Stan Sakai – Greg Goldstein's Comic Art Gallery

Alex Saviuk — Spider-Man’s Amazing Friends

June 5, 2021 Greg Goldstein Original Art and The Artists

Newspaper Strip, Sunday, January 20, 2008

Pencils: Alex Saviuk.

Inks: Joe Sinnott

Letters: Stan Sakai.

Story: Stan Lee. (With ghostwriting help likely from Roy Thomas.)

It’s an all-star team of creators contributing to this Sunday Spider-Man strip, and signed by everyone.

(Well almost. If I’m correct about Roy, I hope I can get his John Hancock at a convention. Whenever conventions become the norm again, that is.)

Fun Fact: I acquired this Sunday directly from Alex, who was kind enough to Remarque it for me to distinguish from the few others that had all four autographs. A talented artist and a super nice guy.

Nuff said.

(*You can read about Stan Lee and the legend of “Nuff Said” here and here.)

*The very final Spider-Man Sunday, concluding a successful 40-year run.*

*The first volume of the classic Spidey strips features art by John Romita.*

*Alex’s very first Spider-Man story featured Mary Jane saying yes to the big question back in 1985.*

Stan Sakai — Usagi Forever

July 9, 2020 Greg Goldstein Original Art and The Artists

Usagi Yojimbo #124, November 2009

Nearly 36 years of the epic Usagi Yojimbo this year. That’s 36 years of stellar storytelling — and still going strong. A remarkable achievement.

Samurai “funny animals” as if directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japanese arts, folklore and fantasy. Told in clear, well-crafted, and often philosophical episodes.

Genius. Just genius.

Stan is an accomplished talent in all facets of comic book creation: Writing. Penciling. Inking. Painting.

And did I mention his lettering? In addition to lettering his own series, Stan letters Sergio Aragones’ Groo, and for 25 years, he lettered the Spider-Man Sunday comic strip.

This detailed action cover is from the opening chapter of a cool story arc entitled “Town Call Hell”. When it was ultimately collected into a trade, Stan painted a new version. (See below).

Bringing Stan over to IDW was one of my final accomplishments there. It was also one my happiest.

(IDW’s first collection is up for an Eisner award this year.)