Being the sole creator of Usagi Yojimbo takes a tremendous amount of time and responsibility. “Having Julie, Daniel, Jeremiah and Emi step into the business and creative support roles has been a welcomed addition to my brand. Emi Fujii, who colored Stan and Julie’s work on the graphic novel Chibi Usagi and the Attack of the Heebie Chibis, will also be involved. Sakai will be joined at Dogu by several others: CEO Jeremiah Blank, COO Julie Sakai, and Daniel Fujii, president and publisher for Dogu Publishing. As the industry continues to change, I feel he brings a unique progressive perspective.”
I’ve known Mike Richardson for more than 30 years and he is one of the pioneers and champions of creator-owned IP. “As the sole creator and owner of Usagi Yojimbo, this is a significant milestone. “I’m very excited, honored and thankful to have my own publishing imprint with Dark Horse,” Sakai said.
Prior to 2019, Dark Horse had published Usagi for more than 20 years. But now the legendary ronin rabbit will return to the publisher where he stayed the longest - Dark Horse Comics.įollowing a more than two-year stint at IDW, Stan Sakai will return to Dark Horse to helm his own imprint: Dogu Publishing - joining Karen Berger, Matt Kindt, Kevin Smith and Brian Michael Bendis, who also have their own imprints at Dark Horse. Stan Sakai’s legendary run on Usagi Yojimbo has walked the path with multiple publishers over the decades, including Fantagraphics and, most recently, IDW.
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