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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 2, 2017 14:31:30 GMT -5
"Two Hundred Jizo" November, 2011 Summary: With a ruthless gang terrorizing his small town, a humble stone cutter receives a vision and sets out to carve two hundred stone figures. Just as he has finished the 199th, a long-eared stranger comes to his door seeking shelter from the rain!
Fun Fact:This is the 200th issue of Usagi Yojimbo! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 2, 2017 14:51:11 GMT -5
I've been wondering what those little stone statues are for a while now so this bit of cultural insight was really timely. The second thing I enjoyed about this story was that the artisan who made the statues Masa reminded me a lot of Stan himself, was the likeness intentional? The ending certainly made me think so.
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Post by richarddragon on Sept 5, 2017 7:16:06 GMT -5
It was. Read it somewhere, not sure where, but it is Stan.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 5, 2017 19:00:49 GMT -5
It was. Read it somewhere, not sure where, but it is Stan. I think it was the hair that tipped me off, I've noticed from the sketchbooks that he has a pretty distinct way of caricaturing his own hair style. |
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