Stan Sakai - Usagi Yojimbo

2017.08.19 TerrifiCon, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Ct
Year of the Rabbit first day

Stan Sakai started his comic career through lettering (Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragon's and Mark Evanier) and illustrating The Adventures of Nilson Grounthumper and Hermy, which was influenced by Groo

Usagi Yojimbo, follows the story of Minamoto Usagi, a samurai rabbit living in the late-sixteenth century Japan, was first published in 1984 and has continued through 31 volumes. Space Usagi is a futuristic look at the descendants of Minamoto. Usagi Yojimbo has crossed over into several other comic storylines, notably the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Sakai has illustrated  the limited series book 47 Ronin.

The Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles presented an exhibit "Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo" July - October 2011.

Sakai has won numerous awards for this work including: Parent's Choice Awards, Inkpot awards, Eisner Awards, Harvey Awards and many others...
Dave Bennett Cachetoons
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When Sakai saw me hand him the first day cover, he was well aware of them. He mentioned his good friend was Dave Bennett, who produces a series called Cachetoons. Bennett list himself as a cartoonist by day...philatelist by choice.

Bennett and his dad produced their first cachet for the 1987 Wildlife stamp issue

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