Anime Themed Totebags for Ninja Loving Fangurls

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 5, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections

Anime pin-up girls, Chic kawaii ninja teens on red, large tote bag with key leash

Fangurls will get a kick out of these two anime themed tote bags! The tote bag shown above features kawaii ninja teens. While the tote below features anime pin-up dragon princess girls from a hard-to-find discontinued fabric (Alexander Henry’s Dragon Princess): Read more…

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Taking Oz to a New Place: Skottie Young

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 5, 2009 in Comic Books

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #5 — illustrated by Skottie Young

Marvel has has released a series of comics based upon classic books which have been unimpressive on every level, but a wonderful exception to this has been the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which features illustrations by Skottie Young. It’s hard to reinvent the universe of Oz because the visual style of the story has been so defined by the 1939 film — but Young manages to reinvent this world while staying true to the story. Issue #5 in the series comes out this Wednesday, above is a detail of the cover art and it just looks great. I also love the powerful palette of colors by Jean-Francois Beaulieu who brings Skottie’s drawings to life. Below is another wonderful panel: Read more…

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Deciphering Digg: Itchy Trigger Finger and the DiggBar

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 4, 2009 in Tech

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Disclaimer: Reverse engineering the mechanisms of Digg is always a guessing game — and a hard one because Digg is always changing the rules of that game to stay one step ahead of spammers. So everything in this article is just my speculation — it’s not a “how-to get to the front page” methodology.

Digg LogoNot too long ago (around February) Digg cracked down on power users by limiting the number of diggs in a 24 hour period. Now this isn’t a science but after 150 or so diggs a user would be greeted by the warning “Whoa there cowboy! Itchy trigger finger? Digging fast is so lame. How about reading some stories instead?” Now notice that last line about “reading some stories instead” — it’s always been my theory that while Digg never prints a rulebook that they always give your humorous hints as to how to succeed on Digg in their interface design. Read more…

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Wear Your Star Wars Cufflinks with Your Tuxedo T-Shirt

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 3, 2009 in Star Wars

Star Wars Cufflinks

You’ll need the Force to get these goodies off of Esty because there’s only one set left! Above are the Star Wars Storm Trooper cufflinks and below are the Shadow Storm Trooper Helmet set — but my favorite is the tie tack below that. Also Gr0glmann offers a ton of other nerdtastic cufflinks that are well worth checking out… Read more…

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I Wish This Captain Kirk’s Chair Toy was Full Scale!

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 3, 2009 in Star Trek

This is a demonstration of the sound effects on the new Diamond Select Toys Star Trek Deluxe Chair — as you can see below the chair also includes a replica Kirk. However when I first spotted this video my hopes were for a full sized chair… Read more…

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Shangri La: I’ve Got Cute Pink Hair and I Like to Blow Things Up

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 2, 2009 in Animation

This is a trailer for the upcoming anime series Shangri La which is based Eiichi Ikegami’s novel. Here’s a crude translation of the description for the show: “Due to global warming Tokyo has been transformed into a tropical city, to fight these effects the center of the city is being transformed into a forest — a utopia (Shangri-La) where global warming does not exists. In the center of Tokyo the privileged citizens live in an Atlas-like tower city while ordinary people are intimidated and lead a life of squalor. Houziyou Kuniko is an 18-year-old heroine with her massive boomerang made of carbon fiber leads a fight against government forces.” Read more…

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Mice! Why did it have to be Mice?

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 2, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections

Indiana Jones Mouse

Little Indiana Mouse loves to go on adventures and find hidden treasure! As handsome as his human counterpart, he comes complete with hat, gun holster, bag and whip. Indiana Mouse was hand made using felt, silks, fake leather, ribbon, cardboard, glue, monofilament and he is stuffed with polyfil. He stands approximately 2.5inches tall (6.5cm) His costume and accessories are not removable.” Read more…

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Transformers Cosplay that Transforms

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 1, 2009 in Fandom

This amazing video from an anime convention that took place in paris in 2004 — these fanboys have taken their art form to the next level…

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Mickey’s Space Fantasy: Star Wars Meets the Mouse

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 31, 2009 in Star Wars

I wasn’t aware of this — but it seems that back 1989 at Tokyo Disneyland they had a Star Wars themed attraction called Mickey’s Space Fantasy. After some research I found out that the ride featured in this old advert is in fact Star Tours which was advertised as “The Ultimate Star Wars Adventure!” which was the direct result of Lucas working with Disney back in the 80s on several projects. But best of all, I found out that the ride is still running to this very day…

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Why Sisko is the Coolest Star Trek Commander…

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 31, 2009 in Star Trek

Star Trek Deep Space Nine Sisko Command Chair Figure

Kirk is the original, but I have to say that Sisko is pretty much the coolest commander that I’ve come across in every incarnation of Star Trek. Kirk is a bit of a hot head, Jean Luc Picard is just too damn mellow, Janeway was generic and Jonathan Archer was just a tad too lovable: And that leaves us with Benjamin Sisko! Read more…

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Prototype: 28 Days Later on Steroids in New York City

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 30, 2009 in Videogames

Prototype: The Game

Prototype is an interesting looking game which is set in NYC (it’s due out for the holiday season on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC) and what I’m seeing so far looks pretty amazing. The plot sort of reminds me of 28 Days Later with a slight bit of Men in Black: Read more…

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Marc Davis: A Disney Animator Who Put the Cruel in Cruella De Vil

