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Sheena Easton and the Shochu
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 25, 2008 in Japanese TV
It’s funny I always associated the above song with Sheena Easton selling out to some national gym chain in the 80s, little did I know the same song was also used to sell a shochu drink in Japan! Phil Hale is a Hellblazer
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 25, 2008 in Comic Books
The texture in the above detail from Hellblazer: The Fear Machine is so unusual in a sea of flat looking comic book covers. What’s also impressive in this illustration by Phil Hale is that most horror comics always go to a goth black color scheme, however Hale scores with an unexpected pale palette with the final cover falling between film noir and German expressionism. Hellblazer: The Fear Machine will be hitting comic book stores in May and is published by DC Comics, below is the full illustration: The Shogun Warriors vs. the Micronauts
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 24, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Shown above are TV commercials from the 70s for the Shogun Warriors, the Micronauts and Suckerman! Following that are spots from the 60s for Parcheesi, Union Station by Remco, Word Nerd and Duncan Yo Yo. Special thanks to Ira Gallen. Gurihiru Goes Leapin’ Lizards
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 24, 2008 in Comic Books
When I first viewed the above detail from the cover of Power Pack: Day One #3 I was blown away by the sense of chaos in the illustration by Gurihiru Studios (who are two artists based in the city of Sapporo, Japan). This Marvel book is due to hit stores in May, below is the full cover: Googling Space Exploration
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 24, 2008 in Science
Microsoft and Apple are you paying attention? You better one up Google and start planning a Mars mission: Private race to the moon (and money) takes off “Google and X Prize officials have unveiled nine new privately funded teams that will compete for $30 million in the Google Lunar X Prize challenge, a race to the moon. “It’s not just a new mission,” Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X Prize Foundation, said during Thursday’s announcement here at Google’s headquarters. “It’s a new way of doing business.” The Google Lunar X Prize, unveiled last September, aims to encourage privately funded lunar exploration — just as the $10 million Ansari X Prize provided a jump start for space tourism three years ago. Private-sector moonshots could open the way to commercial ventures ranging from robotic mining operations to lunar hotels and virtual reality-TV expeditions.” Space Tourism set to Takeoff
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 23, 2008 in Science
Currently only a few lucky fanboy (and fangurl) multimillionaires have had the pleasure of going on vacation in outer space, however according to this article the price may come to down to a mere $80,000 for a quick taste of the final frontier: Space tourism to rocket in this century, researchers predict “Outer space will rocket into reality as “the” getaway of this century, according to researchers at the University of Delaware and the University of Rome La Sapienza. In fact, the “final frontier” could begin showing up in travel guides by 2010, they predict. “In the twenty-first century, space tourism could represent the most significant development experienced by the tourism industry,” says Prof. Fred DeMicco, ARAMARK Chair in UD’s Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management program.” By the way the image of the Orion Space Plane from 2001: A Space Odyssey is from this great page on Martin Bower. El Señor Rossi
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 23, 2008 in Animation
That’s a catchy tune, no? El Señor Rossi was an Italian animated series of films that ran from the early 60s to the mid-70s created by Bruno Bozetto. Although as an animator Bruno Bozetto for his film Allegro non troppo which was a humorous take on the Disney classic Fantasia. These days he’s been doing quite a bit of Flash based animation. Found via thisspartanlife.com. Sky Doll est Céleste
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 23, 2008 in Comic Books
Shown above is a detail from the first cover of Sky Doll #1 the first French comic being published by Marvel in May (although it should be pointed out that both the artist and author are Italian). As much as I love manga I think it’s great to see French comics get some real distribution here in the United States. Here’s a description of the book which is illustrated by Alessandro Barbucci and writing by Barbara Canepa: “Meet Noa, a so-called Sky Doll; a life-like female android without rights, who exists only to serve the State’s needs and desires. But when Noa meets two so-called “missionaries” who aid in her escape from her tyrannical master, all hell breaks loose for our cyborg siren as she uncovers clues that she may be much more than just a robotic toy. The first release in a new partnership between Marvel and cutting-edge French publisher Soleil!” Below is the full cover: Snarf Says T-Shirt
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 22, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
I never quite liked the TV show itself, but for my money back in 1985 there was nothing quite as cool as the opening titles of ThunderCats, in fact we would video tape it and watch it frame-by-frame to catch everything that was going on! Well now you can relive the glory the this epic show and give your friends nicknames like Panthro and Cheetara with this rad ThunderCats t-shirt from ThinkGeek. …but when will there be some Jem and the Holograms merchandise for us to buy? Spiders Sans Spiderman: The Amazing Joy Buzzards
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 22, 2008 in Comic Books
How often do you see pink used on a comic book cover in a non-cute way? I just love the concert poster look of the cover of Amazing Joy Buzzards Volume 1: Here Come The Spiders “The world’s greatest rock ‘n roll adventure band makes their original graphic novel debut With girl-magnet Biff on guitar and vocals, tough guy Stevo on bass, and four-eyed genius Gabe on drums – not to mention their mythical Mexican wrestler genie, El Campeon – the Amazing Joy Buzzards hop from one fast-paced adventure to the next, living life to the fullest! As their world tour commences, their battle with the nefarious Spider Syndicate gets into full swing with the fate of the world in the balance!” The First Anime CD-ROM: The World of U.S. Manga Corps
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 21, 2008 in Animation
