Stan Sakai
Artist

Stan Sakai is a third generation American of Japanese descent. He was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii and is presently living and working in Los Angeles, California. He studied fine Arts at the University of Hawaii and attended later the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Sakai began his career by lettering comics like Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier or Epic Illustrated. He even lettered the recent limited series Groo: Hell On Earth.

Sakai became famous with the creation of the epic saga Usagi Yojimbo, first published in 1984 in Albedo Anthropomorphics published by Thoughts and Images.

As of this day, Sakai is still continuing the series as the lone author, doing almost all the artwork himself, except for a few stories here and there illustrated by Sergio Aragones. Tom Luth serves as the colorist for every cover of Usagi Yojimbo.

For his work, including but not restricted to Usagi Yojimbo, Sakai received several Eisner Awards, Haxom Awards, an Inkpot Award and others.

His work on Usagi Yojimbo is showcased in Adventures Into Digital Comics.