The UY Dojo Gathering on Thursday	UYD in full force	Stan and the UYD

Saturday's UYD Gathering at Stan's booth!	Another shot..kinda blurry...Sumimasen!	Lining up for an autograph!

Sharon educates Dri on the UY Trades	Stan's Booth, AKA Paradise	Stan signs away!

Stan Signs books for Glennosuke!	The guy in the black t-shirt and glasses is writer Max Allan Collins who provided the introduction to UY Book 13: Grey Shadows. The guy with the pony tail and purple shirt is Adam Warren, probably the best American manga artist there is.	Usagi books a plenty!

Many a fan came to get their books signed	Fans are amazed at how nice Stan is	Even Todd Shogun waits in line for an autograph

Stan was popular with Fans and Pro's alike	Stan also did a few sketches	Dri and Kaytee dig through the UY button bag

Stan discusses UY	Is that a Groop member in the back? Methinks it is!	The Art of UY was a popular book to get signed

How many autographs before the hand gives up??	A wonderful UY painting by Lark Pien graced Stan's booth	Kaytee gets her UY shirt signed

Usagi needlepoint by Lorraine Savage	Usagi stain glass by Leah Perry	Tomoe painting by Stan! WOW!!!

Lark is a wonderful artist who paints on small canvases--no bigger than 5,7". She usually has a table in the dealers' room, and she is the first dealer Stan seeks out as he always buy a painting from her (he's got 7 so far). He had wanted to commission an Usagi painting, but she did this one as a gift.	Lorraine had put an ad in the Comic Buyer's Guide looking to buy a few back issues of UY. Stan sent her those issues to complete her collection. She sent a "thank you" letter to the Buyer's Guide, but they never printed it. She gave Stan the needlepoint as a thank you for his very small generosity.	Leah Perry of the US Territory Marshall Islandswas not there herself, so it was given to Stan by her friends. She has an online gallery at: http://Aernath.rubberslug.com

Stan at the ever popular Groo panel: "As a matter of fact, I DO enjoy attending the annual Groo panels!"	Mark Evanier at the Groo panel: "For the last time I have NO idea what Sergio means by mulch!"	Mark and Sergio get funny as always. If you've never been to the Groo Panel, then you haven't experienced one of life's greatest treats

The one and only Sergio Aragones: "What's this mulch thing everyone keeps asking about? Mark, are you sure you're translating my scripts correctly?"	Tom Luth, UY cover Colorist: "I'm just the colorist; that's all I do, color...I know nothing about this mulch thing. Stan?? A little help here??"	The whole Groo Crew: Say "Cheese Dip"!

Stan Sakai and Todd Shogun team up to man the Usagi Studios booth on Friday	Todd gives a big thumbs up to operating the Usagi booth	Helping the UY fans out

While it may look somewhat light at the booth, this photo op represented the only time clear photos of the booth could be obtained...	...fans were in full force the entire day, with peple buying the new limited edition Art of UY print, dozens of UY Trades, the new UY RPG Book from Sanguine, the new UY Sketchbook, the Spanish UY Art Book, and tons of other UY collectibles...	...it was busy the entire time, but the adventure was worth it! Now we know why Stan brings Sharon along...it's too much to handle for one cartoonist!!

It was great working at Stan's booth, meeting all the fans, answering questions, and otherwise helping out the Sensei as he signed, sketched, and greeted his many admirers...	Stan's booth was armed to the teeth with boxes of UY books that constantly re-filled the tables as the books flew off the shelves...	...also behind the tables were water bottles to prevent dehydration, snacks to ensure energy delivery, and even a cooler with some sushi rolls with wasabi for lunch...

Kari VikingBabe eats lunch at Stan's booth. Gotta love those sushi rolls...	VikingBabe took the load off of ToddShogun's responsibilities while he took a break to go check out a couple panels...	...She's got it covered! She also devoured the last of the sushi!

Stan has a secret stash of UY Buttons from Sanguine featuring color UY artwork from the comics. He gave these away to UYD Members.	Stan discovered a bunch of these UY t-shirts from circa 1988-89, originally offered by Fantagraphics Books. They sold out almost immediately for only $10 each!	Stan had copies of the UY Spanish Art books for sale...offered no where else in America but at the SDCC!

Along with the original UY Sketchbook fromlast year's con, Stan had copies of the UY Sketchbook Volume 2 available.	The Manga-sized French editions of UY made an appearance as well, right into Todd Shogun's greedy hands!	Not a UY item, but Stan passed this signed-by-Peter Laird copy of TMNT #1 Reprint along to Todd Shogun by way of Anthrocon 2005, where Pete made a rare con appearance with Stan

Adrian Brodie was on hand to promote Kong	As was co-star Jack Black	The whole Kong leading cast

Jamie Foxx promotes "Stealth"	As does Jessica Biel	Kate Beckensale was on hand for the Underworld sequel

Scott Speedman of Underworld 2	Peter Jackson on KONG	Maggie Grace from LOST

Sawyer from "Lost"	The Lost panel was a big hit	More Lost

Darth Vader, R2-D2 and Yoda! Together at last!	Ghost Rider's hog	Napoleon Dynamite statue

Napoleon -- dressed to impress	Nap struts his stuff	Micheal Jackson has nothing on Napoleon

Underworld costumes!	Anakin Skywalker roams the Masquerade	"I'm Batman... again"

A really awesome flourescent exhibit on the con floor	Hot Wheels!	VikingBabe and the Clone Troopers

The Eisners open up with Stan being nominated many times	Stan Sakai: Best Lettering	The Art of UY: Best Publication Design (Cary Grossini)

The Art of UY: Best Comics Related Book	Stan Sakai: Best Writer/Artist	Did the Einser Award judges err by not picking Stan to win? I THINK SO!!!

Heavy Metal's booth	Who ya gonna call????	Gotta love Ghostie's ride!

VikingBabe poses with the Hot Wheels mini-van truck thing	The Predator was in attendance for the masquerade	Super-Giant Robotech Alpha Fighter in battloid mode! Cool!

Cool new Robotech Alpha and Beta Fighter toys	Rockin', Rollin', Renegade Robots!	That really freaky puppet-riding-a-trike thing from Saw

Voltron...Defender of the Universe!	Werewolf from Underworld 2	Let's go Voltron Force!

Todd Shogun and the Robotech Alpha Fighter. Sweet! Did we mention Todd is a big time Mospeada fan??	Back to Stan's booth!!! See you next year for the UYD's 10th Anniversary!