Joe, Jerry, and Roger

When I was a kid, I hated the San Francisco 49ers because they always beat up the L.A. Rams. But I stand by the 49th issue of Giant Robot. So does Tru (above) at the first GR store.

On the cover: Adrian Tomine, who talks about his Asian-American-focused graphic novel, Shortcomings. Asian male insecurity, Yellow Fever, AZN pride, AA fluff, and inter-Asian tension--it's all in the book, which he addresses in the interview. Inside: The Cosplay Show, The Exiled's Josie Ho, the last executioner of Thailand, Eric eating a lot of greasy food at Chinese food & donuts joints, and way more.

Fresh copies are now available at GR shops in New York City's East Village, West L.A.'s Sawtelle, and the Upper Haight in S.F.

Random GR49 talk on the boards.