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R2-D2: Soy Sauce vs. The Force
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 14, 2007 in Star Wars
Make sure to use low sodium soy sauce in your R2 unit as the extra salt will cause rust: STAR WARS R2-D2 Soy Sauce Bottle Found via tokyomango.com. Nick’s Nippon Notebook: Shopping Spree in Osaka
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 14, 2007 in Fandom
Editor’s Notes: Here are some unedited notes from my friend Nicholas D. Kent from his recent trip to Japan: I was at Yodobashi Camera again. Their Osaka store is 9 stories and fills the complete full size city block. They pipe different versions of the stores jingle non-stop on the store sound system in different arrangements with announcements in various languages, even German as to the great values and selections found at their store. Sometimes the song has Japanese lyrics sometimes it’s instrumental, but it’s the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” (this commercial dates back to 1984): So I keep wondering if anyone from the ever South goes there then gets disgusted and storms out, because it is pretty non-stop. Rian Hughes Hits NYC
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 13, 2007 in Comic Books
If you’re lucky enough to be in New York City this Thursday here’s your chance to get to meet illustrator, designer and typographer Rian Hughes who has had quite an impact on the British comics industry (check out his portfolio here): Veer Presents: Rian Hughes Design, Tea and Biscuits “Join us for an evening of genteel design discussion and civilized refreshment with British illustrator, graphic designer, comics artist and typographer Rian Hughes. For over 20 years, Rian Hughes has been fusing visual design with pop aesthetics. His distinctive panel art revolutionized the British comic industry, and his modernist graphic design and illustration style have been widely copied. Since 1996, Rian has released an astoundingly diverse range of display and text typefaces under the Device Fonts moniker.” ‘American Otaking’ Steve Pearl Passes Away
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 13, 2007 in Fandom
Before the web there were a few folks on the early internet and dial-up bulletin board services (BBSs) who pioneered spreading the word on anime, and quite a few of those folks owe their introduction to Steve Pearl who just passed away. Steve was the author of the FAQ (frequently asked questions) for the usenet group rec.arts.anime.misc. For those of you who don’t remember usenet it contained tons of email lists. The better ones would maintain a FAQ, in a way these sometimes large documents were Wikipedia before Wikipedia. And over the years Steve’s FAQ became the definitive pocket guide to anime during the 90s when quite a few folks were become anime fanboys and fangurls. My heart goes out to his family and friends: Land of the Lost: Sleestak Vinyl Figure
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 13, 2007 in Hobbies and Collections
If you grew up with Land of the Lost Nissan PIVO 2 Concept Car
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 12, 2007 in Science
As a fanboy I love the futuristic look of the industrial design of the PIVO 2 Concept Car by Nissan. The design of this three seat electric-powered commuter car features a robotic agent and the ability to rotate 360 degrees: Lego Fan Film: Star Wars vs. Star TrekThis may be the best fan film since Hardware Wars! Parody Preview: Spider-Man/Red Sonja #4
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 12, 2007 in Comic Books
Shown above is an “improved detail” from an eye catching cover for Spider-Man/Red Sonja #4 by Michael Turner. For me it’s not so much the ongoing struggle of good verses evil, but rather the more mundane battle of alcoholism verses halitosis. Here’s the description of the real storyline from this issue: “Continuing the time-tossed team-up between the web-slinger and the She-Devil with a Sword! Okay, if Spider-Man and Red Sonja aren’t enough for you, what about Hyborean versions of the Scorpion, the Lizard and Hobgoblin? Still not enough? Then howzabout Kulan Gath and Venom…combined? Yeah, we thought that would do it.” C-3PO Vinyl Collectible Toy
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 11, 2007 in Star Wars
I’m a big fan of urban toys and Star Wars, so I was impressed with the look of the V.C.D. Star Wars C-3PO Sofubi Toy shown above. The toy is produced by Medicom Toy in Japan, which currently sports models of Boba Fett, Yoda, and Darth vader in their Star Wars line. Found via GeekAlerts. My Parody Preview of Ultimates 3
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 11, 2007 in Comic Books
I’m a picky eater when it comes to featuring cover art and the like here at fanboy.com. Every month I look through all the covers and interiors from Marvel, DC, and friends in an attempt to find something of joy to share with you. But alas the last few weeks I haven’t seen one darn cover that makes me say “that’s sweeeeeeet!” So when I came across the above artwork by Joe Madureira and Christian Lichtner my first thoughts were “that’s nice on a technical level, but it has so many clichés going on!” But then I realized “don’t blame the artist, some where a writer had to come up with the description of buxom blond battles black monster!” So I decided to improve the scene by adding some text to flip the context so you’re rooting for the monster (unless you hate Greenpeace). By the way did you notice that the monster has time to brush his teeth? Oral hygiene is important in the Marvel universe… ROBO☆ROCK
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 10, 2007 in Cinema
This film looks like fun! ROBO☆ROCK (formerly titled Long Armed Monkeys) will be coming out November 23rd in Japan. The film follows the adventures of Masaru, an odd-job-man who has given up his dream to become a rock singer and Nirasawa, a fanatic who is convinced that a giant robot will save the world. This will be the first live action film for GDH K.K. which is an anime studio in Japan which has worked on Afro Samurai, Pumpkin Scissors, and Full Metal Panic! Background info found via Monster Island News. Use the Force on Facebook
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 10, 2007 in Star Wars
If you waste hours-and-hours on Facebook like me you’ll want to add this nifty StarWars.com application to your profile which gives you the latest Star Wars news. And while you’re at it you may want to check out the Facebook group Friends don’t let friends not watch Star Wars. Star Wars fangurls may want to check out Girls who acctually enjoy Star Wars!!! An Amazing Unofficial Star Wars Poster
