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The day the crystal cracked

By On October 23, 2007 In Monsters, Plugs, Toys With 2 Comments Permanent Link to The day the crystal crackedPermalink

According to their website they say if you can draw it they can make it. FAO Schwarz now offers custom stuffed animals based on your childs drawing. One of a kind stuffed animal and it’ll only cost you two hundred and fourty nine dollarinos.

Make My Own Monster

While your there why not pick up a few of Brian Froud’s Goblins. I still wish I had a copy of his The World of the Dark Crystal book.

Brian Froud’s Goblins!

While we’re talking about Mr. Froud and the Dark Crystal, did you know they are making a sequal? The Power of the Dark Crystal! I know!! And Mr. Froud is all over it along with Genndy Tartakovsky!

Power of the Dark Crystal

Edit: Like a big dum dum I forgot to mention the new Dark Crystal graphic novel series by Tokyopop. It’s Legend’s of The Dark Crystal and it’s a prequel to the original Dark Crystal movie.

Legend’s of the dark crystal

Yo Gabba Gabba

By On August 24, 2007 In Plugs With 4 Comments Permanent Link to Yo Gabba GabbaPermalink

I’ve been looking forward to this show for a long time now. I forgot about it starting on August 20th and totally didn’t vio-it. But there are a few vids up on youtube. Including the performance by the AquaBats.

Yo Gabba Gabba

These have been up there a while. Check out Biz’s Beat of the Day and party in my tummy. I was looking for the remix of Biz’s Beat of the Day but it looks like they’ve taken it down. It was zary goot.

It’s like if Sesame Street was directed by Sid and Marty Croft on the set of Pee Wee’s Playhouse. You get the idea.

Giant Invasion

By On August 15, 2007 In Music, Plugs With Comments Off Permanent Link to Giant InvasionPermalink

They Might Be Giants have been one of my favorite bands for a very long time. They are spectacular live and I’m thankful I’ve been able to see them perform several times. But I’ve missed them in recent years due to the travel time and mostly because I caught the old man doesn’t want to leave hometown for rock show illness. They always play 2 hours away from here. In every direction. That dang The Orange Peel in Ashville has been bringing them around for years.

TMBG

So when my friend told me they were coming to a local club I knew he had made a mistake. And sure enough, there on the TMBG homepage October 30 – Greenville, North Carolina - The Handlebar. But there could not be a Handlebar in Greenville NC also, could there be? After checking our Handlebar’s website you can see that it’s just a silly typo, and they are coming to Greenville SC! Now I have no excuse not to go see them, and to get all my hometown buddies to join me.

they might be giants - greenville south carolina

Sure they’ll be playing mostly songs from the new album The Else, which is an amazing album if you include the songs on the extra CD. The extra cd is loaded with 23 tracks from their ultra cool podcast (since 2005). By itself it’s one of my least favorite albums. But if they play with just a dab of the energy I’ve experienced at previous shows then they will totally change my mind. Hopefully it’ll be an amazing show and I’ll never have to leave town again to see giants.

Rock it!

By On August 1, 2007 In Art, Plugs With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Rock it!Permalink

My good buddy SteepleJack pointed me towards this guy’s ultra cool rocket sculptures. How great would those things look sitting on your desk?

Cool Rockets by Jeff Brewer

Jack Brewer is the artist and he even does custom versions with your name/company on it. He’s a model maker for film and commercials and has worked on a bunch of movies including Nightmare Before Christmas, Men in Black & James and the Giant Peach. If I had known he was going to be at Comic-Con I’d for sure had put him on my 10 items list. I’ll just have to drool all over my friends.

Power up your snail mail

By On July 25, 2007 In Comics, Plugs With Comments Off Permanent Link to Power up your snail mailPermalink

Starting thursday you can add a little POW to your mail with Marvel postage stamps! Each 41-cent iconic square is ready to peal and stick and really snazes up that letter to the electric company.

Thing Stamp

Here is what the United States Postal Service has to say about it.

