Stan Masahiko Sakai - Artist Info

About Stan Masahiko Sakai

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    Stan Sakai (?? ?? Sakai Masahiko, born May 25, 1953 in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese-American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series Usagi Yojimbo.

    He began his career by lettering comic books (notably Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier) and wrote and illustrated The Adventures of Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy; a comic series with a medieval setting, influenced by Sergio Aragonés' Groo the Wanderer. The characters first appeared in Albedo #1 in 1984, and were subsequently featured in issues of Critters, Grimjack, Amazing Heroes and Furrlough.

    Sakai became famous with the creation of Usagi Yojimbo, the epic saga of M...

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