Stan Sakai has done one hundred issues of Usagi Yojimbo…and that's just for Dark Horse, its current publisher. There were other issues and other publishers before that. In an era where a year or two is considered a long run on a comic, Stan has almost single-handedly written, drawn and lettered all those tales of his long-eared warrior, roaming about the world of 17th century Japan, and this is cause for celebration.
A hundred issues would be an impressive achievement even if the comic sucked. That it's one of the best books of its day is a happy bonus. When people ask me what comic book these days I'd recommend, the first one I always recommend is Usagi Yojimbo.
To celebrate the milestone, Stan got a major assist for #100. A bunch of his friends pitched in to create a "roast" of Stan and his bunny. The dais includes Frank Miller, Jeff Smith, Sergio Aragonés, Guy Davis, Jamie S. Rich, Andi Watson, Rick Geary, Scott Shaw!, Yours Truly and Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson, as well as Stan himself. It's on sale now and while I haven't seen a copy yet, I have seen most of the contributions. It's fun, it's silly and it's almost as entertaining as an issue created wholly by Stan without us clowns displacing him in his own book.