Usagi Yojimbo DojoBoard

Each year, Comic-Con produces a special Souvenir Book that commemorates the event. Last year’s book, with an Alex Ross cover celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Legion of Super-Heroes, was a huge trade paperback featuring bios of all of the guests, plus special articles and art created in tribute to Comic-Con’s themes and anniversary celebrations. Best of all, the Souvenir Book is given free to all attendees (while supplies last), along with the separate show schedule magazine, the Events Guide.
The big news this year is that the Souvenir Book is switching to FULL COLOR. That’s right, we said color, and we shouted it in all caps! And once again, as part of this amazing book, Comic-Con is soliciting articles and artwork from professionals and fans alike, based on the anniversaries and themes Comic-Con is celebrating this year. This is your opportunity to submit something for consideration in the book.

The deadline for contributions is April 20, 2009.
With the upgrade to color, we’re happy to announce we will be accepting color art for consideration for the first time. For complete information on how to contribute, including file formats and technical information, please see the information below.

Themes and Anniversaries (amoung others)
Each year, Comic-Con celebrates a number of anniversaries and topics as special themes. Some of these special celebrations are a part of the event’s program schedule, while others are oriented toward tribute articles and art in the Souvenir Book. In 2009, Comic-Con marks the following special themes and anniversaries:

• 25th Anniversary of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
It’s hard to believe that it was 25 years ago that Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman created Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Besides becoming a pop culture phenomenon in and of themselves (with movies, animated TV shows, toys, and merchandise in addition to the comics), the Turtles spawned a revolution in comics self-publishing. Now, 25 years later, it’s apparent these Turtles will live forever!


• 25th Anniversary of Usagi Yojimbo
Three-time Eisner Award–winner Stan Sakai has kept comic fans enthralled for 25 years with his tales of Usagi Yojimbo. Sakai’s rabbit ronin travels the countryside of Japan circa 17th century, encountering a variety of memorable characters, battling ninjas and samurai, and even going up against the supernatural. Don’t let the “funny animal” trappings fool you: Usagi is all warrior. With over 120 issues and more than 20 collections in print, Usagi appeals to readers of all ages.

Guidelines for submitting articles and art:
1. We are now accepting COLOR art! For color art submissions, we prefer an electronic file to ensure your art maintains the color look you intended.

2. If you’re not sending an electronic file, send only high-quality scans, photocopies or stats—DO NOT SEND YOUR ORIGINAL ART. Please print your name—as you would like it to appear in the Souvenir Book—on the back of your submission. If you’re sending an electronic image, it should a 300dpi color (CMYK) or grayscale TIF, JPG, or PDF file. If it’s a TIF file, please make sure all layers are flattened. If it’s a PDF file, embed all fonts.

3. Artwork should be no larger than 8 1/2 x 11".

4. It is your responsibility to list on your art any appropriate copyright notices. Be sure to include the copyright and trademark notices of other people's characters as well as your own.

5. Articles must relate to the above-mentioned themes and anniversaries and should be no more than 1,000-1,500 words. Please send articles on a CD or e-mail them to cci-info@comic-con.org in a text format such as Word (.doc or .rtf formats preferred). If sending via e-mail, please put “CCI Souvenir Book Submission” in the subject line. If mailing, please include a double-spaced printed copy.

6. The Souvenir Book is given free to all attendees (while supplies last) and is intended for a general audience. No nudity or profanity will be accepted.

7. Artwork that is essentially an “ad” for a character or company will not be accepted. (Example: “UltraPower Comics congratulates Comic-Con and invites everyone to stop by our booth!”)

8. It’s okay to sign your work, but please do not include website addresses or personal e-mail addresses on any piece of art; doing so will immediately disqualify your art from being considered.

9. Send electronic files (under 5.0 MB) to cci-info@comic-con.org. Please put “CCI Souvenir Book Submission” in the subject line. If you’re e-mailing your art submission, we recommend you utilize the PDF format.

10. If your submission is over 5.0 MB in size, please mail it on a non-returnable CD (must be postmarked by April 20, 2008) to:

Comic-Con International
2008 Souvenir Book Submissions
P.O. Box 128458
San Diego, CA 92112-8458

Stan Sakai wrote: Now, I guess I can do it as a watercolor painting.

Stan Sakai wrote: Though it has not been officially announced yet, I will be one of the con's special guests. I was waiting until the con sent out the updated guest list, but it's pretty obvious if Usagi is one of the themes.

Soundwave wrote:Stan,will you be all week for comicon intl as well ?
and apart from that book,will you have any other stuff and books for sale ?

peace.