Top 3 Favorite Usagi Covers

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Top 3 Favorite Usagi Covers

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Trevis Woods had a great idea. What are your favorite 3 Usagi Covers? Maybe we could take the results and convince Sensei and Daniel to create a limited print run of the 10 or 20 most popular. Also what do you think would be the ideal size for the prints? I love my Saga #1 print but at 18"x24" its a little big. 11"x 17" ?

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Spam Musubi #7 wrote:Trevis Woods had a great idea. What are your favorite 3 Usagi Covers? Maybe we could take the results and convince Sensei and Daniel to create a limited print run of the 10 or 20 most popular. Also what do you think would be the ideal size for the prints? I love my Saga #1 print but at 18"x24" its a little big. 11"x 17" ?

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Can I blow this thread off-topic with the first reply? :D

I would love to see the colored artwork from the SIX covers of the Usagi Yojimbo: Senso series released in a print portfolio similar to the "Legends of Arzach" portfolios released back in 1992, but in a larger size.

Of course the only reason I am using the Arzach portfolio for comparison is because Stan Sakai contributed to it.
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Fun question:

1) Albedo #2
2) The one where Usagi is using fish to fight with. It's so funny but I don't remember which # it is. I'm sure Steve or one of you may know. :lol:
3) I also like issue 75. There was no logo on that issue. I think Fathers and Sons is my favorite story thread too.

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Steve Hubbell wrote:
Spam Musubi #7 wrote:Trevis Woods had a great idea. What are your favorite 3 Usagi Covers? Maybe we could take the results and convince Sensei and Daniel to create a limited print run of the 10 or 20 most popular. Also what do you think would be the ideal size for the prints? I love my Saga #1 print but at 18"x24" its a little big. 11"x 17" ?

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Can I blow this thread off-topic with the first reply? :D

I would love to see the colored artwork from the SIX covers of the Usagi Yojimbo: Senso series released in a print portfolio similar to the "Legends of Arzach" portfolios released back in 1992, but in a larger size.

Of course the only reason I am using the Arzach portfolio for comparison is because Stan Sakai contributed to it.
I bought 2 copies of each Senso issue so I could frame one set of the wrap around covers and then had Stan sign the other cover set at KC last March.
I also love the cover art on the Senso HC. In fact, I always buy two copies of wrap around covers to put on the wall.
I love the idea of an 11 x17 print or poster set based on popular covers. I would buy that twice :wink: I have the Fantagraphics issue 27 cover hanging in my office at work but it could use some company.
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I really love the Senso Covers too and think they would look great as prints. I also really like the Saga covers as well. I just started collecting Usagi single issues. Does anyone know if all the Saga covers are based on earlier Usagi single issue covers? If so which ones? The Saga 4 cover looks like it was based on Usagi 58. I haven't decided what my favorite covers are yet but I think I found my favorite backcover. Issue 74 has a picture of Stan and Peter Laird riding Segways :D
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Hmmm...

DH #99

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Fantagraphics #14

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Oh yeah, and I'm going to be biased here of course heh... DH #119

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I feel like I can only be comfortable putting forth covers of issues that I have actually purchased.


UY # 79, the first monthly issue that I bought of the title

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UY Senso #6, Usagi Gundam. 'Nuff said

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UY #134, just a haunting image.

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