Marvel Super Heroes
With these 20 colorful stamps, the U.S. Postal Service salutes stars from the world of Marvel Comics. For decades, Super Heroes have been synonymous with the comic book medium. Their adventures have provided an escape from every day life and demonstrate that individuals can make a difference. Comic books aren’t simply “kid stuff” — adults have always been among their readers, and the form has attracted its share of serious artists and writers. And Super Heroes have responded to social and political issues from their beginnings.
Marvel Postage Stamps
Ten stamps on the pane of 20 are portraits of individual Marvel characters: Captain America, Elektra, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Sub-Mariner, The Incredible Hulk, The Thing and Wolverine.

The other 10 stamps depict individual Marvel Comic book covers. Information about the artwork shown on each stamp appears on the back on the stamp pane.

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10 Things to buy at San Diego Comic-Con

By On July 23, 2007 In Events, JCC, Plugs With 2 Comments Permanent Link to 10 Things to buy at San Diego Comic-ConPermalink

San Diego Comic-Con is here and I could have gone. My friends at Comics Wanted had an opening in their room but I chickened out. AdHouse Books had a full slate of artists going and I probably couldn’t have gotten a table for myself. When I’m ready, I’ll charter a plane just to bring all the cool stuff back east. Have you seen all the killer things that will be there? No? Well my friend I’ll just make you a little list of 10 things to buy at Comic-Con with total disregard for money and space.

If you need to plan your course you may want to use this interactive map of the show!!!

10 Things to buy at San Diego Comic-Con

10 – Jeffrey Brown’s Incredible Change-Bots hardcover

Incredible Change-bots

9 – Joel Priddy’s Besswax Bound with special doodle

Beeswax Bound

8 – Jim Rugg’s Street Angel Art
(Then bug him about doing more Street Angel books!)

Street Angel

7 – Amanda Visell’s Ephunt sculpture & print
While you’re there grab her Poping Through Pictures Book from Baby Tattoo

book Popping Pictures

6 – Dave Pressler’s Stupid Little Robot Buddy

Stupid Little Robot

5 – AdHouse Books’ Project: Telstar Ultra rare first in the trilogy of project books. If you get there soon enough snag the last copy of Project: Superior also.

Project: Telstar

4 – Scott Morse’s Scrap Mettle limited edition with watercolor

Scrap Mettle Scrap Mettle Special

3 – Some really cool mini-comic with a screen printed cover by someone you’ve never heard of. Extra bonus points if it is from another country.

2 – Andy Runton’s (made by mom) Owly Hat
While you’re there maybe grab one of his tooth rottingly adorable Owly paintings!

Andy Runton Owly Hat

1 – Scott Morse’s Tiger Sculpture

Tiger Sculpture

Roll Out

By On May 20, 2007 In 01-Illustration, Plugs With 4 Comments Permanent Link to Roll OutPermalink

The best thing about Shrek the Third was the preview for the new live action Transformers movie for July 4th.
Optimus Prime - Transformers

I’ve purposely stayed away from any pictures or information about the movie. So when the preview came on, I unexpectedly got giddy when Shia LaBeouf runs his fingers across the Autobot logo on the wheel of his new used car (Bumblebee isn’t a beetle [bad choice] and mega-tron isn’t a floating gun [good choice]). I wanted to look away and save it for the movie but I just had to watch.

Bumblebee from the transformers movie

It’s directed by Michael Bay (The Island, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, The Rock). So I know it’s going to be high on action and most likely cheese. And after looking at all the writers, producers and editors I can pretty much say the special effects should be amazing. But it’s going to be choppy both visually and plot wise and pretty void of decent dialogue. But the trailer was super ultra cool. And the new bot designs are pretty neat if you are into that Gundam look.

Where is Beetle?

By On May 17, 2007 In Plugs With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Where is Beetle?Permalink

My grandmother saved me this Beetle Bailey cartoon from today’s newspaper. She said it looked like something I would do.

Beetle Bailey

It’s for sure not something I’ve seen done on the newspaper comic page before. Well, if you don’t count Where’s Waldo.

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