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* James Kochalka artwork will be available today at ~5pm pst CAROLYN SUSUKI — ASSORTED CARDS Carolyn Suzuki designs the cutest cards around. Show your loved ones you care and have good design sense. TAKASHI MURAKAMI — ASSORTED GOODS A new exhibition by Takashi Murakami will be opening in Los Angeles later this month! TOKIDOKI — UNICORNO BLIND BOX The Unicornos were once 11 little ponies that were out trotting and wandered into a magic waterfall. COLOR INK BOOK — VOLUME 16 Color the drawings of your favorite contemporary artists. COMETBUS #54 IN CHINA WITH GREEN DAY 2 Aaron Cometbus, a roadie for Green Day in their early indie punk days, rejoins the band on the road after nearly twenty years and heads to Asia. RADON RAVIS FRISTOE & AARON COMETBUS Radon was a ’90s punk band whose legend stretched from Tallahassee to Boca Raton. ZIP HOPS — ZIPPER PULL Random assortment of either microphone, boom box, turntable, mixing board, or headphones! GAMA-GO — BITE ME BOTTLE OPENER This stainless steel vampire teeth bottle opener is sure to allow you to quench your insatiable thirst.
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giant robot time: 4.5.13 | art by: james kochalka FACIAL RECOGNITION APRIL 6 – APRIL 24, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 6:30-10PM Three Person Group Exhibition featuring James Kochalka, Matt Furie and Mark Todd James Kochalka is a comic book artist, musician, and more hailing from Burlington, Vermont. His well known works include a new animated cartoon called Superfuckers. Matt Furie is well known for his illustrative character works, at times featuring super heroes and villains in a world that’s all his own. Mark Todd is an illustrator and instructor at Art Center College of Design. His works are often amalgamations of layers that often comprise his own takes on classic comics covers. All three artists are involved in some type of published work, some of which will be available at Giant Robot. MORE INFO | PREVIEW IMAGES | FACEBOOK EVENT BARTHOLOMEW PUNCHYFACE RELEASE PARTY LUKE CHUEH AND SCOTT TOLLESON SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 5-8PM The official release of the first plush collaboration between artists Luke Chueh and Scott Tolleson. Bartholomew Punchyface is the collaborative efforts of artists Luke Chueh and Scott Tolleson. Chueh’s cynical narratives combined with Tolleson’s nerd chic culminate into a character anyone who’s had a hard time in school can empathize with. The most pathetic nerd bear you’ll ever meet. Buy him to bully him or save him from the other bullies out there. This limited edition plush bear produced by 3DRetro is making its debut at Giant Robot 2. Giant Robot will also have a set of two prints edition of 50 by Luke Chueh and Scott Tolleson. MORE INFO BLIKHELLO KITTY WALL DECALS As you may know, Blik makes the incredibly popular Giant Robot wall stickies. We know the Hello Kitty Series will do well! AREAWAREMICRO/GUTHRIE CUBEBOT Wooden Cubebots! From a cube to a bot. GIANT ROBOT — ROBOT ARMYWINDBREAKER JACKET The Big Boss Robot Army is now represented in this sleek new windbreaker jacket. MUNKY KING X LUKE CHUEHTARGET FIGURE (BLACK & GOLD) New color way for the Target Figure by Luke Chueh. ALEX PARDEEBUNNYWITH MINI FIGURE Based Upon Nearly Nothing, YOU Will Indulge in These Hares! OUTLANDISH MINI FIGURE GUYS (SERIES 2) New take on a classic toy. GAMA-GO — NUTCASEPILL CASE KEYCHAIN Carry your crazy pills in this Nutcase acorn shaped pill container. GAMA-GOSTACHE STRAWS 6 mustache clips and straws. GAMA-GO — ICED CHOCOLATE ICE CUBE TRAY Chocolate shaped ice cube tray. GAMA-GO — PIRATE LEG PENCIL SHARPENER Every pencil you own will now be a pirate’s peg leg. SHOW REVIEW: ICEAGE AND MILK MUSIC AT THE ECHOPLEX; INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES PREVIEW: EEGA, MISS LOVELY By MARTIN WONG Next week the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles opens. I’m a big fan of the film fest, which is in its eleventh year, because they always come up with an interesting mix of arty blockbusters, lo-fi indies, and cool oddball documentaries. I was lucky enough to watch some screeners… >> GR2: CRYSTAL VISITS GR2By ERIC...
