Leader Desslok Wine

Thanks to the marketing division of Bandai shown above (click for a full image) is Deslar Wine. It’s no secret that Star Blazers was quite an inspiration to me growing up, well it seems a generation on wine drinking fanboys in Japan have now arrived — and want to enjoy more sophisticated memorabilia associated with Space Cruiser Yamato:

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Wizzywig Volume 1: Phreak

A graphic novel about old school phone phreaking and computer hacking? How could an old school fanboy not be sold on this concept! And from the looks of it Ed Piskor has done a great job with this comic book which features everything from acoustic modems ala WarGames to a scene with the Woz and Jobs selling blue-boxes in a primitive pre-iPhone world:

Wizzywig Volume 1: Phreak

Found via Brian Cirulnick.

The Cutting Room Floor: The Deaths of Ian Stone

Every day Ian Stone starts his life, at some point during that day Ian dies a terrible death only to find himself in a new life with an unsettling feeling that he’s been through something horrific. Thus the plot setup for the Deaths of Ian Stone for the best movie to come out of Horrorfest in 2007.

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GRIN: Great Images in NASA

I recently enjoyed myself spending much time exploring the website GRIN: Great Images in NASA, which has an amazing collection of over a thousand images which any fanboy would love! Below are some of my finds, make sure to click on each photo to see a larger image:

Saturn V, S-II Stage is Lifted into Test Stand: The S-II stage of the Saturn V rocket is hoisted onto the A-2 test stand in 1967 at the Mississippi Test Facility, now the Stennis Space Center. This was the second stage of the 364-foot tall Moon rocket. The second stage was powered by five J-2 engines.

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Cloverfield: The Hype Starts…

I’m starting to hear some good things about Cloverfield, but the Statue of Liberty treatment reminds me a bit too much of the end of Planet of the Apes and we’ve already seen the blowing up New York City thing in Independence Day. And not to make it personal but in my mind JJ Abrams is still not on my “friends list” until he patches things up with William Shatner over the next Star Trek film. Although that won’t stop me from standing in line to see the movie on opening day of course…

P.S. Although I have to say that Cloverfield’s marketing campaign is very blogger friendly which makes me happy!

Which Science Fiction Author Are You?

Which science fiction author are you? According to this fanboy friendly quiz by Paul Kienitz I’m none other than Isaac Asimov:

“One of the most prolific writers in history, on any imaginable subject. Cared little for art but created lasting and memorable tales.”

This made me rather happy on a silly level as I grew up reading the Foundation series and chaired a small science fiction convention on Long Island in the 80s that had Asimov as a guest of honor. Although credit for getting him as a guest has to go to Elyse Rosenstein who was very involved in organizing the Star Trek conventions in the 70s and the Lunacon science fiction conventions in the 80s.

Quiz found via Web Metrics Guru.

A Blythe Doll Happy New Year

There’s something so creepy about about the Blythe dolls, it’s like they’re always watching you…

X-Men Art Deco Poster

When I saw the above X-Men poster I was blown away! The credit for the illustration goes to Eric Tan who works for Disney in California, his inspiration came from old German film posters.

Found via Neatorama.