What do you think allowed Usagi to survive and thrive when so many other characters and titles were cancelled in the early 90s?
(Sequential Tart Interview, Feb 2001) I hate to blow my own horn but I think the quality of the series has something to do with it. Usagi has received its share of awards so I assume others agree. It or I have gotten a Parents Choice, an Inkpot, three Eisners (out of 15 nominations) and two Spanish Haxtur Awards. I also think it is because Usagi is unique in the comics field. There have been other samurai comics but never with the dedication and research that I put into it. Also the fans have been amazingly supportive, just check out the website at www.usagiyojimbo.com. It is completely put together and maintained by fans. But one of the biggest reasons it is still out there is because of timing. Usagi appeared before the big black and white boom and so didn’t get lost with all those other new books that just hit the stands in a deluge. It also kept coming out fairly regularly so it was never forgotten. Diana Schutz, my editor at Dark Horse, is great at keeping me on a consistent sched
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