Good to check out, especially for new generations! So, I am a travel nut and love inspirational destinations inspired by fiction. So, Space Usagi and few others that don’t fit into the regular Usagi Yojimbo universe will be put into one fat book. The omnibus editions of the Usagi books are about 600 pages, so there is a lot of stuff in there. It’s like three trade paperbacks in one big volume for the price of one and a half. Stan Sakai: Yes, yes! Actually Dark Horse has been issuing series of Omnibus Editions as the Usagi Yojimbo Saga. Speaking of Space Usagi, are there any plans to rerelease those series into some new collected edition? Now, I am into mysteries and hard boiled detectives.Īh, I would love to see those elements brought into Usagi. It was also that time I discovered Lord of the Rings. I love that genre, but then I love fantasy as well. I read a lot of Asimov and all the great science fiction writers of that time. Stan Sakai: I was into science fiction when I was in college. Are there are any works of science fiction you really enjoy and feel inspired by? If so, which? And, there is one more Space Usagi, that I would love to do.Īh, please make it happen (I loved Space Usagi). the science fiction is just another genre that I can do. I can do stories about mystery, romance, adventure, all kinds. I own the character so I can do anything I want with it. But for science fiction, whats it like for you to kind of delve into this style of fantasy writing versus the more historical writing setting for Usagi? That sounds exciting, as Usagi’s adventures now seem limitless. There are others in the old west, where Usagi’s descendant goes out into the 1800s. Also, a 1930s pulp hero.Usagi: Shadow of the Rabbit, like The Shadow. Stan Sakai: I had ideas for Usagi descendants, and marked which ones seemed interesting.I was thinking 21st century investigative reporter. And, for with this time and the generation between Senso and Space Usagi.that leaves a lot of time in between for other situations for Usagi. Are there other possible settings for Usagi you considered? Perhaps a post apocalyptic tale or Blade Runner-esque Usagi, for example? Is any of this considered canon, or official to the story that fans are familiar with? Is there a connection here with current Usagi and the far off Space Usagi story? It sounded good, and I had such a good time with that.īut, this story is 15 years in the future from the current Usagi and cast that we know. So why not have the Tripods attacking and blowing up these castles. Japan gets attacked by all these giant monsters anyway. #Usagi yojimbo omnibus fullI envisioned a samurai in full battle armor fighting against Martians and their Tripods, and I just thought that would be just great. I thought it was such a wacky idea with so much potential. Stan Sakai: I started with this, maybe 15 years ago. I wonder, what led you to bring this story together? Yes! That’s a very interesting concept and unexpected for many Usagi fans. #Usagi yojimbo omnibus seriesThe series was quite different with this different challenge for the cast. Hello Stan! My first question is on your recent work, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso. I was a bit excited, and wanted to learn more about his views on science fiction, travel, and inspirations and how they all mixed with his work. We discussed these topics and much more, as detailed below in our transcript of the interview. With Senso fresh in mind, I had a fantastic chat with Stan Sakai at the Dark Horse booth during the 2015 San Diego Comic Con. This collision of two worlds brought rave reviews, and a return to science fiction storytelling since Sakai’s alternative take on his character in Space Usagi (1998). His recent work as limited series, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, brought our fighting rabbit and friends against a sudden alien invasion familiar to H.G. Sakai’s storytelling continues today, but with some interesting twists and takes. For over 30 years, this work won multiple awards, and an international fandom. Soon, Stan Sakai would write and draw his own creation, Usagi Yojimbo, a series centered around the life of a samurai rabbit in an anthropomorphised historical Japan. Eventually, he started his career lettering comics in the early 80s (most notably, in Groo: The Wanderer with Sergio Aragones). Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, but raised in Hawaii. Through the sequential arts, he takes part in fantastic adventures and epic tales, through the wonderful work of cartoonist Stan Sakai. Upon many bookshelves, digital readers, and mixed media a samurai rabbit named Usagi Yojimbo lives.
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