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San Diego Comic Con 2008: Medicom Toys
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 26, 2008 in Star Wars
The Medicom Toys booth: These are super hot! We have 5 versions of this cute Darth Vadet with the big head and big hands. Everything from gangsta to steampunk and all in one glass case. I am surprised these fat headed ego cadets don’t tear each other apart. Oh wait they are not alive…
San Diego Comic Con 2008: Screamland
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 26, 2008 in Comic Books
Oh no you didn’t! Oh yes we did: Met up with Hector Casanova and Harold Stipe of the now famous Screamland comic. All five issues are sold out so everyone is waiting for October 29 and the launch of the series in a combined book. The publisher is Image Comics – as in McFarlane and Silvestri! This is whopping big!
San Diego Comic Con 2008: Marvel vs. DC Comics Booth Wars
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 26, 2008 in Comic Books
The buzz at the Marvel booth: Superhero Squad which will be released in January 2009.
On display at the DC Comics booth: It’s rated PG but should be NC-17! David Foox is a professional artist, painter, and founding member of the Kung Foox Collective. You can see his work at kungfoox.com and his blog at kungfoox.typepad.com. His wife is Jessica Foox and you can find her artwork here. San Diego Comic Con 2008: Cosplay Gallery
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 26, 2008 in Fandom
Cruella de Vil and Secty
Ichigo Kurosaki
Molotov Cocktease (’nuff said yo) San Diego Comic Con 2008: Joe Hill
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Comic Books
Whoa! Joe Hill signing copies of Locke & Key at the IDW Publishing booth.
San Diego Comic Con 2008: Giant Robot
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Here’s is the owner and founder of Giant Robot: Eric Nakamura.
Shown above are James Jean and Eric Nakamura from Giant Robot – below is a limited edition print only available at the con signed by James Jean.
San Diego Comic Con 2008: UNKL Toys
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
UNKL Toys booth: I made it to Kow Yokoyama’s signing. This limited toy is awesome. Pictured here is SUG. Also comes with a pet dog in same suit. We bought the set and MAK.Po!
San Diego Comic Con 2008: Strangeco
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
There was a line around the block for the limited edition re-release of King Kon from Strangeco.
David Foox is a professional artist, painter, and founding member of the Kung Foox Collective. You can see his work at kungfoox.com and his blog at kungfoox.typepad.com. His wife is Jessica Foox and you can find her artwork here. San Diego Comic Con 2008: Super7
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Brian Flynn founder Super7 explaining the infinite line of villains portrayed behind him. Note the Cobra Commander colorway. This booth is hot! Below is a Prototype of new line by Super7 and Gorilla Supreme:
San Diego Comic Con 2008: Merit International
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
What I spotted at the Merit International booth: This piece just made it here on time! The series is called STD which stands for Slick, Toonie, and Dez. San Diego Comic Con 2008: Spore Preview
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Videogames
Visiting the EA booth: Previously unseen bits and pieces of much heralded game Spore due for release this year. David Foox is a professional artist, painter, and founding member of the Kung Foox Collective. You can see his work at kungfoox.com and his blog at kungfoox.typepad.com. His wife is Jessica Foox and you can find her artwork here. San Diego Comic Con 2008: ToyTokyo Booth 5237
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Star Wars
Shown above: At the signing of Erick Scarecrow’s new toy line called Kissake (check out Esc Toys online).
David Foox is a professional artist, painter, and founding member of the Kung Foox Collective. You can see his work at kungfoox.com and his blog at kungfoox.typepad.com. His wife is Jessica Foox and you can find her artwork here. San Diego Comic Con 2008: Star Wars Again!
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Star Wars
The first thing that I spotted: An amazing full line of vehicles from the animated version of Star Wars. David Foox is a professional artist, painter, and founding member of the Kung Foox Collective. You can see his work at kungfoox.com and his blog at kungfoox.typepad.com. His wife is Jessica Foox and you can find her artwork here. San Diego Comic Con 2008: Getting Prepped!