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 30, 2009 in Animation

Marc Davis: One of Disney's Nine Old Men

Sadly not many animation fans know who he was, but today is the the 96th birthday of legendary Disney animator Marc Davis who was born on this day in 1913 (and passed away in 2000). Disney had a core of talented animators who were known as “Disney’s Nine Old Men” and Davis was a member of that dream team. His did character design work and animation on Thumper from Bambi (1942), Tinker Bell in Peter Pan (1953) and my favorite Cruella De Vil of 101 Dalmatians (1961). He was also involved in creating many characters for Disneyland rides including working on the costume design for the Pirates of the Caribbean. Here’s an amazing video profile of Marc from the Disney Family Album which will inspire any fanboy: Read more…

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This Space Bat Tribute Will Make Every Star Trek Fanboy Cry…

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 29, 2009 in Science, Star Trek

Good bye little fella! We know that you’ve gone boldly where no bat has gone before. Well except for the other bat on that previous shuttle ride…

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Ultraman Soda Porn

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 29, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections

Just released this past week in Japan is an Ultraman themed soda which comes in two flavors and 12 different can designs (the flavor shown in the video is cider). But just I love the way this fanboy documented his purchase — not too dissimilar than a tech fanboy doing an unboxing video. By the way if you’re looking for an amazing collection of all things Ultraman check out this Flickr group. Read more…

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Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan: A Crime Against Classic Anime

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 28, 2009 in Animation

Not to date myself, but I grew up watching Lupin III episodes on VHS from Japan — my all time favorite episodes of the show were the ones directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki as we all known known is an animation genius, but when you put that together with Lupin there was a real sort of magic. Lupin III started life as a manga and the first episodes date back to the 60s, but when Miyazaki got his hands on the show it went from being a manga adaption to a place in television history. Read more…

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AKBINGO! Top Idol Competition

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 28, 2009 in Japanese TV

Shown above is a segment from the March 25th episode of AKBINGO! a variety show which features the J-Pop group AKB48 which includes some 46 divas (well they started with 48 young ladies but that was several years ago) divided into three teams. The group is unusual in that once a week they preform at their own theater which is located in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. Read more…

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Retro Martian Invader Tin Toy Invades Your Nostalgia

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 27, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections

Martian Invader (tin wind-up toy)

I’ve seen so many tin toy robot sin my day so it’s a nice break to see a retro plaything that’s based on War of the Worlds for a change. This Martian Invader tin wind-up toy is available from zerotoys.com and harkens back to yesteryear with a fanboy affordable price of $13.95. Found via nerdapproved.com.

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Family Guy: The Next Generation

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 27, 2009 in Animation, Star Trek

This sneak preview of the upcoming Family Guy episode which features the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation looks pretty good. The episode airs Sunday night on Fox…

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Gonzo for the Great Gonzo

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 27, 2009 in Animation

Muppets The Great Gonzo Photo Puppet Replica

How can’t you be gonzo for the Great Gonzo? Shown above is a new Great Gonzo puppet replica based on the glory days of the Muppet Show. What I love about this Jim Henson creation is that Gonzo is an ugly creature, but yet it hard not to love him. He’s very proud just to be himself — and what’s interesting is that unlike the Muppets he’s not based on any known animal, so he’s a true freak. The other endearing quality about Gonzo is that he represents the eternal optimist in all of us: Read more…

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Guts, Gore and a Gag from Rob Guillory

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 26, 2009 in Comic Books

Chew #1 illustrated by Rob Guillory

Shown above is a nice gory detail from a cover illustration by Rob Guillory for the comic book Chew #1 which will be released on June by Image. But what makes this cover work so well for me is the sense of humor, which you only notice when your eye moves off this scene of carnage: Read more…

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The More I See of Dragonball Evolution, The More I Hate It…

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 26, 2009 in Animation

It’s amazing to me that Hollywood can do such a good job adapting American comic books to live action films, but when it comes to manga or anime they don’t always seem to know what they’re doing. A good case in point is this latest trailer for Dragonball Evolution which falls flat — and if the trailer doesn’t get you excited you know you’re in trouble! Fox is convinced that this film will indoctrinate a new generation of Dragonball fans, but it may have the opposite effect…

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Check Out This Amazing International Space Station Footage…

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 26, 2009 in Science

You know it’s not quite as cool as a space station that you’d see in 2001: A Space Odyssey but on the whole now that the ISS is 80% done it doesn’t look too shabby! This footage was shot by the space shuttle before it heads home. Here’s an amazing photo from a space walk earlier in the mission: Read more…

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Latest X-Men Origins Wolverine Trailer: Ooh! It’s Shiny…

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 26, 2009 in Comic Books

It’s going to be hard to top Watchmen for movies based on comic books this year, but that said X-Men Origins: Wolverine isn’t looking too shabby. The film hits theaters on May 1st and if you’d like to decorate your desktop in anticipation here’s some wallpaper to get you started: Read more…

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A Tabletop Space Invaders Game That Fits in the Palm of Your Hand

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 25, 2009 in Videogames

Space Invaders Game Bank

To celebrate the 31st Anniversary of Space Invaders Taito is shipping this very cute replica of an original tabletop Space Invaders game. This cute collectable allows you play an actual game and its even is coin operated like the original — except for the fact that you’ll need Japanese coins to make it work.

Space Invaders Game Bank Read more…

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