Collectable, strange dreams, and fanservice
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 13:01 -0700
So the first part of this is well odd. Once in a while, being a obsessive fan and collector of almost anything, (takes great will power to not buy everything I see from a series I like), I had this strange dream. I was at this comic shop which was a mix of my primary comic shop and every other comic shop I have ever been to. I had no idea why I was there, except that I was just stopping in to look around. The dealer is talking to me and as I turn around there it is on his counter two collectible, fully articulate, 36' tall Usagi Figures. As I wright this I feel silly, and like I said rarely do I have dreams like this. 
Anyway, they looked awesome. Their were two types, one in his traditional kimono, hakama, and what have yha. The other Usagi figure was dressed in very detailed samurai armor. They both came with a sort of diorama set up in the box. Now you ask how much these two figures go for in my dream, well they were 15.00 bucks. Yhea, even I remember thinking in the dream, that can not be right, I got to have one!! Damn this is a dream 
Anyway even now I can remember them, and wish they were real. LOL
Now for the second half. After seeing all the fan art folk here have gathered either drawn by themselves, or by Stan, or even by other artist in the business, I came to wonder which artist I like to see draw Usagi. Have they drawn him for Stan as part of a art trade? Has anyone else had these guys draw Usagi or company. So with out further delay I give you my list of people I love to see draw their interpretation of Usagi Yojimbo:
Jim Lee
Yoshitaka Amano- I know he probably has no idea what Usagi is
Akira Toryama- wishful thinking
Jake Myler-new guy in the field and friend
Matt Wagner
Will Eisner- if he has love to see it, if has not, too bad wish he was still around to ask.
Frank Miller
Andy Kubert
Joe Kubert
Alex Rose
I know there are a lot of other artist I may have forgotten, but those are the few that hit me right now. Hopefully once I get my scanner going I will be able to primer my humble attempt at Usagi. I have a preliminary ink I like to show off which is being transferred to a larger canvas for a water color image. Yes Sakai Sensei your work on Yoki has inspired this amateur to try his hand at comic book water colors again.
Anyway, they looked awesome. Their were two types, one in his traditional kimono, hakama, and what have yha. The other Usagi figure was dressed in very detailed samurai armor. They both came with a sort of diorama set up in the box. Now you ask how much these two figures go for in my dream, well they were 15.00 bucks. Yhea, even I remember thinking in the dream, that can not be right, I got to have one!! Damn this is a dream Anyway even now I can remember them, and wish they were real. LOLNow for the second half. After seeing all the fan art folk here have gathered either drawn by themselves, or by Stan, or even by other artist in the business, I came to wonder which artist I like to see draw Usagi. Have they drawn him for Stan as part of a art trade? Has anyone else had these guys draw Usagi or company. So with out further delay I give you my list of people I love to see draw their interpretation of Usagi Yojimbo:
Jim Lee
Yoshitaka Amano- I know he probably has no idea what Usagi is
Akira Toryama- wishful thinking
Jake Myler-new guy in the field and friend
Matt Wagner
Will Eisner- if he has love to see it, if has not, too bad wish he was still around to ask.
Frank Miller
Andy Kubert
Joe Kubert
Alex Rose
I know there are a lot of other artist I may have forgotten, but those are the few that hit me right now. Hopefully once I get my scanner going I will be able to primer my humble attempt at Usagi. I have a preliminary ink I like to show off which is being transferred to a larger canvas for a water color image. Yes Sakai Sensei your work on Yoki has inspired this amateur to try his hand at comic book water colors again.
