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Art · Giant Robot NEWS · GR2 · News · trading tortoise · Aug 03, 2012

Giant Robot Time: 8.3.12 – The Trading Tortoise stops by GR2 this Sunday!

THE TRADING TORTOISE SOUTHER SALAZAR & MONICA CHOY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2-5PM 1. Bring us something special that you’re willing to trade. 2. Fill out a tag (we will have them out near the Tortoise) with your name, location, and as much info about your trade as possible (leave the number blank). 3. Sit down and trade with us! Tell us about your object you brought: where did you find it? did you make it? what’s the story behind it? We will present a few different options for you to choose from. We will do our best to connect you with something we think you might appreciate. (If you decide you would rather keep the item you brought, that is always totally OK too) 4. Track your trade online. We will assign a number to your item that will allow you to see where it eventually finds its new home. We can only accommodate up to 50 trades per stop, so come early! You are welcome to bring more items to barter with others, but please only 1 trade per person with the Trading Tortoise. Facebook event. >> UGLYDOLL WAGE BIRTHDAY PARTY AUGUST 12, 2-5PM Giant Robot is proud to host a Birthday Party for Wage! As many of you know… Wage began the journey for Uglydoll in 2002. The first shop? Giant Robot. Now, ten years later, Wage in it’s original form is reproduced as Uglydoll 10 Year Anniversary Wage. On August 12th from 2-5pm Giant Robot 2 in LA, will host creator David Horvath in a “relaxed event” including Anniversary Wage signing, cake, cookies, button making, and Wages (Bingo)! Facebook event. >> TOKIDOKI X MARVEL FRENZIES CHARM / ZIPPER PULL You might find Wolverine, Cyclops, Iron Man, Thor, Silver Surfer, Red Skull, Storm, Human Torch, Thing, Vision, Spiderman, Hulk, Captain America, Rogue, Dr. Doom, Dr. Octopus, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Magneto, or Punisher in your new collection. GIANT ROBOT BITMAP DINO T-SHIRT New Giant Robot design featuring a dino reassembling Tokyo Tower! Sometimes your favorite dino character can be a good guy too. MIGHTY FINE – UGLYDOLL I’M SO MONEY T-SHIRT The tees are lightweight and have a kind of distressed faded print. Perfect for the summer time! THE ART OF DANIEL CLOWES MODERN CARTOONIST The book includes all of Clowes’s best-known illustrations as well as rare and previously unpublished work, all reproduced from the original art, and also includes essays by noted contributors. PAT GRANT BLUE Part autobiography, part science fiction, Blue is the story of three spotty teenagers who skip school to go surfing, only to end up investigating rumors of a dead body in their beach town. UGLYDOLL BOP N’ BEEP & JEERO Everybody could use a pouch-friendly pal. TOKIDOKI – CACTUS ROCKER VINYL FIGURE Part cactus, part punk rocker. All attitude! JENI YANG SOLO EXHIBITION AUGUST 18 – SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 RECEPTION: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 6:30-10PM Giant Robot is proud to present Two of a Kind, an art show featuring new works by Jeni...

boxing · News · olympics · sports · Aug 02, 2012

Isn’t Boxing Over Yet?

Just click the link, watch the video and see who wins. Granted, the match was overturned, but it’s obvious, boxing is just over. After Satoshi Shimizu knocked down Azerbaijan’s Magomed Abdulhamidov repeatedly, not one was called a knockdown. (Deadspin – Satoshi Shimizu)

korea · News · olympics · Seoul · snacks · Aug 02, 2012

Olympic Snacking

No… not a new Olympic sport (although I can think of some countries that could produce gold medal contenders), but it turns out that in Korea, late night snack sales are getting a big Olympic boost. Dried squid, beer, and crunchy treats are helping Korean sports fans make it through the 24 hours of news from London. No wonder everyone is glued to their Samsung screens! South Korea has been racking up the medals, despite some setbacks, with the current count at 12. That gives them a third place ranking in medal acquisitions, behind #2 USA (30 with 13 golds), and #1 China (30 with 17 golds). Koreans take their Olympics seriously. We know that their fencers do! Shin Lam was following in a South Korean Olympic tradition of exhibiting Olympic han when wronged. Back in the 1998 Seoul Olympics, Byun Jong-Il led the way, staging a tearful sit-in when a controversial call had been made, although, it was later suspected that some Korean-born corruption was involved. Han is a multi-facted and dangerous beast… Do yourself a karmic favor to ward it off and buy a Korean a beer. (KBS World)

badminton · disqualified · News · olympics · sports · Aug 01, 2012

8 Asian Female Badminton Players DQ’d from Olympics

Dumb asses. Tried to throw a match to improve their next round draw, and poof, you’re on a flight home. [youtube]CsjDEGPIIZo[/youtube]

Art · brecht evens · comic con · drawn & quarterly · drawn and quarterly · MW · News · Reviews Books · Reviews Publications · the making of · the wrong place · Jul 30, 2012

International comics spotlight on Brecht Evens from Belgium

Seiichi Hayashi from Japan, Charles Glaubitz from Mexico, Jason from Norway–every time I attend Comic-Con I encounter at least one international artist with jaw-dropping, original talent who seems to redefine what comics can be. This year it was Brecht Evens from Belgium. His translated, painterly graphic novels, The Wrong Place (2010) and The Making Of (2012) are gorgeous slices of life that convey the power, drama, and luminosity of life without tights or capes. Or outlines or word balloons, for that matter.

Brecht’s storytelling ranges from stream-of-consciousness to dreamy and his panels swing from hyper detailed to quite sparing. But his gorgeous, voyeuristic pages always have a natural pace, truthful tone, and resonating message about the art of being human.

After meeting Brecht at the Drawn & Quarterly table, attending his panel with no visuals but plenty of interest, and then having dinner with the same crew as him at Comic-Con, I followed up with some questions about his work via email.

MW: It was a pleasure to meet you in San Diego, and I hope you enjoyed your visit. What were some observations that you took away from your first Comic-Con ?

BE: Thank you, and thanks for showing my comic book to the actress who played the scientist who tells the President the world is going to end, in The Day After Tomorrow!

There were a lot of nice people to meet at Comic-Con, but as a place, including the area around the convention center, it felt like walking around in a shopping mall for a week. Very peculiar.