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Eric Nakamura - From The Pit Photo Zine
26 pages, measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
Before Giant Robot, owner and founder Eric Nakamura shot seminal late 80's / early 90's punk rock bands. Photo's capture performers in their early days. Beautifully shot; history was captured. Features photos of such bands and performers as Kurt Cobain, Sonic Youth, Courtney Love, Beck, Public Enemy, Jawbreaker, L7, Firehose, Mudhoney, Unwound and more! Each photo has a little commentary by Eric. The cover photo wraps around the zine to the back.
Jillian Tamaki - SuperMutant Magic Academy
Paperback, 224 pages, measures 6.3 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Unrequited love, underage drinking, and teen angst rule at a high school for mutants and witches
The New York Times and New Yorker illustrator Jillian Tamaki is best known for co-creating the award-winning young adult graphic novels Skim and This One Summer--moody and atmospheric bestsellers. SuperMutant Magic Academy, which she has been serializing online for the past four years, paints a teenaged world filled with just as much ennui and uncertainty, but also with a sharp dose of humor and irreverence. Tamaki deftly plays superhero and high-school Hollywood tropes against what adolescence is really like: The SuperMutant Magic Academy is a prep school for mutants and witches, but their paranormal abilities take a backseat to everyday teen concerns.
Science experiments go awry, bake sales are upstaged, and the new kid at school is a cat who will determine the course of human destiny. In one strip, lizard-headed Trixie frets about her nonexistent modeling career; in another, the immortal Everlasting Boy tries to escape this mortal coil to no avail. Throughout it all, closeted Marsha obsesses about her unrequited crush, the cat-eared Wendy. Whether the magic is mundane or miraculous, Tamaki's jokes are precise and devastating.
SuperMutant Magic Academy has won two Ignatz Awards. This volume combines the most popular content from the webcomic with a selection of all-new, never-before-seen strips.
Takashi Murakami - I Love Prints And So I Make Them Catalog
Giant Robot - Issue 3 Zine (Re-print)
Zine measures 8.5 x 11 inches, 70 pages, Black & White.
Giant Robot history reprinted! Before it was a magazine, Giant Robot was a zine. And Issue 3 is back 20 years later! Culture that is still relevant and interesting to this day. Re-discover it all! Articles on:
Katsuya Terada Hot Pot Girls II Zine
Oishinbo: Japanese Cuisine - A la Carte - Sake
Katsuya Terada - Hot Pot Girls Zine
Oishinbo: Japanese Cuisine - The Joy of Rice
Measures 8.25" x 6", 276 pages, softcover, Black & White.
A quest for the ultimate menu! R to L (Japanese Style).
"The Joy of Rice" In this volume of Oishinbo, Yamaoka and company look into the single most essential food in Japanese cuisine: rice. Cultivated for millennia, a staple meal in itself and the basis of countless other dishes, rice is an important component not only of the Japanese kitchen but also of Japanese culture. When Yamaoka is asked by TMzai's head chef for help in coming up with a new rice dish, what starts out as a simple culinary request rapidly grows into a disquisition into the past, present and future of Japan's food culture. As part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary, the publishers of the TMzai News have commissioned the creation of the "Ultimate Menu," a model meal embodying the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine. This all-important task has been entrusted to journalist Yamaoka ShirM, an inveterate cynic who possesses no initiative--but also an incredibly refined palate and an encyclopedic knowledge of food. Each volume of Oishinbo follows Yamaoka and his colleagues through another adventure on their quest for the Ultimate Menu. Now, the highlights from the hundred-plus volume series have been selected and compiled into A la Carte editions: bite-sized chunks of story arranged by subject that add up to a full-course manga meal!
Christopher Doyle - Buenos Aires
Hardcover, 6" x 8.25", 220pp, Text in English and Japanese
Some copies have some minor imperfections to the cover to some degree.
Buenos Aries is sort of a visual journal of acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle (2046, Hero, Infernal Affairs). The book documents his everday experiences on the set of Buenos Aries, a film that recreates the experiences of director Wong Kar-Wai and his crew while in Argentina in 1996. Each page is in entry penned by Doyle himself which is accompanied by incredible photographs of behind the scene moments on set and various locations in Argentina.
