Stan Sakai

Stan Sakai

Stan Sakai’s creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit in feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. Usagi first appeared in Albedo Comics #2 in 1984, and has been seen on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, on clothing, toys, games, and a series of trade paperback collections. Stan has received multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, an Inkpot, and a National Cartoonist Society Silver Reuben.