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CAPS Auction for Stan Sakai and His Wife. NOW LIVE

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Ryan.

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For nearly 30 years, Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo has set a high-water mark for creator-owned comics.

Stan’s wife, Sharon, has battled a debilitating illness for some time; after an extended hospital stay and convalescence, she is now back home, but her condition requires 24-hour care and medicines that cost more than their insurance covers.

 

If you'd like yo help now-- You can contribute money to help Stan and Sharon here.

 

Donation Page.

 

The Paypal link is down at this moment but hopefully this will be resolved soon.

 

Checks and money orders can be sent to the mailing address on the page and there is info to donate original art for the auction.

 

Thanks.

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Stan and Sharon are such nice people. It is so terrible!!

 

I know this board has some folks who enjoy his work as much as I do..

 

I hope even though this has not been bumped, that some boardies have read it and want to help.

 

I am friends with them on facebook and have been following the saga of her illness and his attempts to weave through the health care system AND fund her treatments...

 

If anyone needs more info please ask me..I can send you to the right people if you want to ask questions about donating etc..

 

every bit helps

 

Thanks for posting this Ryan!! I was afraid to since my stalker would take offense and start trouble seeing as they are an enormous jerk..

 

The Sakais are just lovely people.

 

Please help them if you can!

 

Check out Stan's facebook..he updates it often with not only personal items about the ongoing situation..but he posts his art too..and things he is working on.

 

 

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I had heard that he was working through some personal problems. The Sakais are great, and Sharon was always very friendly at SDCC over the years. Glad to hear that she's back at home, but bummed about the situation. I'll be donating, and hope to see him at ECCC next year.

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Dark Horse Announces The Sakai Project

 

Artists Celebrate Thirty Years of Usagi Yojimbo!

 

The most amazing artists in the world have come together to celebrate thirty years of Stan Sakai’s marvelous samurai rabbit saga, Usagi Yojimbo, in a new oversized hardcover benefit book: The Sakai Project: Artists Celebrate Thirty Years of “Usagi Yojimbo”!

 

“It has been an absolute pleasure publishing Stan’s work over the years, and recently collaborating with him directly on 47 Ronin,” said Dark Horse’s president and founder, Mike Richardson. “With the thirtieth anniversary of his most beloved creation, Usagi, and in a time of need for Stan and his family, we are honored to publish this tribute to Stan and his work. We are donating all of the proceeds to Stan and his wife, Sharon. We hope you will join us in honoring one of the comics industry’s shining lights.”

 

The participating artists bring their own interpretations and their own styles to the subject, making this book a one-of-a-kind treasure.

 

The Sakai Project is produced in association with the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS). All proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai.

 

ADAM HUGHES | ALAIN MAURICET | ALEX MALEEV | ALLISON SOHN | ANDY GRENEN | ARTHUR ADAMS | BATTON LASH | BILL MORRISON | BRIAN CHING & MICHAEL ATIYEH | BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS | CARLOS D’ANDA & GABE ELTAEB | CHRIS SCALF | DAN PANOSIAN | DAVE GIBBONS | DAVID MACK | DOUG WHEATLEY | EDGAR DELGADO | ERIC POWELL | GABRIEL HARDMAN | GEOF DARROW | HOWARD CHAYKIN | JAN DUURSEMA | JEFF SMITH | JOYCE CHIN | MARK CRILLEY | MATT GROENING | MATT WAGNER | MICHAEL ALLRED | MICHAEL AVON OEMING | MICHAEL GOLDEN | MIKE KUNKEL | MIKE MIGNOLA | OSCAR MARTIN | PAUL GULACY | PAUL RENAUD | PHIL YEH | RICHARD CORBEN | SCOTT SHAW | SERGIO ARAGONÉS | STEPHANIE GLADDEN | TIM SALE | TOM MANDRAKE | TOM RICHMOND | WALTER SIMONSON | WILLIAM STOUT | & MORE!

 

Industry professionals, Dark Horse encourages your participation! The deadline for art submissions is February 20, 2014. For technical specifications and other information, e-mail Dark Horse at sakaiproject@darkhorse.com.

 

The Sakai Project will be released on July 23. Pre-order with your local comics retailer.

 

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The benefit auction is now live on ebay:

 

ebay Link

 

There are many items up now, with many more on the way over the coming weeks. Something for everyone, with art from industry legends to lesser-knowns, special collectibles, and more. Most of the art pieces have an Usagi theme but not all. Check out what's available now and save the seller as a favorite to keep track of all auctions as they roll out every thursday.

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WTF? All but three auctions gone.

(shrug)

 

I wonder if eBay pulled them. I've heard of them pulling other charitable auctions because they weren't tied to an ebay-approved charity.

 

EDIT: Beat me to it.

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Well, that's annoying. Seems ebay didn't like that the original listings named the artists that would be coming up in future auctions. That's a weird policy.

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