ebay:

NEWTYPE USA magazine September 2003 (Vol. 2, No. 09 - cover price 9.95)

COVER: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (A Warrior’s Resolve)
DVD: Angelic Layer

Poster: Zaion

Postcards: Ninja Scroll: The Series

Centerfold: All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!

Manga insert: Angel/Dust

Features: The Twelve Kingdoms, Infinite Ryvius, Sailor Moon, Usagi Yojimbo, [inside] Satelight


Anyone know what the UY appearance is? I did a brief search on UY Dojo, so, Todd, don't get worried that the Dojo isn't useful I just couldn't find anything and want some expert knowledge put to use! Thanks for the help!

[tru2gzus]

I found it after further searching.

A RABBITS TALE: STAN SAKAI TALKS USAGI YOJIMBO
by JENNIFER CONTINO (NEWTYPE USA, VOLUME 2 #9, SEPTEMBER 2003)

I guess now I can say it was my excuse to put the bibliography back near the top where people won't forget it!!

p.s. "a PVC set of figurines, featuring seven different characters" is a quote from Steven Ng as he reviewed the magazine article. Did these figures ever come to light? I guess I'd have bought them by now if they did. So, why didn't they?

[Steve Hubbell]

Jennifer Contino has been a very active supporter of Usagi Yojimbo, having published more interviews with Stan than anyone else I've ever run across.
Here is a list of her interviews....


BITCHIN’ BUNNY: 5 MINUTES WITH STAN SAKAI ON USAGI YOJIMBO
By Jennifer M. Contino (Wizardworld.Com, June 21, 2001)

YOJIMBOS, RABBITS, AND LEGENDS: NINETEEN YEARS AND THREE PUBLISHERS LATER, USAGI YOJIMBO IS STILL GOING STRONG. THE PULSE SPEAKS WITH STAN SAKAI
By Jennifer Contino (The Pulse, February 6, 2003)

A RABBITS TALE: STAN SAKAI TALKS USAGI YOJIMBO
By Jennifer Contino (Newtype Usa, Volume 2 #9, September 2003)

STAN SAKAI TALKS USAGI YOJIMBO'S BIRTHDAY, RABBIT TURNS 20
By Jennifer M. Contino (The Pulse, April 27, 2004)

USAGI YOJIMBO AT 100
By Jennifer M. Contino (The Pulse, December 12, 2006)

[Steve Hubbell]

PIN-UPS

MIRAGE PRESS
Donatello
Feb/1986 issue # 1 Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Jul/2006 issue # 25 Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Dec/2008 issue # 53 Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi and Leonardo)

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Amazing Heroes
Apr 15, 1988 issue # 138 Swimsuit Pin-up (featuring Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy)
May 1, 1989 issue # 164 Swimsuit Pin-up (featuring Storm)
May 1, 1989 issue # 164 Swimsuit Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi, Nilson Groundthumper, and Hermy)
Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Special
Jun/1990 issue # 1 Swimsuit Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi)
Jun/1991 issue # 2 Swimsuit Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi)
Jun/1992 issue # 3 Swimsuit Pin-up (featuring “Space” Usagi)

RENEGADE PRESS
Ms. Tree
Jul/1989 issue # 50 Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi and Ms. Tree)

ARCHIE COMICS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Meet The Conservation Corps Special
1992 issue # 1 Pin-up (featuring the Conservation Corps)

KITCHEN SINK
Images Of Omaha
1992 issue # 1 Pin-up (featuring Omaha the Cat Dancer)

CONTINÜM COMICS
The Dark Convention Book
Oct/1993 issue # 2 Pin-up (featuring the Dark)

CARTOON BOOKS
Bone
May/1994 issue # 14 Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi and Bone)

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Warrior Nun Areala: Portraits
Mar/1996 issue # 1 pin-up (featuring Areala)

PROTOPLASM PRESS
Amoeba Adventures
May/1996 issue # 22 Pin-up (featuring Tomoe Ame and Prometheus the amoeba)

HIGH TOP COMICS
Brinke Of Destruction
Jan/1997 issue # 3 Pin-up (featuring Brinke Stevens)

DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal (Call of the Worm part 2)
May/1997 issue # 9 Pin-up (featuring Hiroaki Samura’s character Manji)
Dark Horse 20 Years
Jul/2006 issue # 1 Pin-up (featuring Frank Miller’s Sin City characters)

ARROW COMICS
August
Aug/1998 issue # 1 Pin-up (featuring Scott Rosema’s character August)

CPM PRESS
Chirality
July/1999 book # 3 Pin-up (featuring Sataoshi Urushihara's characters Shiori, Vic and Carol)

EXHIBIT A PRESS
Supernatural Law
Feb/2000 issue # 25 Pin-up (featuring Wolff and Byrd and the Obakeneko)

ATLANTIS FANTASYWORLD
The Song Of Mykal: Atlantis Fantasyworld 25th Anniversary Comic
Jun/2001 issue # 1 Pin-up (featuring “Space” Usagi)

ONI PRESS
Marquis: Devil's Reign: Hell's Courtesan
Feb/2002 issue # 1 pin-up (featuring Guy Davis' character The Marquis)

TOP COW / IMAGE
No Honor
Nov/2003 book # 1 Pin-up (featuring Fiona Kai Avery’s characters Tannen and Random)

GAGNE INTERNATIONAL PRESS
Zed
Jun/2005 issue # 6 Pin-up (featuring Michel Gagne’s character Zed)

ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS
Mouse Guard: Winter 1152
Oct / 2007 issue # 2 Pin-up (featuring Miyamoto Usagi and Sade)

[tru2gzus]

I found it after further searching.

A RABBITS TALE: STAN SAKAI TALKS USAGI YOJIMBO
by JENNIFER CONTINO (NEWTYPE USA, VOLUME 2 #9, SEPTEMBER 2003)

I guess now I can say it was my excuse to put the bibliography back near the top where people won't forget it!!

p.s. "a PVC set of figurines, featuring seven different characters" is a quote from Steven Ng as he reviewed the magazine article. Did these figures ever come to light? I guess I'd have bought them by now if they did. So, why didn't they?

Many of the new comics from Dark Horse have an ad for pvc figures from many of their comics. I'm bummed that they didn't do an Usagi set. Anyone have any info on if one is forthcoming? Stan, do you have to request such things or do they come to you about doing them? It'd be nice to see some new figures from UY.