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Usagi Yojimbo issue 27 cover color blue line Stan Sakai & Tom Luth

Location: Other comic art and sketches
Artists: Stan Sakai (Penciller) ,  Tom Luth (Painter)

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Location: Other comic art and sketches
Title: Usagi Yojimbo issue 27 cover color blue line Stan Sakai & Tom Luth*
Artist:  Stan Sakai (Penciller) ,  Tom Luth (Painter)
Media Type: Mixed Media
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 154
Likes on CAF: 9
Comments: 8
Added to Site: 11/9/2025

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Description
I have been a fan of blue lines for over 20 years. I have several Mignola Richmond Lewis ones and each one is a treasure. It is such a cool process and this is what was shot for the final cover, not the inks. I feel they are very under rated and are fantastic paintings and display well.
Being the big Samurai fan I am, it's no surprise I am a Usagi fan, so was an easy decision to go after one of these covers when like 5 popped up a few months ago on ebay. Plus it had the production printer proof with the type! Luckily the one I liked the most went the cheapest! win win. Who doesn't love tentacles and ghosts! Enjoy the scan.

Oh and if anyone knows where the original inks are and or has them and wants to sell hit me up!

So one more add to the description, while googling to find a good pic of the finish art I came across a post by Chris Covington on facebook about how this was a homage to a famous woodblock print - see extra image and thanks to Chris

"This print is from Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) and it depicts Ariomaru saving his master, the monk Shunkan from the giant octopus. This is a famous story of the 12th century Kyoto monk and his servant and was a bunraku and kabuki play that was popular in the late Edo era. The monk, rebelling against the Taira was exiled to an island. He escaped to guard the emperor's pregnant daughter. To get off the island they had to battle the guardian beast."

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Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
Posted On 11/9/2025

This looks fantastic! How big is it?

Matt  Dicke Member Since 2006
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Posted On 11/10/2025

Duke Fleed wrote:
"  This looks fantastic! How big is it?
 "

While there is a lot of extra board outside the actual image area, which makes it feel bigger, the live area is about the same size as a comic. so 7 x10.5 inches

Kavi H Member Since 2018
Posted On 11/9/2025

the colors display so nicely! my eyes popped when i saw several of those show up on Ebay awhile back like you mentioned. very cool to see them. congrats on the win, great piece!

Matt  Dicke Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 11/10/2025

Kavi H wrote:
"  the colors display so nicely! my eyes popped when i saw several of those show up on Ebay awhile back like you mentioned. very cool to see them. congrats on the win, great piece!
 "

Yeah there was a nice gourp in that ebay drop. I did bid on 2 but only got the one, and it was the one I wanted the most anyway. Honestly I was surprised they went as high as they did. 

Matt  Dicke Member Since 2006
Posted On 11/10/2025

Kavi H wrote:
"  the colors display so nicely! my eyes popped when i saw several of those show up on Ebay awhile back like you mentioned. very cool to see them. congrats on the win, great piece!
 "

Yeah there was a nice gourp in that ebay drop. I did bid on 2 but only got the one, and it was the one I wanted the most anyway. Honestly I was surprised they went as high as they did. 

Kavi H Member Since 2018
Posted On 11/10/2025

Matt Dicke wrote:
"  Yeah there was a nice gourp in that ebay drop. I did bid on 2 but only got the one, and it was the one I wanted the most anyway. Honestly I was surprised they went as high as they did. 
 "

I bid on a couple of them as well myself, but they all went way higher than I was expecting so my late bids didn't even come close. In hindsight it's not surprising though given how nice they present/look, and how rare it is to get Stan's published OA in traditional mediums. it's a great addition!

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
Posted On 11/10/2025

It's always the highest of quality as the indies had higher prices and justified them by relentlessly chasing perfection while the big guys were aiming to get things done for the minimum.

Matt  Dicke Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 11/10/2025

Marcus Wai wrote:
"  It's always the highest of quality as the indies had higher prices and justified them by relentlessly chasing perfection while the big guys were aiming to get things done for the minimum.
 "

as the saying goes you get what you pay for! That said Stan has always delivered not only great visuals, but and even better story. Glad to have a piece that has a great story too.

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