Stan Sakai

Stan Sakai
Stan Sakai in his studio, 2015
BornMasahiko Sakai (坂井 雅彦)
(1953-05-25) May 25, 1953 (age 71)
Kyoto, Japan[1]
NationalityAmerican[2]
Area(s)Artist, writer, and letterer.
Notable works
Usagi Yojimbo

Stan Masahiko Sakai (坂井雅彦, Sakai Masahiko, born May 25, 1953) is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator.[3] He is best known as the creator of the comic series Usagi Yojimbo.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The Art of 'Usagi Yojimbo' at the Cartoon Art Museum". Animation Insider. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  2. ^ "Usagi Yojimbo creator comes back to where it all began". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "USAGI YOJIMBO: Stan Sakai and Diana Schutz". Mania.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  4. ^ "Interview: Stan Sakai: Down the Rabbit Hole with Usagi Yojimbo". The Trades. Archived from the original on March 26, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  5. ^ Solomon, Charles (March 8, 1993). "Take one part Toshiro Mifune. Then add adventure and humor to get artist Stan Sakai's 'Usagi Yojimbo.'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 30, 2010.