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 25, 2008 in Star Wars
7:50am just before the doors open. All systems prepped and ready! “Honey, will you be needing the X-Wing? “ David Foox is a professional artist, painter, and founding member of the Kung Foox Collective. You can see his work at kungfoox.com and his blog at kungfoox.typepad.com. His wife is Jessica Foox and you can find her artwork here. Four Eyes #2: Fine Dragon Draftsmanship
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 25, 2008 in Comic Books
The cover above for Four Eyes #2 made me take a second look: The draftsmanship in this cover illustration by Max Fiumara is nothing short of suburb. Even though the image is in black and white you get an vivid sense of lighting and shadow. And then here’s all of that wonderful texture that breathes life into that dragon. My bet is that Image Comics will ruin this cover by coloring it, but we’ll have to wait to see when it hits the streets in October. Mobile Suit Gundam Portable Speakers
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 25, 2008 in Animation
Banpresto has just released these nifty looking Mobile Suit Gundam portable speakers which are based on the Zaku suit. Sadly these will onlybe available in Japan at arcade centers. Found via akihabaranews.com. Secret Invasion: We Want More…
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 24, 2008 in Comic Books
For this cover of Marvel’s Secret Invasion: Front Line #4 (Of 5) illustrator Juan Doe has created a wonderful comic tribute to Norman Rockwell’s Freedom from Want. While I always appreciated Rockwell as a vegetarian the site of the poor turkey in the original painting always turned my stomach — but in this homage Doe turns our feathered friend into a cut looking lizard creature (of sorts): iPhone Lightsaber Extravaganza
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 24, 2008 in Star Wars
So I’m checking out the comments on my iPhone Lightsaber video and another fanboy brags “Go watch our video it’s a real battle: It’s a hundred times better than this!” And much to my shock and horror not only is their video cooler than my, but I think they even went a step beyond the notorious Star Wars Kid! Real Life Tractor Beams to Move Asteroids
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 23, 2008 in Science
Any old time Star Trek fanboy knows that having a good tractor beam is a must have for any starship — and it looks like science is now catching up: Shown above is an artists conception of a gravity tractor spacecraft that could push a dangerous asteroid out of the day: ‘Duck!’ won’t save the day “Real-life scientists are actually exploring the gravity tractor, the keyhole problem and other issues surrounding the very real, if remote, danger that a comet or asteroid will some day cross Earth’s orbital path at precisely the wrong time. A crowd of them met this week in Baltimore as part of the “Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2008” conference sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory. It’s not an idle concern. On June 30, 1908, astronomers say, a comet exploded over a remote area of Russia with the force of a 10-megaton nuclear bomb. The “Tunguska” impact, as it’s known, flattened 80 million trees over 830 square miles – that’s enough destructive power to devastate a city of millions, had it struck one.” Disney Destroys At the Movies
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 23, 2008 in Cinema, Television
Long before the web the best way to hear about a film for a cinema fanboy was to watch Siskel and Ebert — and even though Gene Siskel passed away his co-host Roger Ebert has kept the flame going all of these years. What made the show so good was that Siskel and Ebert were themselves true cinema fanboys: Watching them argue the finer points of a film was like hanging out with friends at a diner. Also you got the feeling that the two of them were there not for the money (the series got started on PBS after all) but because they were there to talk about what they loved. So I was upset when I heard that Walt Disney had decided to keep the show running without our beloved Roger Ebert: ‘At the Movies’ gets new hosts Lyons, Mankiewicz “Over the years, TV’s best-known movie review show has gone from hosts Siskel and Ebert to Ebert and Roeper to Roeper and guest critics — and now it’s Lyons and Mankiewicz. Ben Lyons, a Hollywood reporter and film critic for ”E! News” and others, and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz will take over ”At the Movies” when its new season begins in September, Disney-ABC Domestic Television said Tuesday.” Apogee & Perigee
Posted by Guest Author on Jul 23, 2008 in Japanese TV