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Want your room to represent one of the greatest characters ever created in Japanese pop culture? Yes you do. We have three of the packs which include two larger Kitty sets and one that has 9 images. They’re up in the new items and don’t forget, you can use Paypal. How about that?! (Giant Robot Store – Blik Hello Kitty)
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giant robot time: 3.29.13 | art by: deth p. sun JAVA JR. COFFEE CREAMER Classic diner coffee pot shaped mini creamer! U-LOCK KEYCHAIN Resembles the U-lock used to lock your bike up. FINGERSTACHE TEMPORARY TATTOOS Put them on your finger and presto, mustachioed! COLD HARD CASH ICE CUBE TRAY Ice cube tray produces 6 bill like ice stacks. HONEY BUNNY JAR Bunny honey jar with applicator ears will sweeten any meal. NESTING BOWLS Each bowl has cool nest like texture. IKEY IPHONE STAND Convenient key shaped iPhone stand! HOME COOKING LID The little chimney on the holder allows steam to escape. Sean Chao makes dioramas that are cute and tell a story. It was fun to able to sit and watch Sean work the Sculpey. Chao speaks softly and is thoughtful in his explanations of his work. FACIAL RECOGNITION APRIL 6 – APRIL 24, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 6:30-10PM Three Person Group Exhibition featuring James Kochalka, Matt Furie, and Mark Todd James Kochalka is a comic book artist, musician, and more hailing from Burlington, Vermont. His well known works include a new animated cartoon called Superfuckers. Matt Furie is well known for his illustrative character works, at times featuring super heroes and villains in a world that’s all his own. Mark Todd is an illustrator and instructor at Art Center College of Design. His works are often amalgamations of layers that often comprise his own takes on classic comics covers. All three artists are involved in some type of published work, some of which will be available at Giant Robot. MORE INFO | FACEBOOK EVENT GR2: SEASONAL CHANGES VIDEO By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Video by DJ Tony Jr. Thanks much again. >> DAVID McHANK’S PERPETUALLY TWELVE By MARTIN WONG My favorite piece of all time is still McHank’s essay about growing up in the Bay Area and not knowing how to drive when he moved to San Diego and how he had to ride bikes or take the bus to get to shows. Can you get more personal or street level than that? >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025
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giant robot time: 3.22.13 | art by: deth p. sun BIGFOOT THE FOREST WARLORD VINYL FIGURES Bigfoot has released some very impressive limited edition vinyl figures! DETH P. SUN VARIOUS DRAWINGS ZINE Collection of Deth P. Sun’s favorite drawings he made in 2012. DETH P. SUN BOAT PRINT Archival Ultrachrome print on Bradford Rag paper. DETH P. SUN TERRARIUM TOTE BAG Deth P. Sun’s cat character sleeping in a terrarium. TOKIDOKI KAIJU PLUSH Kaiju isn’t just vinyl figures, it can be a plush! TOKIDOKI PHONZIES PHONE CHARM Fits in your headphone jack and just looks cute. FACIAL RECOGNITION APRIL 6 – APRIL 24, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 6:30-10PM Three Person Group Exhibition featuring James Kochalka, Matt Furie and Mark Todd James Kochalka is a comic book artist, musician, and more hailing from Burlington, Vermont. His well known works include a new animated cartoon called Superfuckers. Matt Furie is well known for his illustrative character works, at times featuring super heroes and villains in a world that’s all his own. Mark Todd is an illustrator and instructor at Art Center College of Design. His works are often amalgamations of layers that often comprise his own takes on classic comics covers. All three artists are involved in some type of published work, some of which will be available at Giant Robot. MORE INFO | FACEBOOK EVENT GR2: SEASONAL CHANGES RECEPTION By GIANT ROBOT NEWS A very special thank you to those that attended last weekend’s opening reception! See the art here. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025
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