I would encourage interested folks to sign up for our mailing list at our website baltimorecomiccon. Break out your top hats and monocles it’s about to classy in here. We encourage all of our attendees to participate.įor fans who can't attend the show, is there a way for them to purchase the book?īrad: Our goal is to sell all of our books while at the show, but should there be some left afterwards, we will explore ways to make them available. There will be an auction Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. Unless there's a typo, in which case, that was all Brad.īrad: Any typos or errors are completely my fault!Īre there plans to sell the original art each artist submitted?īrad: Yes. A Must for Any Usagi Yojimbo Fan It is exactly what one would expect and want from a fan book. Stan was nice enough to supply scans of the cover in the process stage, so I got to write the blow-by-blow account of how Stan crafted the cover art, too. I designed everything and made sure to get him to sign off on everything. Stan supplied the main cover art and the VIP cover (thanks to Chris Sparks, who let us use a beautiful sketch that Stan did for him as the alternate cover). So, we went supplied him with an artist list, but if he had anyone he knew wanted in, or anyone he wanted to suggest, we contacted them as well.
One of the things we try to do is make it as easy for our honoree as possible. How closely did you work with Stan on the project? For instance, did he have any input on the artists chosen to submit pieces? Gallery quality framed photographic prints, metal prints, canvas prints, art prints, and art boards to update. Wall art in a wide variety of ready-to-hang prints for your home, office, or dorm. That Stan was a hero and an inspiration to them, and they would be honored to be a part of the book. Usagi Yojimbo wall art products, available on a range of materials, with framed and unframed options. As the word spread, a number of guys called or emailed us to see if they could contribute.
I think it was the kind of thing that everybody could kind an artistic handhold to grab onto.īrad: Some of our contributors started sharing with the social media world that they were working on Usagi pieces. There's a lot there, from funny and fuzzy to action and drama that you can spotlight. Get inspired by our community of talented artists. He later attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Born in Kyoto, Sakai grew up in Hawaii and studied fine arts at the University of Hawaii. All the people I had direct contact with were pretty excited about getting to play with Stan's Usagi Yojimbo characters. Want to discover art related to usagiyojimbofanart Check out amazing usagiyojimbofanart artwork on DeviantArt. Stan Sakai (Japanese: Sakai Sutan born May 25, 1953) is an artist who became known as an Eisner Award-winning comic book originator. Thom: We go through the guest list and start picking people we'd like to see or think would be interested in contributing.
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