Giant Robot - Issue #62
The Character Builders issue. Cover by Rob Sato.
Cover art and interview with artist Rob Sato
Thrift shopping with author/futurist William Gibson
Hong Kong's God of Vinyl Michael Lau
The photography of skate legend/ripping musician Ray Barbee
DMC champ/sound system master DJ Kentaro
Oakland A's catcher/MVP/Hawai'i local Kurt Suzuki
Daniel Wu eats 90-year-old beef brisket noodle broth
The post garage rock fury of The Dirtbombs
The Invisible Cities sighting
Social design by Project H
YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY LIFTING INDUSTRIES lands in L.A.
Korean filmmaker Kim Ji-won ain't nothing but a gorehound
Actor Hiroshi Watanabe on rice
Masakatsu Sashie + T.Rex = ?
A Perfect Day in Santa Ana with Free The Robots
Anime, movies, videogames, comics, and way more...
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #59
The Wreck Age Issue. Cover by Masakatsu Sashie.
Artist Masakatsu Sashie, Actor Masahiro Motoki and director Yojior Takita from the Academy Award-winning Departures, Actress and ass kicker from Chocolate Jija Yanin, aniel Wu moving bricks in Sichuan, Tokyo Sonata director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Tokyo! actress Ayako Fujitani, Master of cute bento, Makiko Ogawa, Ex-mafia badass relocated, Kenji Gallo, Seventies smut deconstructed by Anna Biller, Art photographer Gina Osterloh, Anti-war photographer Paul Park, Thao Nguyen interviews The Get Down Stay Down, Abe Vigoda--the band, not the actor, Suki Ewers--from Opal, Mazzy Star, Anemone, and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #58
The Fifteen Years Issue. Cover by Stella Lai.
Asian jello extravaganza, Chandni Chowk to China and then some Pet Architecture by Atelier Bow-Wow, King of Remakes Roy Lee, Daniel Wu vs. Louis Koo, Hollywood hotshot Leonardo Nam, Gachi Boy director Norihiro, Truckin' with KoGI BBQ and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #53
The After Life issue. Cover James Jarvis.
Artist Yayoi Kusama, London, King of Noodles, 24Herbs, Filmmaker Brillante Mendoza, Kamikaze pilots, Artist James Jarvis, Stephen Chow and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #52
The Give and Take Issue. Cover by Albert Reyes.
An in-depth interview with artist Albert Reyes, Akihabara Otaku Scene, Hawaiian Shave Ice, Hawaii's Modern Architecture, Jill Bliss, Carbon Silicon and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #47
Grand Inquisition issue. Cover Mountain Mountain.
Taroshooten, Paradorn Srichaphan, Linda Linda Linda, Host Film, VHS OR BETA, Know1edge, artist Long Nguyen, and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #46
The First Impressionists. Cover by Mori Chack.
Ura-Harajuku Godfather Hiroshi Fujiwara, Gong Li, Towa Tei, Bons Brigade, Thai Cowboys, Gloomy Bear and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #45
The Global Probing issue. Cover Takashi Murakami.
Superflat Forever, Nara A-to-Z, Gargamel Vinyl Toys, Hawaiian Crack Seed, 2006 GR Awards, Flattbush Metal Music, GESAI competition and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #44
The Vestigal Tales issue. Cover Pete Fowler.
The Monsterist, Buddha Box, Bigfoot in Malaysia, Mr. Sudoku, The Donut Man Cometh, Nike Designer James Arizumi, Chinese Herbalists and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.
Giant Robot - Issue #42
The Fearless issue. Cover Uglydolls.
Manilla Art, Taiwanese Boy Band, Jet Li, Ricetafarians, Chinese Painters, Film Reviews, Paris and much much more!
Note: Keep in mind we're nearing vintage age, so magazines will not always be in perfect condition, though all the contents will be just as great as you remember.