In 1991 for some odd reason Brian Cirulnick and myself were able to talk John O’Donnell of Central Park Media into making the first Anime themed CD-ROM. The CD-ROM featured 1,000 targa images taken from various Anime TV shows and movies (everything from from Project A-ko to Urusei Yatsura) and 100 digital video clips which were produced using the then new technology QuickTime from Apple Computer. In fact the CD-ROM was the 2nd commercial title to feature QuickTime, the first I believe was a porno title. The other cool thing about the project was that it featured a multimedia presentation which contained a catalog showing a thumbnail sketch of each image. After it’s release the CD-ROM started to sell well and was even picked up by Educorp (one of the early CD-ROM catalogs). However sadly the title was spotted in Japan by one of the copyright holders who mistook it for a video game and thus ending the shelf life of the project. Astronauts’ Amazing View
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 21, 2008 in Science
I wish I was an astronaut! Shown above is a great photo taken by an astronaut aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis on February 18, 2008. Click on the image to see it as full size… Found via chamorrobible.org. The Milky Way is Much Bigger Than We Thought
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 21, 2008 in Science
It’s just amazing to me how many new basic things we are learning every day about the universe that we live in: The Milky Way is twice the size we thought it was “It took just a couple of hours using data available on the internet for University of Sydney scientists to discover that the Milky Way is twice as wide as previously thought. Astrophysicist Professor Bryan Gaensler led a team that has found that our galaxy – a flattened spiral about 100,000 light years across – is 12,000 light years thick, not the 6,000 light years that had been previously thought.” Zero-sen Hayato
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 20, 2008 in Animation
Shown above are the opening titles for Zero-sen Hayato (０戦はやと) an anime series that ran for 41 episodes back in 1964 and was produced by Fuji TV. The series got started as a manga by Naoki Tsuji and deals with fighter pilots during World War II. Silhouette Masterpiece Theater
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 20, 2008 in Comic Books
Silhouette Masterpiece Theater is a fascinating one page website by Wilhelm Staehle who is a graphic designer and illustrator. Also make sure to check out the sister website the Dollar Dreadful… Gundam Cosplay from Russia
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 19, 2008 in Fandom
Shown above is an amazing Gundam cosplay outfit from an anime fan in St.Petersburg, Russia. Below is some related convention footage worth checking out: The Transporter vs. Quantum Teleportation
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 19, 2008 in Star Trek
If you’re an old time Star Trek fanboy there’s an amazing article at Scientific American on the reality of making a Transporter: Beam Me Up Scotty? A Q&A about Quantum Teleportation with H. Jeff Kimble “What’s the biggest misconception about teleportation? That the object itself is being sent. We’re not sending around material stuff. If I wanted to send you a Boeing 757, I could send you all the parts, or I could send you a blueprint showing all the parts, and it’s much easier to send a blueprint. Teleportation is a protocol about how to send a quantum state—a wave function—from one place to another.” Project Orion: Nuclear Powered Rocket Travel
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 18, 2008 in Science
Shown above is a video of author George Dyson at the TED conference. Dyson wrote an amazing book on Project Orion, a massive, nuclear-powered spacecraft that could have taken us to Saturn in five years. Mahfood Makes a Great Mixtape
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 18, 2008 in Comic Books
Mixtape Volume 1: Food One Sailor Moon and Gundam 00 Dance the Dan-Jo
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 17, 2008 in Fandom
I just came across this fan made video which features the characters from Sailor Moon dancing to the song Dan-Jo. It seems to be a reply to this video which features the characters from Gundam 00: Doctor and Davros
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 17, 2008 in Dr. Who
I sometimes just don’t get the folks who do the merchandising! Shown above is limited edition $300 model of Doctor and Davros from the classic 70s Dr. Who episode Genesis of the Daleks. While I loved that episode I just don’t get the appeal of having this on your shelf unless it’s some sort of eBay investment scheme. Why not instead release a model based on sexy sidekick Leela whom every fanboy had a now not so secret crush on? I’m also amazed that in this era of mainstream acceptance of cosplay that the Doctor’s fashion forward isn’t on sale at better apparel shops worldwide… eBay investors please take note: Dark Horse will be releasing the above model in May. Set Phasers on Blu-ray!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 16, 2008 in Star Trek
Shown above is an entertaining DIY video on how to build a classic Star Trek phaser using a mechanism from a Blu-ray player. Video by Kipkay found via ValleyWag. Disney Revisits the House of the Future
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 16, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Shown above is the 1957 version of the House of the Future which was removed and destroyed in 1967. I think it would be much more fun to create a Retro House if the Future complete with a jet pack stand and nuclear power generator in the basement ala the Jetsons rather than trying to re-invent the concept: House of Tomorrow returning to Disneyland “Disneyland will team with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and others to bring the $15-million Innoventions Dream Home to Tomorrowland in May, according to the Associated Press. The two-bedroom demonstration home with a kitchen, living room, dining room, study and backyard (but no bathroom) will feature current and near-future technology, including: * Closets that help select clothes and suggest matching outfits. Disney actors will play the fictional Elias family of four (an obvious nod to Walter Elias Disney) living a “digital lifestyle” in the 5,000-square-foot “smart house” inside the rotating-floor Innoventions building.” Ummm, no bathrooms in the house of the future?! A Real James Bond Submarine Auto
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 16, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Sure it wasn’t a Sean Connery picture but The Spy Who Loved Me was one of my favorite films back in 1977. I think every fanboy back then would have loved to go on a dream date with Barbara Bach while driving underwater in a Lotus Esprit: Swiss create Bond-like underwater car “OK, so the Swiss have invented a car that runs on land and underwater. But did they REALLY have to make it a convertible? It’s called the “sQuba,” and conjures up memories of James Bond’s amphibious Lotus Esprit from “The Spy Who Loved Me.” That fictional vehicle traveled on land and, when chased by bad guys in a helicopter, plunged into the water and became an airtight submarine — complete with “torpedoes” and “depth charges”.” |
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