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 9, 2007 in Star Wars
The above Star Wars poster (click on to view at full size) does a wonderful job of showing off the entire series in one photomontage. I’m quite impressed with the fanboy who did this this, it’s wall worthy in my book! Found at My Confined Space via Film School Rejects. Winona Ryder is Spock’s Mom!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 9, 2007 in Star Trek
The one thing that confuses me about this report is that Spock’s mom (Amanda Grayson, shown above played by Jane Wyatt) was human not a vulcan. Although Winona would make a cute vulcan (although she’ll have to work on he logic thing): Winona Ryder joins ‘Star Trek’ “Star Trek is beaming up Winona Ryder. Paramount Pictures and director JJ Abrams have set Ryder to play the Vulcan mother of a young Spock (Zachary Quinto). Scripted by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the film revolves around the Starfleet Academy days of the crew of the Starship Enterprise. Chris Pine has been set to play Capt. Kirk, Simon Pegg will play Scotty, Karl Urban is Dr. McCoy and Eric Bana will play the villain, Nero.” …by the way for my money the BEST vulcan actress was Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik in the Wrath of Khan. Man I’ll never understand why they won’t let Nicholas Meyer touch Star Trek again! Snarky Update: Variety revised the story to state that Spock’s mom will be human. Although on second thought I do think that Winona would look cute with the pointy ears… Set the Alarm Clock for Rice!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 9, 2007 in Japanese TV
Because seven o’clock is rice time! I love this catchy commercial from Japan… Transformers: Laptops in Disguise
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 8, 2007 in Hobbies and Collections
Shown above is the Transformers Trans-Portable PC which is learning laptop aimed at kids. So ou can play with a robot while having it teach you about math, spelling, logic and memory games. It also features real-time English to Spanish Translation of select words and instructions (take that Lou Dobbs!). Found via GeekAlerts. Lucky Star to be Released in 2008
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 8, 2007 in Animation
I’ve watched just about every episode on YouTube but being able to see it on a real TV screen will be fun! I hope hey include some good extras: Bandai Entertainment Inc. to Release Kadokawa’s Anime Series, Lucky Star! “Kadokawa Pictures USA, Inc. and Bandai Entertainment Inc., announced today that it will be releasing the anime series Lucky Star in North America in 2008. The announcement was made in a unique way – a surprise trailer at the beginning of Vol. 4 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, which was just released. Lucky Star is a 24 episode television series from Kyoto Animation, the same anime production company that created the anime series for Haruhi. Lucky Star’s main character is Konata Izumi, a lazy high school girl who isn’t interested in anything besides anime and video games. The series is described as the ultimate “otaku anime,” — it pays tribute to anime culture and other series with in-jokes and hilarious references. Prince of Persia: Coming to the Big Screen
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 8, 2007 in Videogames
What do you do when you run out of old movies to remake? You make movies out of old videogames: Disney, Bruckheimer talking ‘Prince’ “Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have made an offer to Mike Newell to direct “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” a live-action feature based on the videogame. Newell, who last ventured into franchise fare with “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” met execs at the studio to discuss the project this week, and negotiations are expected to begin shortly.” Xmas Beer
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 7, 2007 in Japanese TV
You’d think that Christmas beer from Kirin would come in a glass bottle rather than a can?! Well at least it’s not egg nog flavored… A Kitty Piggy Bank
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 7, 2007 in Hobbies and Collections
Shown above is the Hello Kitty ATM which allows you to save money. The kitty ATM also comes with a kitty credit card that alows you to take money out of the cute little kitty cash machine. Found via Kittyhell.com. An Athletic Pocky Commercial
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 7, 2007 in Japanese TV
Aragaki Yui stars in the above athletic themed Pocky commercial. Of course I like her previous Pocky commercial better (because it has an electro clash beat that much more easy to dance along with): Fifth Planet Orbiting Nearby Star
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 6, 2007 in Science
You know more and more I wonder if within my lifetime we’ll see the discovery of Earthlike planets: Scientists Discover Record Fifth Planet Orbiting Nearby Star “Astronomers have announced the discovery of a fifth planet circling 55 Cancri, a star beyond our solar system. The star now holds the record for number of confirmed extrasolar planets orbiting in a planetary system. 55 Cancri is located 41 light-years away in the constellation Cancer and has nearly the same mass and age as our sun. It is easily visible with binoculars. Researchers discovered the fifth planet using the Doppler technique, in which a planet’s gravitational tug is detected by the wobble it produces in the parent star. NASA and the National Science Foundation funded the research.” ComixMix: Bookmarkworthy!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 6, 2007 in Comic Books
ComicMix is very much worth checking out if you’re a comic book fanboy, the site features free issues of full comic books that you can read online. I was quite impressed with the ease-of-use of the interface with the site (a sample of which is shown above) which allows you to navigate a comic without having to open Adobe Acrobat. I also liked the fact that the first wave of comic books that they’re showing are quite diverse in subject matter and style, a good example of this is Munden’s Bar #2 which featured some nice artwork by Marc Hempel. Also their comic book news coverage is worth checking out too… A Plush Ichigo: How Humiliating!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 6, 2007 in Animation
Death Note is cute, but I’ve been missing watching the latest and greatest of Bleach every week on the Cartoon Network. Yeah I know I can catch up on YouTube, but there’s something nice about seeing the animation on my tv set. By the way shown above is the Kurosaki Ichigo DX Plush Doll |
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