Some years after Star Wars, but 24 years before a very similar looking robot from Pixar came along, a pair of Japanese robots named Apogee & Perigee released an album of songs that tell their story. Entitled “Chojiku Korodasutan Ryokoki” it was released in fairly small quantities as an LP and soon became a sought after though obscure rarity. Unfortunately, in 1984 YMO had retired and the small label was running on a shoestring. Aside from this promotional video I don’t think the release got much publicity. A CD reissue from the 90s exists but it was only sold part of a high priced 18 album set. Though I don’t think it’s a big surprise, in reality really it wasn’t a pair of robots making the album, it was semi-anonymously made by the short lived band Testpattern (Masao Himura and Fumio Ichimura), who were signed to Yellow Magic Orchestra’s ¥EN Records label. For this, their second project, they made a concept album billed to a pair of robots. On it they recruited many labelmates to contribute songs and perform more or less uncredited. It’s kind of sad that maybe with a bit more publicity and spinoff media they could have had more success with a fun concept like this. This track is sung by Jun Togawa. She began her career as an actress in the early 1980s and soon found many singing opportunities. She was able bridge the gap between performance art and rock. She often appears but not exclusively with her band the Yapoos. R2D2 Goes Steampunk
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 22, 2008 in Star Wars
Shown above is a wonderful Steampunk version of R2D2 named R2S2 (R2 Steam Too) which was designed by Crabfu SteamWorks. You’ll have to visit their page to see every loving bit of detail that was put into this droid — but to give you just a small sample here’s a close up from the back side of this mechanical marvel:
…and here is R2S2 in action: Why Amy Winehouse Has To Be Dr. Who
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 22, 2008 in Dr. Who
I recently came across a video (see below) which was reacting to an interview with a former writer from Dr, Who who was claiming that Amy Winehouse would make a great Time Lord. While the video blogger in question hated the idea of his beloved character being turned into a mere singer, as a longtime fanboy I approve of the idea with all my heart. Here’s why Amy Winehouse needs to be the next Dr. Who: 1. Tom Baker proved that Dr. Who is about being eccentric: Who else besides Amy has any personality these days in the entire UK? 2. Dr. Who has turned into yet another brand of sci-fi dog food and something needs to be done to reinvent the series. This isn’t about having slick special effects — that was never the point of the show! Only Amy can jump start the show into something interesting. 3. The entire point of Dr. Who is that he isn’t a he! A Time Lord isn’t a human but an alien after all — the next shape that the good Doctor takes on should be a surprise. In fact expecting Dr. Who to be yet another guy is in itself sexist. In fact while we’re on the subject why is Dr. Who always a white dude? 4. While it’s true that Amy lacks any formal acting skills I think a good writer could work with that. It comes down to can she make the character believable? I think given the right scripts and proper straight-man sidekicks that she could pull it off. 5. Some fans may object to Amy’s speaking voice which is seen as “working class” — again this is classic British snobbery! What rule is there at Dr. Who has a degree from Cambridge and goes fox hunting on weekends? First knowing Amy’s vocal range I think she could do anything with that amazing voice — but why not have the character sound street smart for a change? And again I believe that a good script writer could make this work. 6. Some parents might be concerned that Amy is the wrong sort of role model for youth. But when has Dr. Who even been about being a role model? The entire idea behind his character is that he is a non-conformist that does things his own way. You’re talking about a character who travels around in a telephone box — this isn’t about being a role model. 7. Amy has the best facial expressions! In his heart of hearts Tom Baker always had that element of being a silent screen actor, so much of his acting was physical — his facial expressions were always amazing. We already know that Amy can pull this off from her music videos — there some dangerous about her eyes that would work very well with the character. 8. Being a Time Lord is about dealing with stress! Amy knows this scene first hand, for she has lived it. Amy’s own struggle is to keep her world in balance — I thinks he can bring this energy to the small screen. 9. Back in the day you could tell who Dr. Who was by what he was wearing, this character was never about slick raincoats or looking dashing but standing out and being different. Amy has a sense of fashion and knows how to wear clothing — in that way she’s iconic. I think even if you took away her beehive hairstyle that her strong individuality would come through with the right wardrobe. 10. Amy is already an international star and that would help open up the audience of the show. Dr. Who doesn’t have to be a show stuck on the Sci Fi channel — it can be a series worthy of being on HBO or Showtime. In fact I’ll go on record to state the following: Without Amy being the next Dr. Who you can shove the show into the rubbish heap of mediocrity. And here’s the video that inspired me: Star Wars as Renaissance Art
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 21, 2008 in Star Wars
There’s a great Photoshop contest at worth1000 on the theme of Star Wars Renaissance Art (quite a bit of this is in fact Victorian romantic artwork but you get the idea). Shown above is Godward Padme by Frogman12834, and below is Yoda Borguereau by Mandrak:
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